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Sunil Gavaskar, famously known as the "Little Master", who was once the captain of the Indian cricket team, turned 76 on Thursday, July 10. The legendary batsman has many records under his name including the one of being the first international cricketer to complete 10,000 runs in Test cricket. With his extraordinary skills he is still winning hearts off the field by his commentary and his insights in the game. Currently, he is part of the expert panel of Sony Sports Network covering the television broadcast of India's Test tour of England.
In a moment of celebration, Sunil Gavaskar cut his birthday cake during the Extraaa Innings show on the Sony Sports Network. He did it ahead of the start of the third England versus India Test match at the Lord’s in London. Former captain of England cricket team Michael Vaughan and cricket broadcaster Harsha Bhogle were also present during the cake cutting ceremony in the studio.
England won the toss and chose to bat in the Lord’s Test vs India
After an Indian victory at Edgbaston, which levelled the series at 1-1, both the teams are currently facing each other at Lord’s in London. England won the toss and they chose to bat first. They have made only one change in their playing eleven as Josh Tongue is replaced by Jofra Archer. On the other hand, India is also on the ground with one change, Jasprit Bumrah comes in place of speedster Prasidh Krishna.
On this iconic ground, England have more number of Test wins than India - 12 in total - as both the teams have played 19 matches against each other. India have managed to won three Test here, whereas four matches ended up in a draw. This match is the 20th clash between the two sides at Lord's in London.
