Gavaskar escapes unscathed from car accident

Sunil Gavaskar was lucky to escape unhurt in a car crash while travelling from Manchester to London on Sunday after the completion of the third Test between India and England.

According to media reports, Gavaskar, who is part of the Sky Sports commentary team, was seated in a Jaguar with fellow-commentator Marc Nicholas and his close friend Chandresh Patel when he met with the accident.

It is learnt that the legendary opener was sitting on the left side of the rear while Nicholas was sitting beside the driver. A car coming from the opposite end collided with their Jaguar.

Gavaskar’s driver, who had reportedly dozed off, was slow to react on a wet road did avoid a head-on collision but the speeding vehicle slammed into the other car. It was Gavaskar, who had to shout to get the drowsy driver back in his senses as the others were also fast asleep.

Though the Jaguar was badly damaged, all the passengers left unscathed and the visibly shaken trio soon took a train from East Midland Park for London.

It was reported that Gavaskar, who had warned the driver of rash driving in soggy and skiddy conditions, was reading a newspaper when the accident happened while the other two passengers were comfortably sleeping.

“God has saved us. There was torrential rain and our car was being driven very fast. Thankfully, no one was hurt although the accident was very, very scary,” he was quoted in media reports.