Legendary cricketer Sunil Manohar Gavaskar played for the Indian and Mumbai cricket teams from the late 1970s to the late 80s. Sunil Gavaskar is known as the best batsman in world history. Born on 10 July 1949 in Bombay (now Mumbai), Sunil Gavaskar holds several world records for runs and centuries in Test cricket. Not only his sports background, but also his personal life is interesting. How he met his wife is a love story that you will love to read. Keep reading to know about Sunil Gavaskar and Marshnil’s love story.
Sunil Gavaskar’s wife’s name is Marshnil Malhotra. He was born and brought up in Kanpur. She is the daughter of a successful leather businessman from Kanpur. Marshal had met Sunil Gavaskar in 1973. Then she was a student of Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi. There was a Test in his hometown, so he decided to watch the match. When it was time for lunch, she went to ask Gavaskar for an autograph.
It is said that Sunil Gavaskar gave her heart at first sight. Just then what was this love flourished and Sunil Gavaskar proposed Marsneel in Kanpur itself. Sunil Gavaskar married Marshanil on 23 September 1974. This is not a fictional romantic story but a real life story. Sunil Gavaskar, who fell in love with a young woman who came to collect his autograph. This is true love.
You might not know, but a song has also been written on Sunil Gavaskar. The special thing is that this song was written on the soil of West Indies and not Hindustan. His record on Caribbean pitches led to the writing of the song. Sunil Gavaskar scored 7 centuries in 13 test matches in West Indies.
Sunil Gavaskar scored an average of 51 in his international career, but the figure was more than 70 on the bouncy pitches of the West Indies. Sunil Gavaskar is probably the only cricketer in the world to have a song written on it in West Indies. This song was written by Lord Retailer in the 70s.
The lyrics of the song are like, ‘It Was Gavaskar, The Real Master, Just Like A Wall. You know the West Indies could not out Gavaskar at all.’ The lyrics of the song narrate how India defeated West Indies in the Test series at their home. India then won the series 1-0. It was India’s first Test win and Test series win over West Indies.