Forty-three years in the past on at the present time, batting legend Sunil Gavaskar started a Check innings that went into the historical past books for the 708 minutes, which involves energy-sapping 11.eight hours, he spent on the crease to attain 172 runs in Bangalore.
The knock in opposition to England within the second Check of the 1981 collection was the longest first-class innings by an Indian batter at the moment. Curiously, it broke Gavaskar’s personal document of 593 minutes he took a yr in the past in opposition to Pakistan to attain 166 runs.
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Replying to England’s 400 all out, captain Gavaskar’s century took India to 428 for a slender 28-run lead in a Check that understandably meandered in the direction of a draw.
After England’s second innings had reached 174 for three on the ultimate day, the gamers shook arms as no end result was doable. Together with his batting and fielding time, Gavaskar ended up being on the sector for all however 4 balls of the match.
Gavaskar ended his legendary profession after 125 Exams, scoring a then world document 10,122 runs in 214 innings at a median of 51.12, together with one other then world document of 34 a whole lot. He additionally scored 45 half-centuries.
He was additionally a part of Kapil Dev’s group that gained the 1983 ODI World Cup.
