Legendary Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar named his son Rohan Gavaskar, after a former West Indies' player Rohan Kanhai. Jamaican musician Bob Marley and Kanhai's teammate Alvin Kallicharran also named their respective sons after him. Kanhai, who was born on December 26, 1935, was described as "the greatest batsman I have ever seen" by Sunil Gavaskar.