# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/sunil-gavaskar
# Generated: 2026-09-07T18:32:56.085Z

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name: "Sunil Gavaskar"
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description: "Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, is an Indian cricket commentator and former cricketer. He captained the Indian national cricket team while representing India and Mumbai from 1971 to 1987. He was the first batsman to pass 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Gavaskar is acknowledged as one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time."
tagline: "Indian cricket player"
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birthDate: "1949-07-10"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump