Sunil Manohar Gavaskar was born in Mumbai in India on July 10, 1949

Gavaskar was exchanged with a fisherman's baby at his birth in a hospital in Mumbai

It was his uncle who spotted that the child was not Sunil as he had a birthmark near his ear

For which baby Gavaskar saved from getting swapped

Else It would have been a huge loss for Indian cricket

Gavaskar made his Test debut on March 6 1971 vs West Indies

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He made his ODI debut on July 13 1974 vs England

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He played his last Test on March 13 1987 vs Pakistan

He played his last ODI on November 5 1987 vs England

His highest test score is 236 not out

His highest ODI score is 103 not out

Gavaskar was the first player to cross the 10,000 run mark in Test cricket history

Gavaskar has played 125 test to score 10122 runs

He has played 108 ODI matches to score 3092 runs