57 runs of Manchester Test, which are special for Gavaskar. (Photo- PTI)
The fourth match of the 5 -match Test series between India and England will be played at the Old Trafford Stadium in Manchester. Team India has not won a single Test match on this ground yet. In such a situation, this match is going to be very difficult for the Indian team. Meanwhile, an old statement of veteran Sunil Gavaskar is becoming quite viral. Actually, Sunil played many historical innings in his career at Gavaskar. But he considers 57 runs scored in the Manchester Test to be one of his best innings.
57 runs of Manchester Test, which are special for Gavaskar
In 1971, Sunil Gavaskar started his career. He also visited his first England in the same year. He was in the news at that time after his brilliant 774 -run series in the West Indies. But he scored only 144 runs in six innings in England. During this, Gavaskar scored 57 runs in Old Trafford, Manchester. He considers his innings one of the best innings, because during this time he had to face a lot of challenges.
Classed innings played in such condition
Sunil Gavaskar made a big statement on this innings while talking to ESPNcricinfo in 2014. In response to England’s first innings 386 runs, how he faced challenges while getting ready to start the innings with Ashok Mankad. Gavaskar had said, ‘We had never seen such a green pitch before. It was cold. Light drizzle was happening, due to which it was not possible to go out of the field, but it definitely brought freshness in the pitch. So the ball was shaking and jumping here and there.
Gavaskar faced the challenge of English fast bowlers, Peter Lever and aggressive price in this innings, which he considers one of the fastest bowlers ever. Gavaskar told ESPNcricinfo, ‘Price’s run-up was long and angular which was straight into the last ten yards. He was 6’4 ‘long and fast. He used to throw the ball loudly, and his outswing was also good. I think he was the fastest of the fast bowlers I played at that time. It was one of the fast bowlers I faced before Thomo and Michael Holding.
