Sunil Gavaskar Ground: Legendary cricketer Sunil Gavaskar has already added a lot of feathers to his already brimming and well-adorned cap. Little master is now set to add another one as Leicester Cricket Ground has announced that the ground will be named after him on Saturday (July 23). With this huge honor, Gavaskar will become the first Indian cricketer to have a ground named after him in London or anywhere in Europe. The 73-year-old has grounds named after him in Kentucky in USA, and Tanzania’s Zanzibar. Having a ground named after in Leicester is a huge honor and Gavaskar is humbled by this gesture. Follow All the Live Updates with InsideSport.IN.
“I am delighted and honored that ground in Leicester is being named after me. Leicester is a city with possibly the strongest supporters of the game, especially Indian Cricket, and therefore it is a huge honor indeed,” Gavaskar said to TOI from London.
Sunil Gavaskar Ground: Little Master to have a ground named after him in Leicester Cricket Ground, Gavaskar says Honored by this gesture
Sunil Gavaskar Ground: Little Master set to travel to Leicester to unveil his name plaque – The legendary cricketer is now set to travel to Leicester on Saturday to unveil his name plaque at the historic ground. The ground belongs to Bharat Sports and Cricket Club. Already, Gavaskar’s humungous image has been painted on the entire wall of the pavilion.
The thought and imitative to have ground named after Little Master came from Keith Vaz, the UK’s longest-serving MP of Indian origin. He has also represented Leicester in the UK Parliament for a whopping 32 years. He currently takes care of a diaspora organization named Integration Foundation.
Sunil Gavaskar Ground: Little Master to have a ground named after him in Leicester Cricket Ground, Gavaskar says Honored by this gesture
“We are thrilled and honored that Gavaskar has agreed to have this pitch and ground named after him. He is a living legend over the years and has delighted Indians and other lovers of cricket with his record-breaking performances. To us, his not just ‘Little Master’, he is a great master of the game. Nothing delights the Indian population of Leicester more than when an all-time great visits us. There is now a part of Britain that is forever Gavaskar,” Vaz Said
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