Mumbai, Nov 05: Former Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar today said that coaching was definitely part of his future plan after being chosen for the Castrol's Lifetime Achievement Award for his contribution to Indian cricket. "I hope I will not become complacent after winning two Life Time Achievement Awards in a week (Ceat and Castrol) as I would like to contribute little more to the game as an administrator and in future as a coach", Gavaskar told reporters here.
"It is a big honour to win this award as they (Castrol) were the first to introduce such awards in the history of Indian cricket and I am looking forward to receiving the award at a function in Bangalore on November 10", he added.
Speaking about his future plans, the most sought after TV commentator said "coaching is one angle that I would like to do more in the future and it is definitely high in my part of the plan".
Speaking about his first full tour to the West Indies in 1971, Gavaskar said "even my wife and her family, who were Nawab of Pataudi fans, did not know who I was."
"After marriage my wife told me she and her sisters were very disappointed to see Pataudi's name missing from the list of players and some unknown Gavaskar's name included instead", the little master added.
However, the same Gavaskar went on to score 774 runs and become the highest run-getter during a tour on debut.
Castrol also announced India under-19 skipper Ambatti Rayudu as winner of the Junior Cricketer of the Year Award.
Bureau Report