On Suny Gavaskar’s 71 st Birth Anniversary !

“The Lone Sun Of Indian Cricket : On Sunny Gavaskar’s 72 nd Birthday”

If we talk about indian cricket gems
Yes the emerald and pearls
Then this game is so rich itself
And the nation and the fans have proud on it
Today is the birthday of such gems
Yeah can use metaphor the Diamond
The precious most diamond Kohinoor
Yes that is non other than S Gavaskar
Yeah the first Test cricketer of Don Bradman’s cadre
Yes for his masterful batting feat
Who at the beginning stunned the cricket world
Yes when he scores 774 in the debut series against West Indies
And vital because it was overseas
And india wins its 1st maiden series
And against mighty West Indies G Soberse and company
And in his great batting achievement a calispo has composed
And that stunned beginning remains constant throughout the career journey
And wins hearts of the million fans
He is the 1st batsman who gains the international name and fame
He puts indian cricket at the professional height
Under his phenomenal cricketing journey
Wow the 1st batsman who touches 10 thousand Test runs’ milestone
Yeah breaks Don Bradman’s Test century record
And finishes his great career at the envious stage
Wow 34 Test centuries and 3 times Test centuries in both innings
And many unique records on his great name
The cricket world salutes this great cricketer
And as an opener he has preferred
Yes by the critics and experts
Yes in the all time great Test Eleven
And it’s pride for the nation India
Being a great fan and being the opener
I have great respect and do say
Yes he was and is my batting hero and role model
And also have vanity that my some colleagues used to compare me
Yeah as the Sunny yes due to my technique
Though is is not in the action since 1987
But he has left great legacy as the feat
And by reading I do feel great proud and joy
And the world cricket fans too
Today is his birthday and I congrats him
He has turned 70 and wish him all the well
And he has served nation and the passion is on
He is a great writer and through column he mesmerizes me and readers
He was and is the ideal for the generation
And will be the ideal for ever for the generations
Yes when the Test cricket is and would talk.
*NK Sevak “Sanatan “