'When you bat up to 8, you weaken your bowling' - Sunil Gavaskar flags India's T20I squad structure flaw under Gautam Gambhir
Gavaskar flags India's T20I squad structure flaw
19 Oct 2026
2 MinSunil Gavaskar
India
Current Series
Full Name
Sunil Gavaskar
Nationality
India
Other Name
Sunil Gavaskar
Role
Batter
Birth Date
10 Jul 1949 (77y 112d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Off Break
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 125 | 214 | 16 | 10122 | 236 | 51.12 | -- | -- | 34 | 45 |
| odi | 108 | 102 | 14 | 3092 | 103 | 35.13 | 4966 | 62.26 | 1 | 27 |
| fc | 348 | 563 | 61 | 25834 | 340 | 51.46 | -- | -- | 81 | 105 |
| list a | 151 | 144 | 17 | 4594 | 123 | 36.17 | -- | -- | 5 | 37 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 125 | 29 | 63.20 | 206 | 1 | 1/34 | 206.00 | 3.25 | 380.00 | -- | -- |
| odi | 108 | 4 | 3.20 | 25 | 1 | 1/10 | 25.00 | 7.50 | 20.00 | -- | -- |
| fc | 348 | -- | 331.10 | 1240 | 22 | 3/43 | 56.36 | 3.74 | 90.3 | -- | -- |
| list a | 151 | -- | 18.00 | 81 | 2 | 1/10 | 40.50 | 4.50 | 54.00 | -- | -- |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
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