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Sunil Gavaskar bestowed with SJAM’s Lifetime Achievement Award

Sunil Gavaskar was today conferred with the Golden Jubilee Lifetime Achievement Award by the Sports Journalists’ Association of Mumbai (SJAM) in Mumbai.
●    The award was presented by former India captain Ajit Wadekar and former India player Madhav Apte at the Cricket Club of India in Mumbai.
●    Gavaskar was presented with a citatation and a certificate which has details of all his 34 centuries. 
●    Gavaskar narrated incidents how West Indies great Gary Sobers touched him for luck.
●    The awards was given in the Cricket Club of India, by former Indian captain Ajit Wadekar and former Indian cricketer Madhav Apte.
●    Sports Journalists Association of Mumbai on December 11, 2016 on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee Award awarded these prizes.
●    Sunil Manohar Gavaskar is the full name of Sunil Gavaskar.
●    He was born on July 10, 1949 Mumbai (Maharashtra).
●    Sunil Gavaskar was the student of St. Xavier's School and St. Xavier's College.
●    Sunil Gavaskar in 125 test matches with 34 Test centuries scored 10122 runs.
●    He represented India in 108 ODIs and scored 3000 runs.
●    He recorded the highest 34 centuries and 10,000 runs in Test cricket, the world's first player.
●    He also played in the Ranji Trophy and Irani Trophy.
 

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