Bengaluru, Sept. 19 -- Indian cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar reflected on how two dropped catches by former West Indies great Sir Garfield Sobers gave his international career a second chance, drawing a connection between those moments and the work of Sri Sathya Sai Sanjeevani Hospital supporting free heart surgeries for children born with congenital heart defects.

Speaking at the event 'An Evening with Legends: Compassion in Action' in Bengaluru on Saturday, Gavaskar said Sobers' generosity and the opportunities he received early in his career had shaped his perspective on giving others a second chance.

"So that generosity of Sir Garfield Sobers gave my cricketing career an almost vertical take-off. So when I got this opportunity to be ...