Q 01/05

In his autobiography, Sunil Gavaskar says he was accidentally swapped at birth with whose baby?

A) A fisherman

B) A mill worker

C) A taxi driver

D) A railway porter

Answer · why

A) A fisherman

A fisherman's baby had been exchanged with the newborn Gavaskar until an uncle spotted the mix-up, remembering a birthmark near his nephew's ear.

Q 02/05

Which protective gear did Sunil Gavaskar refuse to wear, believing it slowed a batsman's reflexes?

A) A thigh pad

B) A helmet

C) An arm guard

D) A chest guard

Answer · why

B) A helmet

A helmet was the one item Gavaskar turned down, yet he averaged 65.45 in Tests against the West Indies and their feared fast bowlers.

Q 03/05

How did Sunil Gavaskar's 36 not out against England in the 1975 World Cup opener become notorious?

A) He ran out three partners

B) He batted all 60 overs

C) He batted without gloves

D) He retired hurt twice

Answer · why

B) He batted all 60 overs

He batted all 60 overs for those 36 runs, facing 174 balls while India chased 335, and angry supporters ran onto the field to confront him.

Q 04/05

Whose world record of 29 Test centuries did Sunil Gavaskar equal and then pass in 1983?

A) Garfield Sobers

B) Wally Hammond

C) Don Bradman

D) Len Hutton

Answer · why

C) Don Bradman

Don Bradman's 29 hundreds fell within one series: Gavaskar drew level with a 94-ball century in Delhi, then went past him with 236 not out in Madras.

Q 05/05

How did Sunil Gavaskar counter Karnataka spinner Raghuram Bhat in the 1981–82 Ranji Trophy semi-final?

A) Padding away every ball

B) Retiring out

C) Batting left-handed

D) Batting one-handed

Answer · why

C) Batting left-handed

Batting left-handed for over an hour, Gavaskar, who came in at number eight, kept Bhat out and made sure Bombay did not lose outright.