Full name Rohan Sunil Gavaskar
Born February 20, 1976, Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh
Current age 42 years 63 days
Major teams India, Bengal, ICL India XI, Kolkata Knight Riders, Kolkata Tigers
Batting style Left-hand bat
Bowling style Slow left-arm orthodox
Relation Great-uncle - MK Mantri, Father - SM Gavaskar
Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s | Ct | St | |
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ODIs ![]() |
11 | 10 | 2 | 151 | 54 | 18.87 | 234 | 64.52 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
First-class | 117 | 181 | 24 | 6938 | 212* | 44.19 | 18 | 34 | 63 | 0 | ||||
List A | 126 | 116 | 14 | 3157 | 101* | 30.95 | 1 | 19 | 43 | 0 | ||||
T20s ![]() |
10 | 8 | 1 | 113 | 47 | 16.14 | 114 | 99.12 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ODIs ![]() |
11 | 2 | 72 | 74 | 1 | 1/56 | 1/56 | 74.00 | 6.16 | 72.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
First-class | 117 | 3890 | 1912 | 38 | 5/3 | 50.31 | 2.94 | 102.3 | 1 | 0 | |||
List A | 126 | 2492 | 2062 | 58 | 5/35 | 5/35 | 35.55 | 4.96 | 42.9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
T20s ![]() |
10 | 6 | 87 | 112 | 3 | 1/16 | 1/16 | 37.33 | 7.72 | 29.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ODI debut | Australia v India at Brisbane, Jan 18, 2004 scorecard |
Last ODI | India v Pakistan at Birmingham, Sep 19, 2004 scorecard |
ODI statistics | |
First-class debut | 1996/97 |
Last First-class | Uttar Pradesh v Bengal at Kanpur, Dec 8-10, 2009 scorecard |
List A debut | 1996/97 |
Last List A | Bengal v Karnataka at Dharamsala, Mar 17, 2007 scorecard |
T20s debut | Chilaw Marians Cricket Club v PCA Masters XI at Leicester, Sep 15, 2005 scorecard |
Last T20s | Kolkata Knight Riders v Chennai Super Kings at Kolkata, Mar 16, 2010 scorecard |
Bat & Bowl | Team | Opposition | Ground | Match Date | Scorecard |
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2*, 1c/0s | India | v New Zealand | Kowloon | 7 Nov 2010 | Other OD |
0c/0s, 22* | India | v Sri Lanka | Kowloon | 7 Nov 2010 | Other OD |
2 | KKR | v Super Kings | Kolkata | 16 Mar 2010 | T20 |
0/8 | KKR | v RCB | Kolkata | 14 Mar 2010 | T20 |
20, 4 | Bengal | v U. Pradesh | Kanpur | 8 Dec 2009 | FC |
1/56, 46* | Bengal | v Saurashtra | Kolkata | 24 Nov 2009 | FC |
0/1, 23, 0/9, 16* | Bengal | v Maharashtra | Pune | 3 Nov 2009 | FC |
1* | Bengal | v Tripura | Dhanbad | 24 Oct 2009 | T20 |
19, 0/4 | Bengal | v Jharkhand | Dhanbad | 22 Oct 2009 | T20 |
4 | Bengal | v Assam | Dhanbad | 21 Oct 2009 | T20 |
Rohan Gavaskar may forever have to bear the mark of being the not-so-famous son of a famous father. Sunil Gavaskar's near-impeccable technique and rock-steady temperament have not echoed in Rohan perhaps as much as he would have liked. His left-handed batting is more attacking - and vulnerable - than his father's, and he bowls a slow, gentle left-arm spin that has picked up crucial
wickets at times for Bengal. His first-class average keeps him forever on the fringes of higher honours, and he was a serious contender for a national one-day slot for quite a while before he finally got his chance, against Australia in the 2003-04 VB Series. Dropped for the subsequent tour to Pakistan, he was given another lifeline at the start of the 2004-05 season. Appointed captain of Bengal in 2001-02, he had two poor seasons as leader.
Rohan decided to join the rebel Indian Cricket League in its inaugural season in 2007, representing the Kolkata Tigers. He was one among the 71 players granted amnesty by the BCCI in June 2009, marking his return to the official fold.
Samanth Subramanian June 2009