Notable Indian cricketers have stands, ends, and pavilions inside grounds named after them. A few of them also have roads and landmarks across India and abroad
that honour these icons. The government looks to recognize their contribution to the game while representing the country at the highest stage in international cricket.
Several local and state governments have taken the initiative to honour the legends of Indian cricket by awarding them with roads, signages, and key highway milestones in their names. Today, CricTracker lists down five such cricketers who have roads named after them.
5. Ravichandran Ashwin:
The Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) decided to rename Ramakrishnapuram 1st Street in West Mambalam after veteran spinner Ravichandran Ashwin. The street is located in the locality where Ashwin resides. The proposal, submitted by Carrom Ball Event & Marketing Pvt. Ltd., was unanimously approved during GCC’s Budget 2025 council meeting, presided over by Mayor R. Priya.
“Mr. Ashwin has represented India and Tamil Nadu in numerous matches, winning numerous awards and accolades. He is widely recognized as one of the world’s best all-rounders,” the Greater Chennai Corporation resolution read.
4. Dilip Sardesai:
South Mumbai paid tribute to one of India’s finest cricketers, Dilip Sardesai, by naming a crossing after him. Milind Deora, the South Mumbai politician, honoured the legendary batter by inaugurating The Dilip Sardesai Chowk (Square). The landmark is located near Fariyas Hotel, close to the Colaba Telephone Bhavan in the South Bombay region.
Notably, Sardesai played 30 Tests for the Indian team, scoring 2001 runs at an average of 39.23. He ended his storied international career with five centuries and nine half-centuries. In First-Class cricket, Sardesai played 179 games, garnering a staggering 10,230-run tally between 1960 and 1973.
3. Sunil Gavaskar:
A road in Kasaragod, Kerala, is named after Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar. Notably, the Mumbai-born was the first cricketer to breach past the 10000-run landmark in Test cricket, making him immortal in the annals of cricket history. The decision was taken during a municipal council meeting, with the naming ceremony held in Gavaskar’s presence.
“I’m leaving tonight (after the game against Bangladesh). Will be back here on Saturday. It’s a great honour. Wish I could drive on that road,” Gavaskar had told RevSportz. He earlier had a cricket ground in Louisville, USA, and a street in Wellington, New Zealand, named after him.
2. Sachin Tendulkar:
Sachin Tendulkar’s historic ODI double century at the Captain Roop Singh Stadium in Gwalior not only registered his name in history books, but also in the city itself. Following his unbeaten 200 against South Africa at the Roop Singh Stadium, the Madhya Pradesh government decided to honour him by naming the City Centre-Hurawali Road after the batting stalwart.
The then chief minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan had made the announcement, with Gwalior Collector Akash Tripathi confirming the decision. Additionally, Union Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia, also President of the Madhya Pradesh Cricket Association, declared that a pavilion at the stadium would carry Tendulkar’s name. Meanwhile, there is also Tendulkar Drive in Melbourne’s City of Melton.
1. Anil Kumble:
One of India's biggest match-winners, Anil Kumble, has been honoured with roads named after him in both Bengaluru and his ancestral hometown of Kumble (Kumbla) in Kerala. In Bengaluru, the iconic Anil Kumble Circle, earlier called Oriental Circle, is situated at the junction of St. Mark’s Road and MG Road in the beautiful garden city.
In Kumble town, the Badiyadka Telephone Exchange Road was renamed ‘Anil Kumble Road’ and inaugurated by the former spinner himself. The town celebrated the occasion with a grand procession. “There is no state border in cricket. It is not a question of whether I belong to Kerala or Karnataka. I belong to India first,” Kumble had said as quoted by Deccan Herald.
