5 players who were named after famous cricketers

#4 Rohan Gavaskar

Rohan Gavaskar attempts a caught and bowled chance against Australia

Son of legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar, Rohan had a brief stint as part of the Indian national team before he lost his spot to regulars. A left-hand batsman and useful left-arm spinner, Rohan featured in 11 One-Day Internationals for India.

With a lot of cricket running in his family, Rohan's christening was also inclined toward cricket as he was named after famous Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Rohan Kanhai, whose style of play was admired by Sunil Gavaskar.

It does not end there. Junior Gavaskar's actual birth name was Rohan Jaiviswa, a surname that was a combination of two big cricketing names ML Jaisimha and Gundappa Vishwanath.