Overview

• Amitabh Bachchan asked during KBC 17 juniors week which cricketer’s statue was unveiled at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium in August 2025.
• Siddhant Bharti used the Ask The Expert lifeline to answer Sunil Gavaskar correctly and secured ₹7.5 lakh.
• The Mumbai Cricket Association installed Gavaskar’s life-size bronze statue at Wankhede as part of its tributes to cricket greats.
• The MCA Sharad Pawar Cricket Museum, inaugurated in August, features Gavaskar memorabilia including caps from his Mumbai and Dadar Union Sports Club days.
• Gavaskar said he was at a loss for words and overwhelmed by the honour, with reports noting his landmark 10,000 Test runs achieved in March 1987.