Gundappa Viswanath celebrates his 71st birthday on February 12, 2020 (Wednesday). Viswanath, who was born on this day in 1949, is widely regarded as one of the greatest batsman of his generation. The batting wizard played 91 Test matches and 25 ODIs for India, scoring over 6000 international runs with the help of 14 Test centuries and 35 half-centuries. On his birthday, take a look at some lesser-known facts about Gundappa Viswanath.