As per a report by TOI, the legendary Sunil Gavaskar is set to have a cricket ground named after him in England. The former India captain will have a stadium going by his name in Leicester as a part of the honour given to him by the Bharat Sports and Cricket Club. 

This club will have its entire 5-acre sports field named after the extraordinary batter, making him the first Indian cricketer to have a ground on his name in England or anyplace in Europe. 

Gavaskar, presently in London, said he is “delighted” to have gotten such a sign of appreciation for his commitment to the game.

“I am delighted and honoured that a 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 honour indeed.”

Sunil Gavaskar told Times of India on Thursday

“To us, he is not just the ‘Little Master’, he is a great master of the game, Leicester MP “excited” to have a ground named after Sunil Gavaskar

“We are thrilled and honoured that Gavaskar has agreed to have this pitch and ground named after him, he is a living legend and over the years, has delighted Indians and other lovers of cricket with his record-breaking performances.”

Vaz said

The ground in Leicester will be the third cricketing venue in the world to be named after Sunil Gavaskar. The ground enters the rundown headed by sporting facility in Kentucky in the USA and Zanzibar in Tanzania that are named after the legend. This, however, would feel the most exceptional of the lotl for Gavaskar since this is an acknowledgment coming from a nation hailed as perhaps one of cricket’s biggest powerhouses to be reckoned with.

One of the pavilions at this 5-section of land office in Leicester has already got a painting of Gavaskar on its walls. The cricketer-turned-commentator will reveal the new name of the ground at a ceremony soon.

The initiative that lays out the scene as an integral part of grassroots cricket in Leicester was the brainchild of Kieth Vaz, a serving MP of Indian origin in the UK parliament for 32 years and clearly a huge Gavaskar fan.

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Hailing the master batter, who turned into the very first player to accomplish 10,000 runs in Test cricket, Rash Patel, an individual from the Bharat Sports and Cricket Club said they could never have tracked down a more meriting personality for the distinction than Sunil Gavaskar.