Run Reaper bat used by Sunil Gavaskar in 1979, sold for £8000 at Knights.
Sports stars are always looking for small incremental improvements in performance that can prove crucial to the result. Illegal means such as drugs are one thing, but fair means could involve the design of gear used – and still prove controversial.
In 1979 cricketer Sunil Manohar Gavaskar (Bombay, Somerset and India 1966-87) was playing for India in the second Test match against England at Lords.