Sunil Manohar Gavaskar, popularly known as Sunny, is an Indian cricketer. He was born on July 10, 1949 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Indian Premier League 2 April 21, 2009 The 2009 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 2, was the second season of the Indian Premier League.    The tournament was hosted by South Africa and scheduled between April 18 and May 24, 2009. The matches of IPL 2 was telecast live on Set Max channel. The final match of the IPL 2 was played between Deccan Chargers v Bangalore Royal Challengers on May 24, 2009 at the Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg. Deccan Chargers defeated Bangalore Royal Challengers in the final match and won the Indian Premier League 2009 (IPL 2). To post comments about Indian Premier League 2 at [click here]. Sunil graduated from the St Xavier's College in Mumbai. Gavaskar was named India's Best Schoolboy Cricketer of the Year in 1966. He made his first-class debut in 1966. He made his Test debut against West Indies on March 10, 1971. He made his ODI debut against England on July 13, 1974. He is the first batsman to score 10,000 runs. Gavaskar has served as an advisor to the Indian cricket team during the home series against Australia in 2004. He is the chairman of the ICC cricket committee. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been instituted in his co-honor. Gavaskar is married to Marshaniel Mehrotra. They have a son called Rohan. Rohan is an Indian cricketer. Gavaskar was honored with the Padma Bhushan award in 1980.