e has also shouldered various responsibilities with the BCCI and served as an advisor to the Indian cricket team during the home series against Australia in 2004.
The Border-Gavaskar Trophy has been instituted in his (co-)honour.
Gavaskar has also been awarded the Padma Bhushan. In December 1994 he was appointed the Sheriff of Mumbai, an honorary for a year.
He has written four books on cricket - Sunny Days (autobiography), Idols, Runs n' Ruins and One Day Wonders.