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Sunil Gavaskar Omnibus
This Omnibus brings together three of his most riveting books. Sunny Days is indeed a classic, tracing his cricketing career from his childhood. In Idols, he pays tribute to thirty-one of his contemporaries from the cricketing world. One Day Wonders is a superb collection of the most memorable one day matches played by India. The Sunil Gavaskar Omnibus is a perfect tribute to the ‘Little Master’ on his fiftieth birthday.
Gavaskar has played Test cricket for India all over the world, besides playing regularly for the Ranji Trophy, Irani cup and Duleep Trophy. He remains one of cricket's best-known gentlemen. Readers and cricket lovers will remember how often and how generously he praises other cricketers and how modest he is about his own achievements. With 34 Test centuries to his credit, Gavaskar surpassed Sir Donald Bradman's 35-year-old record of 29 Test centuries. He has been a regular contributor to various newspapers and magazines, while also being a commentator on television.
Gavaskar has played Test cricket for India all over the world, besides playing regularly for the Ranji Trophy, Irani cup and Duleep Trophy. He remains one of cricket's best-known gentlemen. Readers and cricket lovers will remember how often and how generously he praises other cricketers and how modest he is about his own achievements. With 34 Test centuries to his credit, Gavaskar surpassed Sir Donald Bradman's 35-year-old record of 29 Test centuries. He has been a regular contributor to various newspapers and magazines, while also being a commentator on television.
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670 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1999
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Sunil Gavaskar
17 books11 followersSunil Manohar "Sunny" Gavaskar is a former cricketer who played during the 1970s and 1980s for Bombay and India. Widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history, Gavaskar set world records during his career for the most Test runs and most Test centuries scored by any batsman. He held the record of 34 Test centuries for almost two decades before it was broken by Sachin Tendulkar in December 2005.
Gavaskar was widely admired for his technique against fast bowling, with a particularly high average of 65.45 against the West Indies, who possessed a four-pronged fast bowling attack regarded as the most vicious in Test history.
Gavaskar was widely admired for his technique against fast bowling, with a particularly high average of 65.45 against the West Indies, who possessed a four-pronged fast bowling attack regarded as the most vicious in Test history.
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October 9, 2019
Nice and a easy read. Sunny Days captures just a part of the author's career but that is understandable in a sense that the book was not written after his retirement. Idols has Gavaskar talking about 31 of great cricketers with whom he has played. Felt most of the book(Idols) is redundant as most of the stories in Idols have been discussed in Sunny Days. One Day Wonders captures India's journey in winning the World Championship in 1985 in Australia. Overall a enjoyable read.
February 5, 2020
Before Chetan Bhagat, for Cricket lovers there was indeed an Author with Simplified English (as opposed to so many losers who wrote Queen's English for **** sake) - amazingly well written and thoughtful book.
May 13, 2020
Sunil Gavaskar is the greatest test opening batsman of all time. His batting technique was impeccable. Despite his diminutive stature (and the giants who bowled at him), he always got on top of the ball when driving, glancing or (best of all) glance-driving through midwicket or mid on. There was an exquisite elegance to his batsmanship, and when he unleashed the square cuts and hooks (at the start and end of his career) a completeness to his batting mastery that was poetic to behold.
And when Sunny Gavaskar wrote, he brought an easy lucidity to the writing crease, square driving the pen with consummate elegance. Sunny Days is now a classic, but Idols tells the stories of the great players he played with, mixing wit and charm in beautiful fashion. One Day Wonders tells the short story of his triumphs of leadership in ODI cricket at the World Championship of Cricket in Victoria followed by Sharjah. But really what is missing is a final tour de force about the rest of his career. The 221 at the Oval in 1979, the 121 (that glorious 29th century), the century in each innings in separate tests against Pakistan and West Indies in the same glorious season, the ups and downs of ODI Cricket (1983 and 1987), and the final sign off with 96 on a treacherous Bangalore pitch in his final test, and 188 against Marshall, Hadlee and Rice at Lord’s in his final first class match (for Rest of the World against the MCC) in August 1987.
And when Sunny Gavaskar wrote, he brought an easy lucidity to the writing crease, square driving the pen with consummate elegance. Sunny Days is now a classic, but Idols tells the stories of the great players he played with, mixing wit and charm in beautiful fashion. One Day Wonders tells the short story of his triumphs of leadership in ODI cricket at the World Championship of Cricket in Victoria followed by Sharjah. But really what is missing is a final tour de force about the rest of his career. The 221 at the Oval in 1979, the 121 (that glorious 29th century), the century in each innings in separate tests against Pakistan and West Indies in the same glorious season, the ups and downs of ODI Cricket (1983 and 1987), and the final sign off with 96 on a treacherous Bangalore pitch in his final test, and 188 against Marshall, Hadlee and Rice at Lord’s in his final first class match (for Rest of the World against the MCC) in August 1987.
September 6, 2014
Nice and a easy read. Sunny Days captures just a part of the author's career but that is understandable in a sense that the book was not written after his retirement. Idols has Gavaskar talking about 31 of great cricketers with whom he has played. Felt most of the book(Idols) is redundant as most of the stories in Idols have been discussed in Sunny Days. One Day Wonders captures India's journey in winning the World Championship in 1985 in Australia. Overall a enjoyable read.
August 24, 2014
The story of Indian Cricket told through the eyes of a cricketer born after Independence ... Autobiographical and highly insightful about the game and those who play it. Has been my favourite since childhood - grew up reading books by Sunny Gavaskar
January 22, 2011
Always been a fan of the original little master.
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