When the great Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar used to go to the crease, it was hard for bowlers to dismiss him. However, some bowlers have also upset the talented batsman like Sunil Gavaskar. In a special conversation with former Pakistan captain Rameez Raja, he shared some moments of his career with the fans. Gavaskar said that he had a lot of trouble playing on the Pakistan pitches.
Reverse swing disturbed in Pakistan: Sunil Gavaskar said that India's tour of Pakistan in 1982-83 was very difficult because the bowling of the hosts at that time was both fast and swinging. Gavaskar told that in Pakistan the ball used to be reverse swing and he was very upset by Sarfaraz Nawaz and Imran Khan. Let Imran Khan take 40 wickets in 6 Tests on that tour. Imran Khan took 5 wickets 4 times in an innings. At the same time, he took more than 10 wickets in two Tests. Sarfaraz Nawaz had taken 19 wickets in his name. India lost the 6-Test series 0-4. Two Test matches were drawn.
Gavaskar (Sunil Gavaskar) said, 'Imran and Sarfaraz bowled very challenging. No one had heard of reverse swing in those days. The new ball was not a problem, but after lunch the ball started swinging and it became difficult to play. Explain that Sunil Gavaskar had scored 434 runs in 10 innings at an average of 48.22 on that Pakistan tour. Gavaskar had scored 3 half-centuries and a century in the series. On the other hand, Mudassar Nazar scored the highest score of 761 and Zaheer Abbas scored 650 runs from Pakistan. Javed Miamdad had made 594.
Richard Hadley also upset: Sunil Gavaskar said that facing the head and swing of Richard Headley in New Zealand was also a tough challenge for him. Gavaskar said that it was the toughest for him to face Headley on the New Zealand tour in 1981. Let me tell you that Team India Series was defeated 0-1 on New Zealand tour too. This was New Zealand's first Test series win against India. In this series, Sunil Gavaskar was able to score 126 runs in 3 Tests at an average of 25. At the same time Richard Headley took 10 wickets in 3 Tests. The amazing thing is that Ravi Shastri took the maximum 15 wickets on New Zealand's fast wicket.
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