He was the first cricketer to score 10,000+ runs in Test cricket.
Sunil Gavaskar was swapped with a fisherman's baby at birth. It was his Uncle who spotted that the child was not Sunil as he had a birthmark near his ear.
Gavaskar's youngest sister Kavita is married to cricketer Gundappa Viswanath.
He named his son Rohan after his dad's favourite cricketer and West Indian batsman Rohan Kanhai.
He once got his haircut while playing against England in Manchester.
Sunil Gavaskar played a lead role in a Marathi movie titled Savli Premachi and did a cameo in Hindi flick Malamaal in 1988.
Sunny never looked at the scoreboard while batting.
Gavaskar batted left-handed against Karnataka in Ranji Trophy semi-final to counter Raghuram Bhatt.
He turned referee in one test and five ODI matches.
Sunil Gavaskar wrote 4 books - Sunny Days: An Autobiography, Idols, Runs 'n' Ruins and One Day Wonders.