Sunil Gavaskar turns 75: Here are the veteran’s 5 greatest test knocks

With over 10,000 runs and 34 centuries in the format, Gavaskar really was something else in the test format

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1. 236 against West Indies, Madras, 1983

With India facing an upper order collapse, Sunil Gavaskar along with Ravi Shastri steadied the innings with a brilliant 170-run stand. At that time, Gavaskar’s score of 236 became the highest individual test score surpassing Vinoo Mankad’s 231.

2. 221 vs England, London, 1979

Gavaskar’s incredible double-century and his crucial partnerships with Chetan Chauhan and Dilip Vengsarkar in the final innings of the test match massively helped India in drawing the game.

3. 220 vs West Indies, Port of Spain, 1971

Gavaskar was too good for the West Indian bowling attack as he scored a century in the first innings and a double-century in the second innings to give West Indies a respectable target of 262.

4. 205 vs West Indies, Mumbai, 1978

Gavaskar really loved playing against the West Indies as out of his 4 double-centuries, 3 came against the Caribbean side. This knock of 205 runs helped India post a massive total of 424 in the first innings.

5. 182 vs West Indies, Kolkata, 1978

Another match where Gavaskar dismantled the fierce West Indian bowling attack with centuries in both the innings. He scored 107 in the first innings and remained unbeaten on 182 in the second innings.

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