Runs n' Ruins
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Runs n' Ruins is a book written by Sunil Gavaskar
chronicling the events that took place during the 1983 cricket season. It was published by Rupa & Co.
. Pakistan
and West Indies were about to tour the country. Gavaskar describes the events leading up to and during the 2 tours.
The tour began with an unofficial ODI game played at Hyderabad. Pakistan batted first and compiled 151 for 8 in their allotted 46 overs. Javed Miandad
top scored with 66. India chased the target comfortably and won the game by 4 wickets. Mohinder Amarnath
top scored with 60, continuing his good form. This game also marked the first time that Sunil Gavaskar used his famous fiberglass skull cap.
, Bangalore
. Dilip Vengsarkar
and Ravi Shastri
were dropped from the team and Dilip Doshi
was recalled. The test was marred by bad weather and also a controversial walk off by captain Zaheer Abbas
. India managed 275 in their first innings largely due to a 155 run partnership between Madan Lal
and Roger Binny
. Riding on Javed Miandad
's 99, Pakistan managed to eke out a slender lead of 13 runs. By this time, the game was heading to a draw and the only reason to continue was to see if Gavaskar reached his 28th test hundred. Gavaskar mentions a meeting between noted Dadar Union player and coach Vasu Paranjape, astrologist Jitu Patel and himself, where the astrologist predicted that Gavaskar would score his hundred on 19 September, 1983.
On 19 September, the last day of the match, after having bowled out Pakistan, Gavaskar walked out to bat with Anshuman Gaekwad
to open the second innings. The real controversy came in the last session. Under the playing regulations, a minimum of 77 overs had to be bowled on every day, but on the last day they also had to bowl 20 in the final hour regardless of how many overs had been bowled up to then. On the final morning, Zaheer sought out Madhav Gothoskar, the umpire and asked for clarification of the rules and he confirmed that all mandatory overs had to be bowled, regardless of the state of the game.
Gavaskar writes in the book
"If his intention was to waste time so that fewer overs were bowled before the mandatory overs count began, then he was partly successful. If his intentions were to disturb the concentration of the batsmen, then he failed."
After tea, Gavaskar nearing his 28th test hundred opened up and started scoring freely. After the end of the 14th mandatory over, Zaheer Abbas
walked off the field with his team without informing the umpires. Sunil Gavaskar
and Anshuman Gaekwad
stayed at the wicket.
Gavaskar writes that
"The umpires were stunned and did not know what was happening. Technically we had won the match at that point but in cases like this, and particularly in Indo-Pak cricket, a little flexibility is to be allowed."
Umpire Gothoskar, issued an ultimatum to the Pakistan cricket team. If they did not continue the game, India will be awarded the match. Pakistan relented and came back.
Gavaskar -
"When play finally did start, I managed to get to my century in the twentieth over. As the ball streaked to the boundary, I glanced at Zaheer and he was already walking towards the pavilion along with his players and we followed."
starred in this game, with a knock of 71 not out and took 3 wickets with his bowling.
The second test match took place at the Gandhi Stadium
, Jalandhar
. This was the first ever test to be played at this ground. Rain once again played spoilsport and the match ended in a draw. The match is notable for Anshuman Gaekwad
's patient 201 and Kapil Dev
trapping Mohsin Khan
LBW with the first ball of the match.
The third one day match was played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium
, Jaipur
. Sandeep Patil
scored a quickfire 50 and helped India win the match.
The final test match of the series took place at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
, Nagpur
. Sandeep Patil
had been dropped for this test match, but was recalled at the last minute when Mohinder Amarnath
was declared unfit. Roger Binny
despite having scores of 81 and 54 in the previous tests was dropped.
Gavakar writes
"Binny was not selected. Instead a decision was taken to fly Sandeep Patil down from Bombay, although there was no way he could have reached Nagpur in time for the start of the game. Luckily, we batted first after overnight rain had delayed the start till after tea. Who exactly were the people who made the decision to ask Patil to fly down is not clear, though at the time it was announced that the team as a whole had met and insisted on Patil being asked to play. This is not true at all, because I do remember Kapil calling a meeting in the dressing room and informing the players, rather than asking their opinion. So it was quite clear that the decision was made by somebody else."
The game ended as a draw with Ravi Shastri
taking a five wicket haul..
and Malcolm Marshall
. India, the reigning world champions hosted West Indies, the runner up in the 1983 Cricket World Cup
final in a series of 5 ODI matches. The first one was played at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium
, Srinagar
.
Gavaskar describes the crowd as amongst the worst he has seen in his life. "The crowd at the ground for our practice sessions was like any other crowd in India, anxious to see the players from near and shake hands, offer good wishes and ask for autographs. So when we arrived at the ground next morning to play, we were stunned by the change. As the Indian players came into the arena to loosen up and do their physical exercises, they were booed by some sections of the crowd. This was unbelievable. Here we were in India and being hooted even before a ball had been bowled. Being hooted at after a defeat is understandable, but this was incredible. Moreover, there were many in the crowd shouting pro-Pakistan slogans which confounded us, because we were playing the West Indies and not Pakistan. The West Indians were as surprised as we were but were obviously delighted to find support in their first big encounter against us after their defeat in the Prudential Cup finals." India eventually lost the game by 26 runs.. Gavaskar however stated that he would love to play in Srinagar again - "I have been asked whether I would play in Srinagar again and my answer is 'Yes', because I believe one does not hold any grudge in cricket and in any case one swallow doesn't make a summer."
India went on to lose the ODI series 5-0. Gavaskar scored his 29th century in the drawn 2nd test at Feroz Shah Kotla
in New Delhi
. Gavaskar brought out all the shots as he raced to his hundred in 94 balls.
"Thus when I flicked a ball from Marshall past mid-on and it went off for a boundary, I was surprised when Dilip Vengsarkar
stopped in the middle and said, 'Well played' and thrust his hand out. He must have known by the expression on my face that I did not know my score because he said, 'Bloody Hell, its your twenty-ninth."
Gavaskar broke Bradman's world record during the 6th test at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
, Chennai
. India had decided to open the batting with Navjot Singh Sidhu
and Anshuman Gaekwad
. Gavaskar would bat at number 4. But Malcolm Marshall
got rid of Gaekwad and Vengsarkar with India yet to open its account. Gavaskar recalls, "At the end of Marshall's over, as the slip fielders crossed, Viv laughed and said, 'Maan, it makes no difference if you bat lower. The score is still zero."
Along with breaking the world record for most centuries, Sunil Gavaskar went past the then Indian record for the highest score held by Vinoo Mankad.
India did not win a single game against the West Indies losing the test series 3-0 and were white washed in the ODI series 5-0..
Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Manohar "Sunny" Gavaskar is a former cricketer who played during the 1970s and 1980s for Bombay and India. Widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history, Gavaskar set world records during his career for the most Test runs and most Test centuries scored by any...
chronicling the events that took place during the 1983 cricket season. It was published by Rupa & Co.
Premise
The book chronicles the events after the 1983 Cricket World Cup1983 Cricket World Cup
The 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup was the third edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 June to 25 June 1983 in England and was won by India. Eight countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in two groups of four teams each, and each...
. Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
and West Indies were about to tour the country. Gavaskar describes the events leading up to and during the 2 tours.
The tour by Pakistan
Sunil Gavaskar at that time had 27 test centuries to his credit. The world record for the most centuries, 29 was held by Don Bradman. In the lead up to this series, there was considerable excitement about the upcoming milestone. The Indian team warmed up for this series by playing a Day Night one day international at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi. It was the first cricket game in India to be played under lights.The tour began with an unofficial ODI game played at Hyderabad. Pakistan batted first and compiled 151 for 8 in their allotted 46 overs. Javed Miandad
Javed Miandad
Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan , popularly known as Javed Miandad , is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team...
top scored with 66. India chased the target comfortably and won the game by 4 wickets. Mohinder Amarnath
Mohinder Amarnath
Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj is a former Indian cricketer and current cricket analyst. He is commonly known as "Jimmy". He is the son of Lala Amarnath, the first post-independence captain of India. His brother Surinder Amarnath was a Test player...
top scored with 60, continuing his good form. This game also marked the first time that Sunil Gavaskar used his famous fiberglass skull cap.
Zaheer Abbas walks off
The first test was played at the M. Chinnaswamy StadiumM. Chinnaswamy Stadium
The M. Chinnaswamy Stadium , located in Bangalore, Karnataka, is one of the cricket stadiums of India. Flanked by the picturesque Cubbon Park, Queen's Road, Cubbon and uptown MG Road, this four decade old stadium is situated in the heart of the city of Bangalore. Formerly known as the Karnataka...
, Bangalore
Bangalore
Bengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
. Dilip Vengsarkar
Dilip Vengsarkar
Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar is an Indian cricketer and cricket administrator. He was one of the most stylish batsmen of his time, known as one of the foremost exponents of the drive. He was also known by the nickname 'Colonel'....
and Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri is a former Indian cricketer and captain. He was an all–rounder who batted right-handed and bowled left arm spin. His international career started when he was 18 years old and lasted for 12 years...
were dropped from the team and Dilip Doshi
Dilip Doshi
Dilip Rasiklal Doshi is a former Indian cricketer who played in 33 Tests and 15 ODIs from 1979 to 1983....
was recalled. The test was marred by bad weather and also a controversial walk off by captain Zaheer Abbas
Zaheer Abbas
Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani , popularly known as Zaheer Abbas, is a former Pakistani cricketer, regarded as one of the finest batsman produced by that country. He is widely known as the "Asian Bradman", a reference to former Australian great Sir Donald Bradman...
. India managed 275 in their first innings largely due to a 155 run partnership between Madan Lal
Madan Lal
Madan Lal Udhouram Sharma is a former Indian cricketer and Indian national cricket coach. He currently coaches Delhi Giants in the Indian Cricket League...
and Roger Binny
Roger Binny
Roger Michael Humphrey Binny is an Indian former cricket all-rounder who is best known for his impressive bowling performance in the 1983 Cricket World Cup where he was the highest wicket-taker , and in the 1985 World Series Cricket Championship in Australia where he repeated this feat .Binny...
. Riding on Javed Miandad
Javed Miandad
Mohammad Javed Miandad Khan , popularly known as Javed Miandad , is a former Pakistani cricketer who played between 1975 and 1996. He is Pakistan's leading run scorer in Test cricket. He has served as a captain of the Pakistan national cricket team...
's 99, Pakistan managed to eke out a slender lead of 13 runs. By this time, the game was heading to a draw and the only reason to continue was to see if Gavaskar reached his 28th test hundred. Gavaskar mentions a meeting between noted Dadar Union player and coach Vasu Paranjape, astrologist Jitu Patel and himself, where the astrologist predicted that Gavaskar would score his hundred on 19 September, 1983.
On 19 September, the last day of the match, after having bowled out Pakistan, Gavaskar walked out to bat with Anshuman Gaekwad
Anshuman Gaekwad
Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad is a former Indian cricketer and two-time Indian national cricket coach. He played in 40 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals....
to open the second innings. The real controversy came in the last session. Under the playing regulations, a minimum of 77 overs had to be bowled on every day, but on the last day they also had to bowl 20 in the final hour regardless of how many overs had been bowled up to then. On the final morning, Zaheer sought out Madhav Gothoskar, the umpire and asked for clarification of the rules and he confirmed that all mandatory overs had to be bowled, regardless of the state of the game.
Gavaskar writes in the book
"If his intention was to waste time so that fewer overs were bowled before the mandatory overs count began, then he was partly successful. If his intentions were to disturb the concentration of the batsmen, then he failed."
After tea, Gavaskar nearing his 28th test hundred opened up and started scoring freely. After the end of the 14th mandatory over, Zaheer Abbas
Zaheer Abbas
Syed Zaheer Abbas Kirmani , popularly known as Zaheer Abbas, is a former Pakistani cricketer, regarded as one of the finest batsman produced by that country. He is widely known as the "Asian Bradman", a reference to former Australian great Sir Donald Bradman...
walked off the field with his team without informing the umpires. Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Manohar "Sunny" Gavaskar is a former cricketer who played during the 1970s and 1980s for Bombay and India. Widely regarded as one of the greatest opening batsmen in cricket history, Gavaskar set world records during his career for the most Test runs and most Test centuries scored by any...
and Anshuman Gaekwad
Anshuman Gaekwad
Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad is a former Indian cricketer and two-time Indian national cricket coach. He played in 40 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals....
stayed at the wicket.
Gavaskar writes that
"The umpires were stunned and did not know what was happening. Technically we had won the match at that point but in cases like this, and particularly in Indo-Pak cricket, a little flexibility is to be allowed."
Umpire Gothoskar, issued an ultimatum to the Pakistan cricket team. If they did not continue the game, India will be awarded the match. Pakistan relented and came back.
Gavaskar -
"When play finally did start, I managed to get to my century in the twentieth over. As the ball streaked to the boundary, I glanced at Zaheer and he was already walking towards the pavilion along with his players and we followed."
Rest of the Pakistan Series
The tour shifted to the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Delhi for a day night one day international. The game was played to raise money for the Prime Minister's Relief fund. India won a thriller by one wicket. Kirti AzadKirti Azad
Kirtivardhan Bhagwat Jha Azad is a former Indian cricketer who played in seven Tests and 25 ODIs from 1980 to 1986. He attended Modern School in Delhi where he was part of the school cricket team. The highlight of his career was being part of the Indian team that won the 1983 Cricket World Cup...
starred in this game, with a knock of 71 not out and took 3 wickets with his bowling.
The second test match took place at the Gandhi Stadium
Gandhi Stadium
Gandhi Stadium is located in the city of Jalandhar, Punjab and is used for cricket matches. The stadium was built in 1955 and serves as the home ground for two Indian domestic cricket teams: Punjab and North Zone...
, Jalandhar
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is a city in Jalandhar District in the state of Punjab, India. It is located 144 km northwest of the state capital, Chandigarh...
. This was the first ever test to be played at this ground. Rain once again played spoilsport and the match ended in a draw. The match is notable for Anshuman Gaekwad
Anshuman Gaekwad
Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad is a former Indian cricketer and two-time Indian national cricket coach. He played in 40 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals....
's patient 201 and Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev Ramlal Nikhanj , better known as Kapil Dev, is a former Indian cricketer. He captained the Indian cricket team which won the 1983 Cricket World Cup...
trapping Mohsin Khan
Mohsin Khan
Mohsin Hasan Khan is a former Pakistani cricketer who played in 48 Tests and 75 ODIs from 1977 to 1986 mainly as an opening batsman.-Life and Career:...
LBW with the first ball of the match.
The third one day match was played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium
Sawai Mansingh Stadium
The Sawai Mansingh Stadium is a cricket stadium in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. It was built in the reign of Maharaja Sawai Man Singh II who was also known as SMS; hence the name of the SMS Stadium in short. It is situated at one corner of the Rambagh Circle...
, Jaipur
Jaipur
Jaipur , also popularly known as the Pink City, is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Rajasthan. Founded on 18 November 1727 by Maharaja Sawai Jai Singh II, the ruler of Amber, the city today has a population of more than 3.1 million....
. Sandeep Patil
Sandeep Patil
Sandeep Madhusudan Patil is a former Indian cricketer, Indian national age group cricket manager and former Kenya national team coach, who made the minnows reach the semi-final of the 2003 World Cup. He was a hard-hitting middle order batsman and an occasional medium pace bowler...
scored a quickfire 50 and helped India win the match.
The final test match of the series took place at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground
The Vidharba Cricket Association Ground was a Test cricket ground in the city of Nagpur. The ground is known as the VCA Ground and belongs to the Central Zone...
, Nagpur
Nagpur
Nāgpur is a city and winter capital of the state of Maharashtra, the largest city in central India and third largest city in Maharashtra after Mumbai and Pune...
. Sandeep Patil
Sandeep Patil
Sandeep Madhusudan Patil is a former Indian cricketer, Indian national age group cricket manager and former Kenya national team coach, who made the minnows reach the semi-final of the 2003 World Cup. He was a hard-hitting middle order batsman and an occasional medium pace bowler...
had been dropped for this test match, but was recalled at the last minute when Mohinder Amarnath
Mohinder Amarnath
Mohinder Amarnath Bhardwaj is a former Indian cricketer and current cricket analyst. He is commonly known as "Jimmy". He is the son of Lala Amarnath, the first post-independence captain of India. His brother Surinder Amarnath was a Test player...
was declared unfit. Roger Binny
Roger Binny
Roger Michael Humphrey Binny is an Indian former cricket all-rounder who is best known for his impressive bowling performance in the 1983 Cricket World Cup where he was the highest wicket-taker , and in the 1985 World Series Cricket Championship in Australia where he repeated this feat .Binny...
despite having scores of 81 and 54 in the previous tests was dropped.
Gavakar writes
"Binny was not selected. Instead a decision was taken to fly Sandeep Patil down from Bombay, although there was no way he could have reached Nagpur in time for the start of the game. Luckily, we batted first after overnight rain had delayed the start till after tea. Who exactly were the people who made the decision to ask Patil to fly down is not clear, though at the time it was announced that the team as a whole had met and insisted on Patil being asked to play. This is not true at all, because I do remember Kapil calling a meeting in the dressing room and informing the players, rather than asking their opinion. So it was quite clear that the decision was made by somebody else."
The game ended as a draw with Ravi Shastri
Ravi Shastri
Ravishankar Jayadritha Shastri is a former Indian cricketer and captain. He was an all–rounder who batted right-handed and bowled left arm spin. His international career started when he was 18 years old and lasted for 12 years...
taking a five wicket haul..
Tour by West Indies
The rest of the book chronicles the tour by West Indies. India lost the 6 match test series 3-0 as the Indian batting was stopped by the likes of Andy Roberts, Michael HoldingMichael Holding
Michael Anthony Holding is a former West Indian cricketer. One of the fastest bowlers ever to play Test cricket, he was nicknamed 'Whispering Death' by umpires due to his quiet approach to the bowling crease...
and Malcolm Marshall
Malcolm Marshall
By 1984 Marshall was seen as one of the finest bowlers in the world, and he demoralised England that summer, especially at Headingley, where he ran through the order in the second innings to finish with 7-53, despite having broken his thumb whilst fielding in the first innings...
. India, the reigning world champions hosted West Indies, the runner up in the 1983 Cricket World Cup
1983 Cricket World Cup
The 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup was the third edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 June to 25 June 1983 in England and was won by India. Eight countries participated in the event. The preliminary matches were played in two groups of four teams each, and each...
final in a series of 5 ODI matches. The first one was played at the Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium
Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium
Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium is a cricket stadium located in Srinagar. It is home to the Jammu and Kashmir cricket team of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir.-International Cricket:...
, Srinagar
Srinagar
Srinagar is the summer seasonal capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is situated in Kashmir Valley and lies on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus. It is one of the largest cities in India not to have a Hindu majority. The city is famous for its gardens, lakes and houseboats...
.
Gavaskar describes the crowd as amongst the worst he has seen in his life. "The crowd at the ground for our practice sessions was like any other crowd in India, anxious to see the players from near and shake hands, offer good wishes and ask for autographs. So when we arrived at the ground next morning to play, we were stunned by the change. As the Indian players came into the arena to loosen up and do their physical exercises, they were booed by some sections of the crowd. This was unbelievable. Here we were in India and being hooted even before a ball had been bowled. Being hooted at after a defeat is understandable, but this was incredible. Moreover, there were many in the crowd shouting pro-Pakistan slogans which confounded us, because we were playing the West Indies and not Pakistan. The West Indians were as surprised as we were but were obviously delighted to find support in their first big encounter against us after their defeat in the Prudential Cup finals." India eventually lost the game by 26 runs.. Gavaskar however stated that he would love to play in Srinagar again - "I have been asked whether I would play in Srinagar again and my answer is 'Yes', because I believe one does not hold any grudge in cricket and in any case one swallow doesn't make a summer."
India went on to lose the ODI series 5-0. Gavaskar scored his 29th century in the drawn 2nd test at Feroz Shah Kotla
Feroz Shah Kotla
The Feroz Shah Kotla or Kotla was originally a fortress built by Sultan Ferozshah Tughlaq to house his version of Delhi city called Ferozabad. A pristine polished sandstone pillar from the 3rd century B.C...
in New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...
. Gavaskar brought out all the shots as he raced to his hundred in 94 balls.
"Thus when I flicked a ball from Marshall past mid-on and it went off for a boundary, I was surprised when Dilip Vengsarkar
Dilip Vengsarkar
Dilip Balwant Vengsarkar is an Indian cricketer and cricket administrator. He was one of the most stylish batsmen of his time, known as one of the foremost exponents of the drive. He was also known by the nickname 'Colonel'....
stopped in the middle and said, 'Well played' and thrust his hand out. He must have known by the expression on my face that I did not know my score because he said, 'Bloody Hell, its your twenty-ninth."
Gavaskar broke Bradman's world record during the 6th test at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium
The M. A. Chidambaram Stadium is a cricket stadium in Chennai , India, named after M. A. Chidambaram, the former President of BCCI and the Tamil Nadu Cricket Association. The stadium was formerly known as Madras Cricket Club Ground or Chepauk Stadium. Commonly known as Chepauk, its first match was...
, Chennai
Chennai
Chennai , formerly known as Madras or Madarasapatinam , is the capital city of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu, located on the Coromandel Coast off the Bay of Bengal. Chennai is the fourth most populous metropolitan area and the sixth most populous city in India...
. India had decided to open the batting with Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu
Navjot Singh Sidhu is former Indian cricket star . After retirement from cricket Navjot Singh Sidhu took up television commentary, and politics. He was later forced to resign from his political position because he was convicted of homicide.-Biography:...
and Anshuman Gaekwad
Anshuman Gaekwad
Anshuman Dattajirao Gaekwad is a former Indian cricketer and two-time Indian national cricket coach. He played in 40 Test matches and 15 One Day Internationals....
. Gavaskar would bat at number 4. But Malcolm Marshall
Malcolm Marshall
By 1984 Marshall was seen as one of the finest bowlers in the world, and he demoralised England that summer, especially at Headingley, where he ran through the order in the second innings to finish with 7-53, despite having broken his thumb whilst fielding in the first innings...
got rid of Gaekwad and Vengsarkar with India yet to open its account. Gavaskar recalls, "At the end of Marshall's over, as the slip fielders crossed, Viv laughed and said, 'Maan, it makes no difference if you bat lower. The score is still zero."
Along with breaking the world record for most centuries, Sunil Gavaskar went past the then Indian record for the highest score held by Vinoo Mankad.
India did not win a single game against the West Indies losing the test series 3-0 and were white washed in the ODI series 5-0..