[Watch] "74 years young" - Irfan Pathan posts behind-the-scenes video of Sunil Gavaskar practicing catches with Imran
Irfan Pathan has posted a rare video of Sunil Gavaskar practicing catches with his son Imran on Instagram today (July 10). Pathan wished his commentary partner Gavaskar a happy birthday with this post.
Former Indian batter Sunil Gavaskar turned 74 today. The entire cricketing fraternity has wished him on his special day. One of them is Irfan Pathan, who works as a commentator for Star Sports along with Gavaskar.
Irfan shared a behind-the-scenes clip of Gavaskar giving catch practice to his son Imran. Captioning the video as '74 years young', the former Indian all-rounder wrote:
"Wishing our first batting legend @gavaskarsunilofficial sir a very happy birthday. May you always stay fit. By the way this catching will put some youngsters to shame."
The video has received more than 10,000 likes in just 20 minutes. Quite a few fans agreed with Irfan Pathan's caption which said that Gavaskar's catching skills would put some youngsters of the T20 era to shame.
Sunil Gavaskar is the 3rd Indian cricketer to celebrate birthday in the last 4 days
July has been a special month for Indian cricket. Several Indian cricket legends were born in this month. On July 7, the cricketing world celebrated the birthday of 2011 World Cup winning captain MS Dhoni. Next, on July 8, Sourav Ganguly celebrated his 51st birthday, and today, on July 10, Sunil Gavaskar is celebrating his 74th birthday.
July 7th - Birthday of MS Dhoni.
July 8th - Birthday of Sourav Ganguly.
July 10th - Birthday of Sunil Gavaskar.
A special week for Indian cricket! https://t.co/wYi9bDkqOJ
The three former Indian cricketers received a lot of love on social media over the last four days. The celebrations will continue in the cricketing world as 2011 World Cup hero Munaf Patel will turn 40 on July 12. Munaf played a big role in India's win against Pakistan in the 2011 World Cup semifinal, where he picked up two wickets.