Ten Confessions of Gavaskar
1. 'Some people call me the Little Monster.'
2. 'Srikkanth has this electrifying effect on me.'
3. 'I must confess that I do not like fans pushing into my room... there are many items of an intimate nature lying around.'
4. 'My parents tell me I had an absolutely awful temper as a child -- so much so, that they took me to a child psychologist to have me checked.'
5. 'I am fond of young people and would go to great lengths to avoid hurting them.'
6. 'I am frankly terrified of dogs, even small and apparently gentle ones. I just can't stand them.'
7. 'I pray every morning before a photograph of Satya Sai Baba, and put a teeka on my forehead at the time.'
8. 'I have only one major regret -- that I didn't win a few more tosses as captain.'
9. 'I have been travelling so much that there are thousands of unanswered fan letters piled up at home. Some people have been sent replies after more than a year.'
10. 'I have had the privilege of being booed at every Test centre in India.'

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