Sunil Gavaskar’s top 3 performances in Test Cricket

Sunil Gavaskar is one of the greatest Test cricketers. The former Indian batter held the record of most Test runs and tons when he retired. His compact technique against swing and spin made him a tough customer to deal with. When on song, Gavaskar was hard to dismiss. 

His role in the team was to blunt down the new ball and play long innings. With his defensive technique, Gavaskar won many Test matches for India. He is regarded as the greatest Test opener by many experts and fans.

Here are the top 3 performances of Sunil Gavaskar in Tests –

124 and 220 against the West Indies, 5th Test of 1971 series, Port of Spain, Trinidad

Batting first in the last Test of the series, India scored 360 on the back of Gavaskar’s 124. In reply, West Indies scored 526. India in their second innings scored 427, as Gavaskar scored 220 to become the batter to score a hundred and a double hundred in the same Test. The match eventually ended in a draw.

111 and 137 against Pakistan, 3rd Test of 1978 series, National Stadium, Karachi

Batting first, India posted 344 runs on the board, thanks to Gavaskar’s 111 and cameos from the tailenders. In reply, Pakistan scored 481/9 before declaring. India in their second innings scored 300, thanks to Gavaskar’s 137. It was a solid performance against a bowling attack consisting of Imran Khan, Sarfraz Nawaz, Iqbal Qasim, Mushtaq Mohammad, and Sikander Bakht.

13 and 221 against England, 4th Test of the 1979 series, Kennington Oval, London

Batting first on a tricky surface, England posted 305 on the board. In reply, India managed just 202 runs. In the second innings, England scored 334/8 before declaring their innings. Chasing a mammoth 438, Gavaskar scored an exceptional 221, which put India in the driver’s seat. The match ended in a draw, as India couldn’t score nine runs in the end.

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