My favourite… Sunil Gavaskar shared a picture of a railway station named ‘Sachin’
Former Indian cricket captain and great batsman Sunil Gavaskar recently shared a picture of himself at Sachin Railway Station near Surat, Gujarat. Sunil Gavaskar said he was very happy to see a station named after his favorite person. While sharing the picture, Gavaskar captioned it, ‘How short-sighted of those people of the last century to name a railway station near Surat after the all-time great of our sport and my favorite cricketer. But more importantly my dear. From the person’s name.
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Her post has received over 56 thousand likes and many comments since it was shared. One user said, “I am a resident of that place sir… This is one of the oldest kingdoms of the ‘Raj’ period.” Another said, “Sir, I live in Sachin, which is in Surat. What a nice picture of you.”
One user commented, “Great… a man of great honour. You both are sir..” Another user said, “God of cricket.”
Sachin Railway Station is a small railway station in Surat, Gujarat. It is located on the main route connecting Mumbai, Ahmedabad, Jaipur and Delhi and the station has three platforms.
A distinguished member of India’s first World Cup winning team in 1983, Gavaskar once held the record for the most Test centuries. The Mumbaikar, who scored more than 10,000 runs in red-ball cricket, ended his career with 45 fifties and 34 centuries.
Nicknamed Sunny, this cricketer held the record for most Test centuries for a long time. Gavaskar represented India in 125 Test matches and scored 34 centuries. The record seemed unthinkable to many until ‘Master Blaster’ Sachin Tendulkar dwarfed it in 2005.
The ‘Little Master’ scored 13 centuries in 27 Test matches against the West Indies. As history testifies, the Caribbean team was a strong red-ball team in the 70s and 80s, but where most batsmen failed or could not last, Gavaskar prevailed and thrived against some of the world’s most dangerous fast bowlers. Batting milestone.