Sunil Gavaskar, the legendary cricketer with a well-known passion for tennis, drew an engaging comparison between India’s flamboyant wicketkeeper-batter Rishabh Pant and Spain’s tennis prodigy Carlos Alcaraz during his recent visit to Wimbledon.

Speaking on Star Sports and JioCinema, Gavaskar praised Alcaraz's dynamic game, likening it to Pant’s audacious style on the cricket field. “Alcaraz is moving around so well, and he's got all the shots in the book,” Gavaskar said. “He can be a bit of a showman sometimes, trying those drop shots when you think he should be finishing the point. But that's what people come to watch, it's like watching Rishabh Pant. With Pant, you have to expect the unexpected. Similarly, with Alcaraz, you have got to expect the unexpected. That's what makes him so exciting.”

Wimbledon clearly holds a special place in the heart of the former India captain. He confessed that when he’s in England during the tournament, he ensures a visit to the All England Club. “Every time I am in England around this time, I go to Wimbledon, but I hardly go to Lord's if India isn't playing there. So yes, one could say that I come here more often than I go to Lord's if India isn't playing there,” he remarked. "So yes, one could say that I come here more often than I go to Lord's."