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Sunil Gavaskar

Top-order batter · 1971 to 1987 · 233 internationals

India
Test125 matchesODI108 matches
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233Internationals
13,214Runs
35Hundreds
2Wickets
130Catches

Career records by format

Batting career records by format
FormatMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR100s50s0s4s6s
Test1252141610,122236*51.12--344512-26
ODI108102143,092103*35.134,96662.261278--
Bowling career records by format
FormatMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Test125293801520611/341/34206.003.25380.00000
ODI10842002511/101/1025.007.5020.0000-
Fielding career records by format
FormatMatInnsCtStDisDis/innsBest
Test12521610801080.5003 (3ct 0st)
ODI108107220220.2054 (4ct 0st)

Career records checked 2026-09-30. Independent of the scorecard archive.

Sunil Gavaskar: Test and ODI stats

Test

125 matches · 1971-1987

10,122runs
Matches
125
Average
51.12
Strike rate
-
Hundreds
34
Highest
236*
Fifties
45
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ODI

108 matches · 1974-1987

3,092runs
Matches
108
Average
35.13
Strike rate
62.26
Hundreds
1
Highest
103*
Fifties
27
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Where the career sits

Runs by format
Test 10,122 77%ODI 3,092 23%

Scorecard coverage

Scorecard coverage of the official career
FormatOfficial bat innsIn scorecardsOfficial bowl innsIn scorecardsFirstLatestCoverage
Test21421429291971-03-061987-03-13Complete
ODI102101441974-07-131987-11-0599%

Questions fans ask about Sunil Gavaskar

How many Test runs has Sunil Gavaskar scored?
Sunil Gavaskar has 10,122 runs in 214 Test innings from 125 matches at an average of 51.12. Highest score: 236*.
What is Sunil Gavaskar's Test batting average?
Sunil Gavaskar's Test batting average is 51.12, from 10,122 runs and 214 innings.
How many ODI runs has Sunil Gavaskar scored?
Sunil Gavaskar has 3,092 runs in 102 ODI innings from 108 matches at an average of 35.13 and a strike rate of 62.26. Highest score: 103*.
What is Sunil Gavaskar's ODI batting average?
Sunil Gavaskar's ODI batting average is 35.13, from 3,092 runs and 102 innings.
How many international centuries does Sunil Gavaskar have?
Sunil Gavaskar has 35 international hundreds: 34 in Test; 1 in ODI.
Which teams has Sunil Gavaskar played international cricket for?
Sunil Gavaskar is recorded for India in this publication.

Explore every recorded innings

232 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters apply to this archive only.

Latest appearances

Recent available appearances
DateMatchFormatResult
1987-11-05England v IndiaODIEngland won by 35 runs
1987-10-31India v New ZealandODIIndia won by 9 wickets
1987-10-26India v ZimbabweODIIndia won by 7 wickets
1987-10-22Australia v IndiaODIIndia won by 56 runs
1987-10-17India v ZimbabweODIIndia won by 8 wickets
1987-10-14India v New ZealandODIIndia won by 16 runs
1987-10-09Australia v IndiaODIAustralia won by 1 runs
1987-04-10India v PakistanODIPakistan won by 8 wickets
1987-04-05Australia v IndiaODIIndia won by 7 wickets
1987-03-26India v PakistanODIPakistan won by 5 wickets
1987-03-24India v PakistanODIPakistan won by 41 runs
1987-03-22India v PakistanODIPakistan won by 6 wickets

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TEST CAREER · 1971 to 1987

Sunil Gavaskar in Tests

Complete: every official innings is in the scorecards

10,122Runs
51.12Average
-Strike rate
34Hundreds
45Fifties
236*Highest

Official Test record

Official Test batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career1252141610,122236*51.12--344512-26
Official Test bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career125293801520611/341/34206.003.25380.00000
Official Test fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career12521610801080.5003 (3ct 0st)

Test career in charts

Test runs, innings by innings
03,0006,0009,0005k runs: 1979-09-195k10k runs: 1987-03-0410k10,122197119741977198019831986
Test runs by year
04008001,2001971: 918 runs19711972: 40 runs1973: 184 runs1974: 231 runs19741975: 94 runs1976: 1,024 runs1977: 650 runs19771978: 1,099 runs1979: 1,407 runs1980: 327 runs19801981: 531 runs1982: 579 runs1983: 1,310 runs19831984: 231 runs1985: 395 runs1986: 802 runs19861987: 300 runs1987
Last 20 Test innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
Test innings by score
How Test innings ended
Caught141 · 65.9%
Bowled33 · 15.4%
LBW17 · 7.9%
Run out5 · 2.3%
Stumped2 · 0.9%
Not out16 · 7.5%
Test batting position: average and innings
148.08186 inns
278.2817 inns
3-0 inns
411 inns
536.004 inns
638.663 inns
711 inns
811 inns
911 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns

Recent Test form

Last 10 batting innings
653runs
65.30average
-strike rate
450s
2100s

Test record by situation

complete career
Sunil Gavaskar: Test batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
England376722,48322138.206,24539.7541632636
West Indies274862,749236*65.45--1375-9
Pakistan244142,08916656.45--5121-2
Australia203111,55017251.66--8421792
New Zealand916165111943.40--230-3
Sri Lanka711260017666.66--231-4
All1242141610,122236*51.12--344512-26
Sunil Gavaskar: Test batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home6611075,144236*49.94--16246-18
Away5810494,97822152.40--18216-8
All1242141610,122236*51.12--344512-26
Sunil Gavaskar: Test batting by match innings
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1st innings of the match616102,54620541.73--1186-9
2nd innings of the match636333,613236*60.21--12152-9
3rd innings of the match575742,56522048.39--7142-4
4th innings of the match333391,39822158.25--482-4
All1242141610,122236*51.12--344512-26
Sunil Gavaskar: Test batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 111018698,51122148.08--293511-21
No. 291731,09622078.28--470-2
No. 4111236236*N/A42555.52100230
No. 53401447436.00--021-3
No. 63301165238.66--010-0
No. 71111515*N/A--000-0
No. 811100*N/A110.0000000
No. 911144*N/A--000-0
All1242141610,122236*51.12--344512-26
Sunil Gavaskar: Test batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won234241,67116643.97--672-6
Lost346712,31413735.06--6127-5
Drawn66103116,039236*65.64--22253-14
Tied120989049.0018951.85010121
All1242141610,122236*51.12--344512-26
Sunil Gavaskar: Test batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1971714391822083.45--451-2
1972240401810.0015625.6400050
19733611846936.8045740.26020290
197448023110128.87--112191
1975120948647.00--010160
1976112011,02415653.89--440-5
1977714065012746.421,51742.84412810
197881421,09920591.58--531-2
1979172601,40722154.11--480-3
198036132716665.4068547.73100332
1981915053117235.401,48035.87131570
1982813257915552.63--130-2
1983183241,310236*46.78--553-3
19845802316528.87--010-1
19857122395166*39.50--121-0
1986913080217661.691,62949.23330-4
19875703009642.85--031-1
All1242141610,122236*51.12--344512-26
Sunil Gavaskar: Test batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
MA Chidambaram Stadium122141,018236*59.88--330-5
Wankhede Stadium112001,12220556.10--530-3
Eden Gardens8152583182*44.84--212-0
Arun Jaitley Stadium914066812147.71--320865
Green Park914062917644.92--151-2
M Chinnaswamy Stadium812160017254.54--232-0
Lord's51003405934.0089138.15020291
Queen's Park Oval59179322099.12--420-0
Edgbaston3602166836.0045747.26031250
Gaddafi Stadium4602839747.16--020-0
Kensington Oval361177117*35.40--100-2
Melbourne Cricket Ground36021211835.3360335.15111170
National Stadium, Karachi36037013761.66--210490
Adelaide Oval351230166*57.5059638.59100220
Iqbal Stadium352271127*90.33--110-0
All1242141610,122236*51.12--344512-26

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

Test milestones

Hundreds 34

  1. 176v Sri LankaGreen Park · 1986-12-17
  2. 103v AustraliaWankhede Stadium · 1986-10-15
  3. 172v AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground · 1986-01-02
  4. 166*v AustraliaAdelaide Oval · 1985-12-13
  5. 236*v West IndiesMA Chidambaram Stadium · 1983-12-24
  6. 121v West IndiesArun Jaitley Stadium · 1983-10-29
  7. 103*v PakistanM Chinnaswamy Stadium · 1983-09-14
  8. 147*v West IndiesBourda · 1983-03-31
  9. 127*v PakistanIqbal Stadium · 1983-01-03
  10. 155v Sri LankaMA Chidambaram Stadium · 1982-09-17
  11. 172v EnglandM Chinnaswamy Stadium · 1981-12-09
  12. 166v PakistanMA Chidambaram Stadium · 1980-01-15
  13. 123v AustraliaWankhede Stadium · 1979-11-03
  14. 115v AustraliaArun Jaitley Stadium · 1979-10-13
  15. 221v EnglandKennington Oval · 1979-08-30
  16. 120v West IndiesArun Jaitley Stadium · 1979-01-24
  17. 182*v West IndiesEden Gardens · 1978-12-29
  18. 107v West IndiesEden Gardens · 1978-12-29
  19. 205v West IndiesWankhede Stadium · 1978-12-01
  20. 137v PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi · 1978-11-14
  21. 111v PakistanNational Stadium, Karachi · 1978-11-14
  22. 118v AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground · 1977-12-30
  23. 127v AustraliaWACA Ground · 1977-12-16
  24. 113v AustraliaBrisbane Cricket Ground · 1977-12-02
  25. 108v EnglandWankhede Stadium · 1977-02-11
  26. 119v New ZealandWankhede Stadium · 1976-11-10
  27. 102v West IndiesQueen's Park Oval · 1976-04-07
  28. 156v West IndiesQueen's Park Oval · 1976-03-24
  29. 116v New ZealandEden Park · 1976-01-24
  30. 101v EnglandOld Trafford · 1974-06-06
  31. 220v West IndiesQueen's Park Oval · 1971-04-13
  32. 124v West IndiesQueen's Park Oval · 1971-04-13
  33. 117*v West IndiesKensington Oval · 1971-04-01
  34. 116v West IndiesBourda · 1971-03-19

Best Test performances

Sunil Gavaskar: highest Test scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
236*42555.52230West IndiesMA Chidambaram Stadium1983-12-24
22144349.88210EnglandKennington Oval1979-08-30
220--220West IndiesQueen's Park Oval1971-04-13
20534259.94292West IndiesWankhede Stadium1978-12-01
182*---0West IndiesEden Gardens1978-12-29
17630258.27220Sri LankaGreen Park1986-12-17
17247236.44190EnglandM Chinnaswamy Stadium1981-12-09
17240043.00190AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1986-01-02
166*41639.90160AustraliaAdelaide Oval1985-12-13
16637344.50151PakistanMA Chidambaram Stadium1980-01-15

Latest Test matches

Latest Test matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1987-03-13Pakistan21 & 96-M Chinnaswamy StadiumPakistan won by 16 runs
1987-03-04Pakistan630/15Narendra Modi StadiumMatch drawn
1987-02-21Pakistan0 & 24-Sawai Mansingh StadiumMatch drawn
1987-02-03Pakistan910/4MA Chidambaram StadiumMatch drawn
1987-01-04Sri Lanka5-Barabati StadiumIndia won by inns & 67 runs
1986-12-27Sri Lanka74-Vidarbha Cricket Association GroundIndia won by inns & 106 runs
1986-12-17Sri Lanka176-Green ParkMatch drawn
1986-10-15Australia103-Wankhede StadiumMatch drawn
1986-09-26Australia4-Arun Jaitley StadiumMatch drawn
1986-09-18Australia8 & 90-MA Chidambaram StadiumMatch tied

ODI CAREER · 1974 to 1987

Sunil Gavaskar in ODIs

Scorecards for 101 of 102 official batting innings

3,092Runs
35.13Average
62.26Strike rate
1Hundreds
27Fifties
103*Highest

Official ODI record

Official ODI batting record
BattingMatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Career108102143,092103*35.134,96662.261278--
Official ODI bowling record
BowlingMatInnsBallsMdnsRunsWktsBBIBBMAvgEconSR4w5w10w
Career10842002511/101/1025.007.5020.0000-
Official ODI fielding record
FieldingMatInnsCtStDisDis/InnsBest
Career108107220220.2054 (4ct 0st)

ODI career in charts

ODI runs, innings by innings
08001,6002,4002k runs: 1986-04-182k3,027197419781980198219841986
ODI runs by year
03006001974: 48 runs4819741975: 48 runs481976: 0 runs19761977: 0 runs1978: 4 runs419781979: 89 runs891980: 44 runs4419801981: 113 runs1131982: 194 runs19419821983: 383 runs3831984: 150 runs15019841985: 414 runs4141986: 805 runs80519861987: 735 runs7351987
Last 20 ODI innings
01-4950-99100+* not out
ODI innings by score
How ODI innings ended
Caught51 · 50.5%
Bowled20 · 19.8%
LBW5 · 5.0%
Run out8 · 7.9%
Stumped4 · 4.0%
Not out13 · 12.9%
ODI batting position: average and innings
128.8551 inns
245.0731 inns
3-0 inns
432.502 inns
537.668 inns
622.756 inns
759.003 inns
8-0 inns
9-0 inns
10-0 inns
11-0 inns

Recent ODI form

Last 10 batting innings
447runs
55.87average
76.80strike rate
450s
1100s

ODI record by situation

101 recorded innings
Sunil Gavaskar: ODI batting by opposition
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Australia2525284092*36.521,29964.66080595
Pakistan191916009233.3394063.82062-3
England171754367136.3381553.49032401
New Zealand14141258103*19.8445057.33112--
Sri Lanka111134017150.1257270.10031--
West Indies111113959039.5062563.20040--
Zimbabwe440975024.2517954.18011120
All101101133,027103*34.394,88062.021268--
Sunil Gavaskar: ODI batting by home and away
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Home373741,192103*36.121,70569.911102--
Away323251,01692*37.621,74458.25081--
Neutral323248199229.251,43157.23085--
All101101133,027103*34.394,88062.021268--
Sunil Gavaskar: ODI batting by batting first or chasing
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Batting first545451,1879224.221,86663.61096--
Chasing474781,840103*47.173,01461.041172--
All101101133,027103*34.394,88062.021268--
Sunil Gavaskar: ODI batting by batting position
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
No. 1515121,4149028.852,43957.970124--
No. 2313151,172103*45.071,78565.651123--
No. 4220654032.508477.3800040
No. 58822265437.6638259.16020120
No. 6662913222.7513070.0000141
No. 73325939*59.006098.3300040
All101101133,027103*34.394,88062.021268--
Sunil Gavaskar: ODI batting by match result
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Won434361,482103*40.052,25365.771144--
Lost565661,49292*29.842,57158.030124--
No result2215339*53.005694.6400040
All101101133,027103*34.394,88062.021268--
Sunil Gavaskar: ODI batting by year
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
1974220482824.005882.7500061
19752214836*48.0018825.5300030
1978110444.00944.44000-0
1979330895529.6620543.4101080
198055044228.807459.4500130
19817701138016.1426642.48011--
19825501947138.8028368.55020211
1983151503839025.5361562.27021--
19848821504025.0022267.5600170
19851212541476*59.1463864.89041253
19862323280592*38.331,30961.49092535
198718183735103*49.001,01372.55171--
All101101133,027103*34.394,88062.021268--
Sunil Gavaskar: ODI batting by ground
MatInnsNORunsHSAvgBFSR1005004s6s
Sharjah Cricket Stadium131335289252.8086660.96063335
Melbourne Cricket Ground7702888041.1452454.96040120
Sydney Cricket Ground66217892*44.5027365.2001090
Old Trafford550862617.2015954.08000--
Brisbane Cricket Ground440422710.506564.6100041
Narendra Modi Stadium440665016.5015841.7701150
Arun Jaitley Stadium3301036134.3314969.12010--
Headingley3301215540.3324050.41010121
Holkar Cricket Stadium330654021.668873.86000--
Kennington Oval33110065*50.0020947.8401080
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground331225103*112.5026684.58120194
Wankhede Stadium330724324.009476.59000130
All101101133,027103*34.394,88062.021268--

- not recorded in the scorecards · N/A no dismissals or balls to divide by

ODI milestones

Hundreds 1

  1. 103*v New ZealandVidarbha Cricket Association Ground · 1987-10-31

Best ODI performances

Sunil Gavaskar: highest ODI scores
ScoreBFSR4s6sOpponentGroundDate
103*88117.04103New ZealandVidarbha Cricket Association Ground1987-10-31
92*14463.8840AustraliaSydney Cricket Ground1986-01-21
9213468.6560PakistanSharjah Cricket Stadium1986-04-18
9011776.9280West IndiesAlbion1983-03-29
8310777.5763West IndiesJamshedpur1983-12-07
8014256.3350AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1981-01-11
78*10971.5561AustraliaSharjah Cricket Stadium1987-04-05
7711070.0041AustraliaAdelaide Oval1986-01-26
76*12859.3743West IndiesSharjah Cricket Stadium1985-11-22
7212358.5330AustraliaMelbourne Cricket Ground1986-01-31

Latest ODI matches

Latest ODI matches
DateOpponentBatBowlGroundResult
1987-11-05England4-Wankhede StadiumEngland won by 35 runs
1987-10-31New Zealand103*-Vidarbha Cricket Association GroundIndia won by 9 wickets
1987-10-26Zimbabwe50-Narendra Modi StadiumIndia won by 7 wickets
1987-10-22Australia61-Arun Jaitley StadiumIndia won by 56 runs
1987-10-17Zimbabwe43-Wankhede StadiumIndia won by 8 wickets
1987-10-14New Zealand2-M Chinnaswamy StadiumIndia won by 16 runs
1987-10-09Australia37-MA Chidambaram StadiumAustralia won by 1 runs
1987-04-10Pakistan0-Sharjah Cricket StadiumPakistan won by 8 wickets
1987-04-05Australia78*-Sharjah Cricket StadiumIndia won by 7 wickets
1987-03-26Pakistan69-JamshedpurPakistan won by 5 wickets