Rohan scored 6,938 runs in first-class cricket, scoring 18 centuries and 34 fifties.
Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 139 to guide India 'A' to victory over Nottinghamshire.
An application of former India one-day international player Rohan Gavaskar, who had joined the Indian Cricket League, seeking permission to play in domestic tournaments of the country has reached the Board of Control for Cricket in India, according to a top official of Kalighat club, where he had played before joining the rebel league.
The Bengal batsman is expected to leave for Australia on Monday for the tri-series involving India, Australia and Zimbabwe.\n\n
The ICL said both joined the rebel league a week ago and signed the contracts.
Former Indian Cricket League rebel Rohan Gavaskar was on Monday roped in by Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) as their two-day conditioning camp began at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Back in the BCCI's fold after resigning from the 'rebel' Indian Cricket League, Rohan Gavaskar is now eyeing a comeback to the Bengal Ranji Trophy team, which he once captained.
Well aware of the burden of expectations that comes with a legendary surname, former India player Rohan Gavaskar is miffed at the way the cricket fraternity is following each and every move of Sachin Tendulkar's 14-year-old son, Arjun.
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Cricket icon Sunil Gavaskar celebrates a magnificent 75th birthday on July 10th. Rediff.com picks 15 facts about Sunil Gavaskar you need to know:
Half centuries by Rohan Gavaskar and Arindam Das enabled Bengal scored 208 for 3 on the opening day against Karnataka.
Rohan Gavaskar said the prospect of playing alongside leading international cricketers lured him into joining the multi-million dollar Indian Cricket League.
The two batsmen enabled India 'A' post a mammoth 556 for 7 on the penultimate day of the match against Sri Lanka 'A'.
Rohan Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 79 as East Zone scored a one-wicket last ball victory South Zone in the Deodhar Trophy.
The duo enabled the Indians end Day 1 of their three-day match against Glamorgan on 149 for 6.
Parthiv Patel scored a century as Gujarat posted 329 in their first innings. In reply, Bengal were 227 for 5 in the Ranji Trophy match.
Rohan Gavaskar had a black-out after being struck by a Harvinder Singh delivery in a Ranji Trophy match
After nearly two decades of commentating on international games Sunil Gavaskar finally got his first chance in India's premier domestic competition - Ranji Trophy cricket. But for all the cricketing fans in the country, the icing on the cake was to see the batting legend doing commentary with his son, during the Ranji Trophy quarter-final between Mumbai and Maharashtra at the Wankhede stadium on Wednesday.
Karnataka were 117 for one in reply to Bengal's 331
Rohan Gavaskar scored a patient 54 as Bengal took a 63-run first innings lead over Delhi on day 2 of the Ranji Trophy match.
The duo rallied the Indians from 26 for 3 without further loss on the opening day of the four-day match against Zimbabwe Select XI in Harare.
The duo put on 164 runs for the seventh wicket as Bengal held on for a draw in the Ranji Trophy match.
The duo will replace Rohan Gavaskar and Dinesh Karthik who have been picked for the senior Indian team.\n\n
Rohan Gavaskar completed a century for Bengal before the Ranji Trophy match against Mumbai ended in a tame draw.
Rest of India meet Ranji champions Mumbai in the Irani Trophy match from September 18 to 22.
Indian superstar Virat Kohli will play his first Ranji Trophy game since 2012 after making himself available for Delhi's tie against Railways scheduled from January 30.
Virat Kohli has been named in Delhi's 22-member provisional squad for their next Ranji Trophy game against Saurashtra in Rajkot but doubts remain about his participation after it came to light that he is nursing a niggle.
Cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar, who was known to take on the pace-battery of West Indies bowlers during his playing days with aplomb, also showed "courage" to save a family during the 1993 Bombay riots.
It was this day, March 6, in 1971 that Sunil Manohar Gavaskar made his debut in Test cricket.
Ruturaj Gaikwad's whirlwind 148 not out powered Maharashtra to a nine-wicket win over Services
''I truly did not understand what 'behind the scene' meant. It could be that he (Umran) had a fight with the management or maybe there was an argument...'
When he ended his Test career, he held the following Test records: Most Tests (125). Most consecutive Tests (106). Most runs (10,122). Most hundreds (34). Most scores of 50 or more (79). Most hundred partnerships (58).
To watch Dada standing on the steps of the airplane ladder with a glittering trophy in hand was exhilarating, recalls Hemant Kenkre.
'My father worked very hard to earn the name he has got. I'll never consider it a disadvantage or something that puts pressure on me,' says Rohan Gavaskar.
Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, Ajit Wadekar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Vijay Manjrekar and Eknath Solkar are among the 17 cricketers from Maharashtra who have the 'Kar' suffix in their surnames and have played Test cricket for India.
'Playing with international stalwarts in the IPL makes a big, positive, difference.'
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