2. The first batsman to go past the 29 centuries scored by Don Bradman

On December 28, 1983, Gavaskar created history and scored his 30th Test match ton. He went past Sir Don Bradman’s tally of 29 hundred and became the leading century make in Test cricket.

Gavaskar scored his record-breaking ton against his favourite opponents the West Indies during a Test match at Chennai. He scored a total of 34 centuries in his Test career which stood as a record for more than two long decades.

The former India skipper held the record until 2005 after which Sachin Tendulkar eventually scored his 35th Test match 100 and went past his idol.