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Former Indian skipper Sunil Gavaskar got a nice gift on the occasion of his 64th birthday on Wednesday, as he became the fourth Indian cricketer to be inducted into the Legend's Club at the Cricket Club of India.
In This Pic : Sunil Gavaskar
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The club, a brainchild of Late BCCI president Raj Singh Dungarpur, was started in 2003, with the intention of celebrating the careers of some of the greats of Indian cricket such as Vijay Merchant, Vijay Hazare and Vinoo Mankad.
In This Pic : Sunil Gavaskar
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Gavaskar couldn't make it to the function as he is in the UK.
In This Pic : Sunil Gavaskar
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However, there was no better person than Ravi Shastri, to do the honours. Shastri, who has spent close to 30 years of his life with Gavaskar, as a player and broadcaster. He took over the microphone to regale the audience with some lesser known anecdotes about the legendary opener.
In This Pic : Ravi Shastri
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Speaking passionately, Shastri brought to light Gavaskar's on-field tussle with the fiery Malcolm Marshall during India's tour of West Indies, prior to the 1983 World Cup.
In This Pic : Ravi Shastri
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