Autobiography

Overview

Sunny Days is a captivating narrative about the growth and accomplishments of one of India's greatest batsmen, who has set numerous records and achieved almost impossible targets on the cricket field. The book delves into the origins of Sunil Manohar Gavaskar's life, tracing his story from his childhood, where he was almost switched at birth but luckily saved by his observant uncle. Despite his habit of hitting balls with great force, which almost broke his mother's nose, Gavaskar excelled in cricket throughout his schooling and college years, eventually graduating beyond university and trophy cricket. Although he faced occasional criticism from the crowd due to his uncle being a selector, Gavaskar burst onto the international cricket scene in 1971, at the age of twenty-one, with his test debut in Port of Spain. By the end of the 1975-76 season, Gavaskar had played 147 first class matches, scored 11574 runs, and achieved thirty-eight hundreds. He had also played twenty-four matches in eight Tests, with 2123 runs and eight hundreds.

Despite achieving great success, Gavaskar remains modest, imparting a rare grace to the pages of this fluently written book. Cricket fans must read Sunny Days.