Virender Sehwag wishes Sunil Gavaskar on his 66th birthday with a unique analogy
FORMER INDIAN CAPTAIN , Sunil Gavaskar recently turned 66 and former India opener Virender Sehwag wished the legend with a clever and a unique analogy. Sehwag paid tribute to the ‘little master’ and said that if cricket were a film, Gavaskar is the ‘Sholay’ of it.
Happy Birthday to one of the greatest batsmen of all time,Sunny Paaji !
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 10, 2016
Wish you a long and healthy life. pic.twitter.com/FMPHb9swD5
The 37-year-old, who has lately been very active on twitter, said that he believes that the records made by Gavaskar without the use of helmet, cannot be achieved by today's best batsmen even with all their equipment on.
What Gavaskar did without helmet,its difficult for ppl these days to do with all equipments.If cricket were a film,Sunil Gavaskar is Sholay
— Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 10, 2016
Meanwhile, the social media platform was full of praise for Gavaskar, with tweets flowing in from around the globe.
The BCCI referred to Gavaskar as the ‘Rock of Gibraltar’.
Here's wishing the legend, India's Rock of Gibraltar, Sunil Gavaskar a very happy birthday! #TeamIndia #Legend pic.twitter.com/nptX4kgq6T
— BCCI (@BCCI) July 10, 2016
Happy Birthday to the legend Sunil Gavaskar. Thank you for inspiring me over the years. pic.twitter.com/O3SIV7D3w9
— sachin tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 10, 2016
Come what may the opposition, he was always up for it. Wishing the legend Sunil Gavaskar sir a very happy birthday and a wonderful year!!
— Shikhar Dhawan (@SDhawan25) July 10, 2016
A little man who was always ready for the big fight. Happy Birthday to my idol, Sunil Gavaskar!
— Sanjay Manjrekar (@sanjaymanjrekar) July 10, 2016
