Ranking 10 most dependable batters in Test history

9. Sunil Gavaskar (India)

Most of the Test fans might have not witnessed the magic of Sunil Gavaskar. Although technology enables people to follow cricket closely during the 90s, people idolized Sunil Gavaskar even before the era of technology. The name Sunil Gavaskar is synonymous with grit, temperament, character, and strong will power in the cricketing dictionary. Gavaskar was the poster boy of Indian cricket for a very long time and deservingly held the title of the Little Master.

Gavaskar is arguably the greatest opening batsman of all time. If we talk statistically, he was one of the most successful in the history of Test cricket. He had all the shots in the book and most importantly, a daring nerve, which was rare during that era given the fact that the West Indian bowling lineup was considered as “deadly”. In the 125 Test matches he played, Gavaskar scored 10122 runs with an average of 51.12. This feat is priceless given the fact that he was the first Indian to show some consistency in the greatest stage.

Gavaskar has the highest Test score of 236 and has faced over 15327 balls in his Test career. This feat is enough for the fans to consider Gavaskar as one of the best in the circuit. Now, with multiple superstars shining on the grandest stage, Gavaskar was the first Indian to do so. He was the first cricketer from the subcontinent to put a “price to his wicket”. This enables Gavaskar to make it to this list of the top 10 most dependable Test batsmen of all time.