Former India captain Sourav Ganguly and batting legend Sunil Gavaskar are two of the finest players Indian cricket could ever have. Both were the two pillars of Indian cricket having plenty of runs in their kitty. However, both of them are football fans as well.
While Ganguly was one of the founding members of Atletico de Kolkata in 2014 and was also associated with when the whole merger with Mohun Bagan took place, Sunil Gavaskar, shared that he has been a keen follower of Arsenal, the EPL club over the years as well. However, Gavaskar has always been fond of two of Arsenal FC’s biggest legends in particular as well.
“I’ve been an Arsenal follower – I won’t say a fan so much – been a follower for a long time. I used to tease my son who is a Manchester United fan that I am an Arsenal fan and he would ask ‘Tell me 4 names from the Arsenal team’. I would say Thierry Henry and Dennis Bergkamp. Even Arsene Wenger is an uncanny lookalike of my hero ML Jaisimha, so that’s an additional factor. Henry was someone who I really admired watching and he also has signed a shirt for me,” Sunil Gavaskar said on The Extra Innings Show on the Sony Sports Network ahead of the start of the 2nd India vs Bangladesh Test as well.
“You have a little more time on your hands” – Sunil Gavaskar on Sourav Ganguly
However, Bergkamp is arguably the biggest Gunner legend of all time, having represented the club in 423 matches and scored 120 goals as well. Henry, however, is a close second with 228 goals in all competitions between 1999 and 2007 as well. Considered one of the greatest strikers of all time, Henry is Arsenal’s all-time highest goal-scorer and he has also won two FA Cups and as many EPL titles with the Gunners; he was also a part of the club during the 2003-04 season when Arsenal finished invincible in the Premier League as well.
Meanwhile, Sunil Gavaskar surprisingly turned his attention to Sourav Ganguly, another fan of the game, revealing that the ex-BCCI president has been in possession of the shirt signed by the footballer and vowed to take it back during upcoming India vs Sri Lanka series as well.
“Sourav Ganguly… hello? Where is that shirt? I am coming to Kolkata for the game on the 12th and Sourav, you better this time – I don’t want any excuses. You are no longer the BCCI president. You have a little more time on your hands. Find that shirt which Henry had signed for me and please give it to me when I come there on the 12th,” concluded Sunil Gavaskar.
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