CRICKETER
Sunil Gavaskar
1949 - Today
Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Manohar Gavaskar (Marathi pronunciation: [suniːl ɡaːʋəskəɾ]; born 10 July 1949) is a former captain of the Indian national cricket team who represented India and Mumbai cricket team from 1971 to 1987. Gavaskar is acknowledged as one of the greatest opening batsmen of all time. Gavaskar was widely admired for his technique against fast bowling, with a particularly high average of 65.45 against the West Indies, who possessed a four-pronged fast bowling attack, widely regarded as the most vicious in Test history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sunil Gavaskar has received more than 5,185,276 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Sunil Gavaskar is the 3rd most popular cricketer, the 756th most popular biography from India (down from 735th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Indian Cricketer.
Memorability Metrics
5.2M
Page Views (PV)
44.80
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
1.44
Effective Languages (L*)
4.92
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Among CRICKETERS
Among cricketers, Sunil Gavaskar ranks 3 out of 136. Before him are Don Bradman, and Sachin Tendulkar. After him are Kapil Dev, W. G. Grace, Virat Kohli, MS Dhoni, Bishan Singh Bedi, Willie Watson, Viv Richards, Shane Warne, and Ravindra Jadeja.
Most Popular Cricketers in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDon Bradman
1908 - 2001
HPI: 51.22
Rank: 1
Sachin Tendulkar
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 2
Sunil Gavaskar
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 3
Kapil Dev
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 4
W. G. Grace
1848 - 1915
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 5
Virat Kohli
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 6
MS Dhoni
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 7
Bishan Singh Bedi
1946 - 2023
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 8
Willie Watson
1920 - 2004
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 9
Viv Richards
1952 - Present
HPI: 39.05
Rank: 10
Shane Warne
1969 - 2022
HPI: 38.96
Rank: 11
Ravindra Jadeja
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1949, Sunil Gavaskar ranks 560. Before him are Richard Neal, Serhiy Novikov, Aleksandar Tomov, Erwin Kremers, Per Røntved, and Micky Arison. After him are Wendy Sherman, Zbigniew Gut, Paul Manafort, Tommy Lee Wallace, Dan Ar Braz, and Boris Plotnikov.
Others Born in 1949
Go to all RankingsRichard Neal
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 554
Serhiy Novikov
ATHLETE
1949 - 2021
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 555
Aleksandar Tomov
WRESTLER
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 556
Erwin Kremers
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 557
Per Røntved
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2023
HPI: 44.85
Rank: 558
Micky Arison
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 559
Sunil Gavaskar
CRICKETER
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 560
Wendy Sherman
DIPLOMAT
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 561
Zbigniew Gut
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2010
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 562
Paul Manafort
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 563
Tommy Lee Wallace
FILM DIRECTOR
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 564
Dan Ar Braz
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.73
Rank: 565
Boris Plotnikov
ACTOR
1949 - 2020
HPI: 44.71
Rank: 566
In India
Among people born in India, Sunil Gavaskar ranks 756 out of 1,861. Before him are John Shepherd-Barron (1925), Sumitra Mahajan (1943), Nambi Narayanan (1941), A. R. Rahman (1966), Kirron Kher (1955), and Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872). After him are Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi (1907), Khwaja Ahmad Abbas (1914), Raj Reddy (1937), Reita Faria (1943), Chandramukhi Basu (1860), and Ruskin Bond (1934).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsJohn Shepherd-Barron
INVENTOR
1925 - 2010
HPI: 44.94
Rank: 750
Sumitra Mahajan
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 751
Nambi Narayanan
WRITER
1941 - Present
HPI: 44.93
Rank: 752
A. R. Rahman
MUSICIAN
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.92
Rank: 753
Kirron Kher
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 44.86
Rank: 754
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
WRITER
1872 - 1953
HPI: 44.82
Rank: 755
Sunil Gavaskar
CRICKETER
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 756
Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi
WRITER
1907 - 1966
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 757
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas
FILM DIRECTOR
1914 - 1987
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 758
Raj Reddy
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1937 - Present
HPI: 44.77
Rank: 759
Reita Faria
MODEL
1943 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 760
Chandramukhi Basu
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1860 - 1944
HPI: 44.70
Rank: 761
Ruskin Bond
WRITER
1934 - Present
HPI: 44.69
Rank: 762
Among CRICKETERS In India
Among cricketers born in India, Sunil Gavaskar ranks 2. Before him are Sachin Tendulkar (1973). After him are Kapil Dev (1959), Virat Kohli (1988), MS Dhoni (1981), Bishan Singh Bedi (1946), Ravindra Jadeja (1988), Rahul Dravid (1973), Sourav Ganguly (1972), Anil Kumble (1970), Harbhajan Singh (1980), and Mithali Raj (1982).
Sachin Tendulkar
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.00
Rank: 1
Sunil Gavaskar
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.80
Rank: 2
Kapil Dev
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 3
Virat Kohli
1988 - Present
HPI: 42.88
Rank: 4
MS Dhoni
1981 - Present
HPI: 41.25
Rank: 5
Bishan Singh Bedi
1946 - 2023
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 6
Ravindra Jadeja
1988 - Present
HPI: 38.58
Rank: 7
Rahul Dravid
1973 - Present
HPI: 37.48
Rank: 8
Sourav Ganguly
1972 - Present
HPI: 37.15
Rank: 9
Anil Kumble
1970 - Present
HPI: 35.45
Rank: 10
Harbhajan Singh
1980 - Present
HPI: 34.65
Rank: 11
Mithali Raj
1982 - Present
HPI: 34.37
Rank: 12