Legendary Indian cricketer, Sunil Gavaskar's mother passed away at the age of 95 years, on Sunday, December 26, after suffering an age-related illness. Gavaskar's mother, Meena, was the sister of former India stumper and ex-president of the Bombay Cricket Association (BCA) Madhav Mantri.
Gavaskar was in Bangladesh commentating during the India series of Bangladesh when his mother passed away. India were playing their second Test match against the neighbouring country when she breathed her last.
Along with her husband Manohar, Meena played a big role in shaping Gavaskar's career in his early days. She is survived by Gavaskar and her daughters Nutan and Kavita along with three grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
Gavaskar used to play with tennis balls as a kid with his mother being the bowler. In one of the instances, the ball hit Gavaskar's mother's nose and she started to bleed. While Gavaskar was worried, his mother wiped off the blood and continued to lob tennis balls at her son.
73-year-old Sunil Gavaskar is one of India’s legendary batsmen. His career spans from 1971 to 1987 during which he has scored 10,125 runs from 125 Tests that include 34 centuries. He has also played 108 ODIs for India, scoring 3,092 runs.
