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06 Nov 2014 16:40 #222326
by Googley
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Sunil Gavaskar… became only the second batsman to score a hundred and a double hundred in the same Test, while battling a painful toothache. It was just his fourth Test in a debut series where he scored 774 runs — 773 of those coming in seven innings!
A hook off paceman Uton Dowe past mid-wicket followed by a steer past gully warmed him up.
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06 Nov 2014 16:41 #222327
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In the Colin Cowdrey Spirit of Cricket Lecture of 2003, Gavaskar disclosed, “Rohan Kanhai occasionally grunted his disapproval from first slip if I played a loose shot. It wasn’t that these great cricketers did not want their team to win. It was just the fact that they had supreme confidence in their own ability and believed that helping an opponent only produced good cricket and was good for the game.â€
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06 Nov 2014 16:49 #222328
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Gavaskar himself felt the pressure when he spent half-an-hour in the 190s. Finally a cover drive off Dowe got him there, and the pitch was soon invaded by the numerous Indian fans who had thronged to the ground. The young hero was mobbed, garlanded and lifted prone off the ground. He had become just the second batsman alongside Doug Walters to score a single and double hundred in the same match.
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06 Nov 2014 17:04 #222335
by ketchim
Nah ! He got som GT bubble gum fuh Chew !
ramesh give him a Johnny Braff 45 to improve he swagger !
"It burns inside" Braff
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06 Nov 2014 23:38 #222439
by wowtgp
Sunil's era and Sachin's era was the difference between these players. Gavasker had to face all time best quickies of West Indies, Australia and South Africa on pitches that were heaven fast bowlers. Batting used to be a real test those days. You couldn't play a ball on the rise. Sachin's time on the pitch was a bit easier compared to Gavasker.
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07 Nov 2014 14:08 #222505
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In my book, Gavasker is the greatest opening batsman ever in the history of cricket.
He is also the greatest Indian batsman. I ranked him ahead of 10D, just slightly. Gavo set the bar for the chaps that came later.
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