Sunil Gavaskar was the Sheriff of Mumbai in 1994
Former cricketer Sunil Gavaskar was appointed the Sheriff of Mumbai in 1994 for a period of one year. He was sworn in on December 22, 1994, at the Raj Bhavan in the presence of then Governor PC Alexander and then CM Sharad Pawar. The sheriff is an officer of the High Court ranking below the mayor, without independent executive powers.