Sunil-Rohan Gavaskar To Yograj-Yuvraj Singh, Famous Father-Son Duos Who Represented India In Cricket

While it is the dream of every budding cricketer to play for the nation, there have been instances where father-son duos have gone onto represent India in the 'Gentleman's Game' at the very highest level and made their families and the nation proud.

Indian cricket has been fortunate to have some of the greatest cricketers to have doned the national jersey in all three format of the game and left a mark of their own by producing match winning performances with superlative consistency over the years.

Be it the 'Little Master' Sunil Gavaskar to 'Master Blaster' Sachin Tendulkar with the willow, the famous spin quartet in the 70s or one of the best ever all-rounders in Kapil Dev, Indian cricketers have attained the status of legends with their heroics on the green turf.

It is an absolute honour for any Indian cricketer to don the 'Whites' in the red-ball format or the 'Blues' in limited overs cricket and make the cut among the best eleven out of a highly competitive field to represent the national team and have the satisfaction of playing for a billion plus cricket crazy fans.

While it is the dream of every budding cricketer to play for the nation, there have been instances where father and sons have gone onto represent India in the 'Gentleman's Game' at the very highest level and made their families and the nation proud.

Here is a look at some of the most notable father and sons duos who had the honour of playing cricket for India in the international arena

Sunil Gavaskar and Rohan Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar has been hailed as one of the greatest exponents with the willow in the longer format of the game. Nicknamed the 'Little Master', Gavaskar ruled the roost by thwarting some of the deadliest new ball attacks with his well oiled technique and dodged defence.

Gavaskar went onto etch his name as the finest opener of his generation and became the first batsman to cross the 10000-run mark in Test cricket. He also held the world record for the most Test tons (34) before Sachin Tendulkar went onto break the record in 2005.

Sunil Gavaskar's son Rohan also became a cricketer of notable pedigree and went onto represent the nation like his illustrious father. Though it was a tall order for Rohan to come anyway close to emulating what the legendary Sunil Gavaskar achieved, he was fortunate enough to realize his dream of playing for the nation. Rohan played 11 ODIs for the 'Men in Blue' and registered a solitary half ton.



Yuvraj Singh and Yograj Singh

Yograj Singh and Yuvraj Singh are another notable father-son duo who represented India in international cricket. it was quite the reverse for Yograj-Yuvraj duo as son Yuvraj turned out to be more successful than his dad Yograj Singh.

While Yograj, who was a fearsome speedster in the era of the great Kapil Dev, featured in merely one Test and six ODIs, his son Yuvraj went onto become one of the most successful one day international cricketers for India.

'Yuvi' was a game changer with his pugnacious strokeplay and lofty six hitting down the order and could also chip in with wickets with his part time off spin, besides being a superb fielder. He brought his best game to the fore in the major ICC events, playing a major role with both bat and ball in India's title winning campaigns in the ICC 2007 T20 World Cup and ICC 2011 World Cup.

Vijay Manjrekar and Sanjay Manjrekar

Vijay Manjrekar was hailed as one of the first batting stalwarts for India in the Test arena post independence. The technically sound strokemaker was considered to be one of the best players of his era against quality seam bowling. Vijay, who made his Test debut for India in 1952 played 55 Tests for the nation in which he notched up 3208 runs laced with 7 tons and 15 fifties.

Sanjay Manjrekar was one of the most promising cricketers to come out of the Mumbai stable in the mid 80s. Much like his father Vijay, Sanjay also had a very compact and well organized technique. Although, he did not do justice to the immense potential he showcased early in his career, Sanjay represented India with distinction in 37 Tests and 74 ODIs. He played some of his best innings against quality bowling attacks in testing overseas conditions.

Roger Binny and Stuart Binny

Roger Binny was one of India's frontline all-rounders in the limited overs cricket during the decade of the 80s. Under the shadows of the great Kapil Dev and Madal Lal for a considerable part of his career, Binny notched up some impressive performances with both the willow and white cherry. Roger Binny's highlight of his pretty successful ODI career was finishing as the highest wicket taker in India's World Cup winning campaign in 1983.

Much like his father, Stuart Binny was a handy seam all-rounder, who was very handy with his medium pace in seam friendly conditions and chipped in with quick fire runs as an attacking middle-order batsman.

Although, Stuart's career was not as impactful as his father Roger, he donned the Indian jersey in six Tests and fourteen ODIs. Stuart is best remembered for his producing a phenomenal spell of seam bowling against Bangladesh in 2014 where he picked up staggering figures of 6/4 against the sub continent team.

Lala Amarnath & Mohinder and Surinder Amarnath

Lala Amarnath and his sons Mohinder Amarnath and Surinder Amarnath are considered to be one of the most notable father-son duos who represented Indian cricket team with distinction in the international arena.

Lala Amarnath held the record for being India's first Test skipper after the nation gained independence from the British rule. Lala Amarnath's 24-match Test career saw him achieve many firsts in Indian cricket as he became the first batsman to score a century for India in Test cricket. 'Lala' also skippered India to a historic first ever Test series win over Pakistan in 1952.

Mohinder Amarnath was regarded as one of Indian team's batting mainstays in the 70s and the 80s.Known for his penchant of playing fast bowling on bouncy tracks with relative ease, Amarnath held his own fort in an era which had batting greats like Gundappa Vishwanath, Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar.

Amarnath was a pretty handy seam all-rounder in ODIs and contributed with his military medium pace along with his flashy strokeplay as a frontline batsman in the middle order. He was an integral member of Kapil Dev-led India's 1983 World Cup winning squad.