5 things about Sunil Gavaskar you may not know

#3 The reality behind the infamous Snow charge

The famous altercation with John Snow

Cricket fanatics of yesteryears will recall an ugly incident involving Gavaskar and Englishmen John Snow in the Lords test match in 1971. Gavaskar who was batting with Farokh Engineer set off for a quick single during their partnership. At one point during the run, Snow was at level with Gavaskar and with the ball nowhere nearby him gave the little master a violent shove. This sent Gavaskar sprawling and having lost his bat, he crawled to the crease.

Snow came back and tossed the bat back to Gavaskar. But the news hungry media twisted the story to their advantage. As per Gavaskar in his autobiography Sunny Days, he says that "He did not fling it as reported in the newspapers. In fact, after lunch he came to me and apologised. However, the England selectors dropped him from the next test as a disciplinary measure."