| CHETAN | Sunil Gavaskar's '70s Test opening partner, ... Chauhan (6) |
| THOMMO | Nickname of Lillee's '70s Test bowling partner (6) |
| CHAUHAN | Gavaskar's opening partner |
| REGE | Former Mumbai all-rounder and Gavaskar's childhood friend, Milind? |
| SUNNY | Gavaskar's cheery nickname |
| HAYNES | Gordon Greenidge's '80s Test opening partner, Desmond ... (6) |
| SOHAIL | Saeed Anwar's Test opening partner, Aamer...(6) |
| SEHWAG | Virender ___, 2001-2013 India Test opening batter (6) |
| CHOPRA | 2003-04 India Test opening bat, Aakash ... (6) |
| GORDONGREENIDGE | Desmond Haynes West Indies Test opening partner (6,9) |
| NARINE | West Indies right-arm spinner and left-handed batsman, Sunil ... (6) |
| DESMOND | Gordon Greenidge's Test opening partner, ... Haynes (7) |
| PONSFORD | Bill Woodfull's Victoria and Test opening partner, Bill ... (8) |
| AAMER | Saeed Anwar's Pakistan Test opening partner, ... Sohail (5) |
| IANREDPATH | Keith Stackpole and Bill Lawry's Test opening partner (3,7) |
| GORDON | ___ Greenidge : Desmond Haynes's opening partner in the West Indies team of the 80's? |
| SANJAY | This Bollywood actor, son of Sunil Dutt and Nargis, made his debut in Rocky (1981) and is widely recognized for his iconic role as Munna Bhai in the Munna Bhai M.B.B.S. film series.(First Name) (6) |
| SHETTY | Sunil or Shilpa of Bollywood |
| BURNS | Australian Test opening batsman v Pakistan and NZ in 2019-20 (5) |
| EDGAR | Wellington men's Test opening batting stalwart 1978-86 (5) |
