Sunil Gavaskar inaugurated ‘10000’ Gavaskar Board Room© Bcci
India’s veteran Sunil Gavaskar has inaugurated a board room in his honor at the Board of Control Board of Cricket at India (BCCI) headquarters in Mumbai. BCCI shared a video of the event, “A legend!
“MCA is my mother and BCCI is my father. Thank you very much. I really appreciate the occasion that I have received, thank you for Indian cricket. It is a great honor. I am very grateful to BCCI for this honor.
Respect for a legend!
Inauguration of India Great Sunil Gavaskar – A board room named in his honor and his prestigious milestone at BCCI headquarters in Mumbai pic.twitter.com/lazi0cbl57
– BCCI (@Bcci) May 15, 2025
Batting legend was the first batsman to get 10,000 Test runs. He finished his career with 10,122 runs in 125 tests at an average of over 51. He scored for 34 centuries. He also has 3092 runs in 108 Odis.
His record for the highest number of hundreds of tests was ahead by Sachin Tendulkar, a dedicated “Sachin Tendulkar Room” at the BCCI headquarters as a tribute.
“To be part of the inauguration of the new dedicated Sachin Tendulkar Room and Sunil Gavaskar Room by @Bcci – a hearty tribute to two icons of Indian cricket, @Sachin_RT and #Sunilgavaskar.
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