5 things about Sunil Gavaskar you may not know

#4 He could have landed in the family of fisherman had it not been for Nan-Kaka

Thank God for the family

We all know the role that family support plays in shaping the future of children and Gavaskar's family was always supportive in his career choice. However, had it not been for a little hole near the top of his left ear lobe; he could have well been fishing in the Machhimaar nagar of south Mumbai (then Bombay).

Mr Narayan Masurekar, one of Gavaskar's relative had come to see him on the day of his birth and had noticed a little hole near the top of his left ear lobe. But when he came to see the child next day he saw that the baby did not have any hole on his left ear lobe. This resulted in a frantic search in the hospital and Gavaskar was eventually located sleeping peacefully beside a fisherman.

So, if his Nan-Kaka (as Gavaskar addressed Mr Masurekar) had not noticed this birth mark; Gavaskar could well have been just another fisherman in the Arabian Sea or maybe his talent could have still brought him into cricket. That's a thing we will never come to know.