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PLAYER CAREER

Sunil Gavaskar

International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis

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MenIndia1971–1987
233Internationals
13,214Career runs
35Centuries
2Wickets

Career records by format

Test

Official international career

Batting

Matches
125
Innings
214
Runs
10,122
Average
51.12
Strike rate
—
Highest score
236*
Not outs
16
100s
34
50s
45
Ducks
12
4s
—
6s
26
Balls faced
—

Bowling

Matches
125
Innings
29
Balls
380
Maidens
15
Runs conceded
206
Wickets
1
Average
206.00
Economy
3.25
Strike rate
380.00
Best innings
1/34
Best match
1/34
4 wickets
0
5 wickets
0
10 wickets
0

Fielding

Matches
125
Innings
216
Catches
108
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
108
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
108
Dismissals / inns
0.500
Best innings
3 (3ct 0st)

ODI

Official international career

Batting

Matches
108
Innings
102
Runs
3,092
Average
35.13
Strike rate
62.26
Highest score
103*
Not outs
14
100s
1
50s
27
Ducks
8
4s
—
6s
—
Balls faced
4,966

Bowling

Matches
108
Innings
4
Balls
20
Maidens
0
Runs conceded
25
Wickets
1
Average
25.00
Economy
7.50
Strike rate
20.00
Best innings
1/10
Best match
1/10
4 wickets
0
5 wickets
0
10 wickets
—

Fielding

Matches
108
Innings
107
Catches
22
Stumpings
0
Dismissals
22
Keeper catches
0
Fielder catches
22
Dismissals / inns
0.205
Best innings
4 (4ct 0st)

Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.

Explore this player’s available match data

232 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.

Recent available appearances

DateMatchFormatResult
1987-11-05England v IndiaODIEngland won by 35 runs
1987-10-31India v New ZealandODIIndia won by 9 wickets
1987-10-26India v ZimbabweODIIndia won by 7 wickets
1987-10-22Australia v IndiaODIIndia won by 56 runs
1987-10-17India v ZimbabweODIIndia won by 8 wickets
1987-10-14India v New ZealandODIIndia won by 16 runs
1987-10-09Australia v IndiaODIAustralia won by 1 runs
1987-04-10India v PakistanODIPakistan won by 8 wickets
1987-04-05Australia v IndiaODIIndia won by 7 wickets
1987-03-26India v PakistanODIPakistan won by 5 wickets
1987-03-24India v PakistanODIPakistan won by 41 runs
1987-03-22India v PakistanODIPakistan won by 6 wickets

India

THE SHAPE OF A CAREER

Performance by year

Available scorecards

Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.

Test

Runs by seasonTest · annual total
1,4071,0557043520Runs1971: 918 runs91819711972: 40 runs401973: 184 runs1841974: 231 runs23119741975: 94 runs941976: 1,024 runs1,0241977: 650 runs65019771978: 1,099 runs1,0991979: 1,407 runs1,4071980: 327 runs32719801981: 531 runs5311982: 579 runs5791983: 1,310 runs1,31019831984: 231 runs2311985: 395 runs3951986: 802 runs8021987: 300 runs3001987Season
Wickets by seasonTest · annual total
11000Wickets1971: 0 wickets019711972: 0 wickets01973: 0 wickets019731974: 0 wickets01977: 0 wickets019771978: 1 wickets11979: 0 wickets019791980: 0 wickets01981: 0 wickets019811982: 0 wickets01983: 0 wickets019831984: 0 wickets01987: 0 wickets01987Season
Exact yearly figures · 17 seasons
Test archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
1987573009642.85—03—1—20N/A3.80N/A
198691380217661.6949.2333—41,62900N/AN/AN/A
198571239516639.50—12—0—00N/AN/AN/A
1984582316528.87—01—1—10N/A15.00N/A
198318321,31023646.78—55—3—50N/A2.33N/A
198281357915552.63—13—2—20N/A1.00N/A
198191553117235.4035.87135701,48020N/A3.83N/A
19803632716665.4047.731033268510N/A4.00N/A
197917261,40722154.11—48—3—20N/A3.60N/A
19788141,09920591.58—53—2—2144.004.8854.00
197771465012746.4242.84418101,51740N/A1.17N/A
197611201,02415653.89—44—5—00N/AN/AN/A
197512948647.00—01160—00N/AN/AN/A
19744823110128.87—11191—10N/A5.00N/A
1973361846936.8040.260229045720N/A2.00N/A
197224401810.0025.64005015610N/A1.00N/A
197171491822083.45—45—2—40N/A3.18N/A

ODI

Runs by seasonODI · annual total
8056044022010Runs1974: 48 runs4819741975: 48 runs481978: 4 runs419781979: 89 runs891980: 44 runs4419801981: 113 runs1131982: 194 runs19419821983: 383 runs3831984: 150 runs15019841985: 414 runs4141986: 805 runs8051987: 735 runs7351987Season
Wickets by seasonODI · annual total
11000Wickets1978: 1 wickets119781980: 0 wickets019801983: 0 wickets01984: 0 wickets01984Season
Exact yearly figures · 12 seasons
ODI archive totals by year
YearMatBat innsRunsHSAvgSR100s50s4s6sBFBowl innsWktsBowl avgEconBowl SR
1987181873510349.0072.5517——1,01300N/AN/AN/A
198623238059238.3361.49095351,30900N/AN/AN/A
198512124147659.1464.890425363800N/AN/AN/A
1984881504025.0067.56007022210N/A24.00N/A
198315153839025.5362.2702——61510N/A4.00N/A
1982551947138.8068.550221128300N/AN/AN/A
1981771138016.1442.4801——26600N/AN/AN/A
19805544228.8059.4500307410N/A5.25N/A
197933895529.6643.41018020500N/AN/AN/A
197811444.0044.4400—091110.0012.005.00
197522483648.0025.53003018800N/AN/AN/A
197422482824.0082.7500615800N/AN/AN/A
MOMENTS IN THE RECORD

Career timeline

Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.

  1. First available scorecard

    Test v West Indies · Port of Spain

  2. First century in this archive · 116 runs

    Test v West Indies · Georgetown

  3. Best recorded bowling · 1/10

    ODI v Pakistan · Sialkot

  4. Highest recorded innings · 236* runs

    Test v West Indies · Chennai

  5. Latest available scorecard

    ODI v England · Wankhede