Cricket Legends & their Sons: Successes & Struggles

✅ 1. Sunil Gavaskar & Rohan Gavaskar

• Legend: Sunil Gavaskar – One of India’s greatest openers; over 10,000 Test runs.
• Son: Rohan Gavaskar
  • 🟡 Career: Played 11 ODIs for India (2004); decent domestic record for Bengal.
  • ❌ Struggle: Failed to make a long-lasting impact at international level.
  • ✅ Current Role: Cricket commentator and IPL analyst.

✅ 2. Geoff Marsh & Shaun Marsh / Mitchell Marsh

• Legend: Geoff Marsh – 1987 World Cup winner, Aussie opener
• Sons:
  • Shaun Marsh
    • 🟡 Flashes of brilliance (Test century on debut), but inconsistent.
    • ❌ Injuries & form kept him out of regular contention.
  • Mitchell Marsh
    • ✅ 2021 T20 World Cup final hero, now a regular across formats.
    • ⚡ Achieved what his father and brother couldn’t — peak ICC tournament performance.

✅ 3. Lala Amarnath & Mohinder Amarnath

• Legend: Lala – India’s first Test centurion (1933)
• Son: Mohinder Amarnath
  • ✅ Career: 1983 World Cup final Man of the Match; solid Test career.
  • 🧠 Known for: Technical excellence and grit in tough conditions.
  • ✅ Success: One of India’s best match-winners of the 80s.

✅ 4. Chris Broad & Stuart Broad

• Legend: Chris Broad – England Test opener in the 1980s
• Son: Stuart Broad
  • ✅ One of England’s greatest fast bowlers (604 Test wickets)
  • 🔥 Known for: Ashes heroics, match-turning spells
  • 🏆 Far eclipsed his father’s cricketing legacy.

✅ 5. Roger Binny & Stuart Binny

• Legend: Roger Binny – Leading wicket-taker in 1983 WC
• Son: Stuart Binny
  • 🟡 Short international career (6 Tests, 14 ODIs)
  • ✅ Holds best ODI bowling figures by an Indian (6/4 vs Bangladesh)
  • ❌ Inconsistent form; couldn’t cement spot

✅ 6. Yograj Singh & Yuvraj Singh

• Legend: Yograj Singh – Brief international stint (1 Test, 6 ODIs)
• Son: Yuvraj Singh
  • ✅ 2007 T20 WC six sixes, 2011 WC Man of the Tournament
  • 💪 Cancer warrior, inspiration worldwide
  • ⚡ Far more successful than his father

✅ 7. Shivnarine Chanderpaul & Tagenarine Chanderpaul

• Legend: Shivnarine – West Indies’ batting wall (11,867 Test runs)
• Son: Tagenarine Chanderpaul
  • ✅ Debuted in 2022, already scored Test double century
  • 🧬 Similar grit and temperament; promising start to career

✅ 8. Abdul Qadir & Usman Qadir

• Legend: Abdul Qadir – Pakistan’s iconic leg-spinner
• Son: Usman Qadir
  • 🟡 Sporadic appearances for Pakistan in T20Is
  • ❌ Yet to match his father’s charisma or performance

✅ 9. Hanif Mohammad & Shoaib Mohammad

• Legend: Hanif – “Little Master” of Pakistan
• Son: Shoaib Mohammad
  • ✅ Over 2,000 Test runs for Pakistan
  • 🟡 Not as legendary, but a steady performer in 80s-90s

✅ 10. Micky Stewart & Alec Stewart

• Legend: Micky – England player and long-time coach
• Son: Alec Stewart
  • ✅ England’s most capped Test cricketer when he retired
  • ✅ Excelled as a batsman and wicketkeeper

Author: Team BTP

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