The player-turned-administrator said the hard grind was part of the honour of representing one's country.
Gavaskar, who now heads the powerful cricket committee of the sport's world governing body, the International Cricket Council, said he was shocked at players complaining of the gruelling international schedule.
"I can't see the problem, these players are turning out for their countries, it's an honour to represent your country," Gavaskar said on a television programme.
"I would be willing to sweat 365 days in a year for India. Those who can't stand the heat should stay out."
Federation of International Cricketers Association (FICA) president Tim May, a former Australian off-spinner, has mentioned the possibility of a players' strike if the International Cricket Council (ICC) fails to change the cramped schedule.
"We're frustrated, we're concerned, we're disappointed the ICC and the member countries aren't abiding by principles that are supposed to be abided by in the scheduling of tours," May told Australia's The Sun-Herald newspaper earlier this week.
"It's a revenue-raising frenzy. It's pushing the players into a position where they're just going to say, 'No, it's too much, we're walking away from this, we're not going to play in these games'."
The ICC has suggested that teams should be restricted to playing between 12 and 15 Tests and 30 one-dayers in a calendar year.
