July 10, 2003
At only 5 feet 4 three-fourths of an inch, Gavaskar was undobtedly short. But he turned that into an advantage against the West Indian quicks.
"When I say that, a lot of people think I'm saying it with my tongue in cheek. The fact of the matter is that because the West Indians were quick, every time they banged the ball in short, it would go well over my head."
"They (fast bowlers) had to pitch the ball a lot further up to get it to bounce around my throat. Not every bowler can do that," said Sunny, as he is fondly called.
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