Overview

• A distinctive hole near his left earlobe allowed his uncle to avert a hospital mix-up shortly after his birth
• Over 16 years he amassed 10,122 runs in 125 Test matches and notched 34 centuries against the world’s top bowling attacks
• He became the first batsman in Test history to surpass 10,000 runs and held the record for most Test hundreds until 2005
• As captain, he steered India to the 1983 Cricket World Cup title and led the team to victory in the 1985 Benson & Hedges Championship in Australia
• He was inducted into the ICC Hall of Fame in 2009, served as interim BCCI president in 2014 and continues to shape the game as a commentator and author