Rohan Gavaskar Age, Wiki and Bio

Rohan Gavaskar

Quick Info

ProfessionCricketer
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth20/02/1976
Age48 years
BirthplaceKanpur, Uttar Pradesh

Bio/Wiki

Full NameRohan Sunil Gavaskar

Physical Stats & More

Height5’ 5”
Weight70 kg
Eye ColorDark Brown
Hair ColorNatural Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School
  • St. Xaviers Collegiate School, Kolkata
  • Bombay Scottish School
College/UniversityRamniranjan Anandilal Podar College of Commerce and Economics

Personal Life

Zodiac SignPisces
HometownMumbai, Maharashtra

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried
SpouseSwati Mankar
Marriage Date2 April 2003

Family

WifeSwati Mankar
Children
SonVivaan Gavaskar
DaughterReha Gavaskar
FatherSunil Gavaskar
MotherMarshneil Gavaskar

Career

International Debut
ODI18 January 2004 against Australia at Gabba, Brisbane
TestDid Not Play
T20Did Not Play
Domestic/State Teams
  • Royal Bengal Tigers
  • ICL India
  • Elite Group B
  • East Zone
  • India A
  • India B
  • Indian Inv XI
  • PCA Masters XI
  • Rest of India
  • Wills XI
  • Young India
  • Kolkata Knight Riders
  • Bengal
Batting StyleLeft-hand bat
Bowling StyleLeft-arm spin orthodox

Favourites

CricketerVirender Sehwag
Board GameLudo
Actor
  • Amitabh Bachchan
  • Akshay Kumar
Actress
  • Priyanka Chopra
  • Deepika Padukone
Singer
  • Kumar Sanu
  • Udit Narayan
PlaceLondon

Some Lesser Known Facts

Rohan Gavaskar played 11 ODI matches for India as a left-handed middle-order batter, he is Sunil Gavaskar's son.
Originally named Rohan Jaivishwa, his surname led to a change in his name to Rohan Gavaskar.
Apart from batting, he bowled left-arm spin orthodox representing Bengal in Ranji Trophy and East Zone in the Duleep Trophy.
He led the Bengal team, but his captaincy did not yield successful outcomes.
In 2007, he joined the Indian Cricket League (ICL) before making a comeback to mainstream Indian cricket after the BCCI amnesty in 2009.
Rohan Gavaskar worked as a commentator during IPL seasons and held the role of media director for the Nelson Mandela Bay Stars.