The 1970–71 tour of the West Indies by the Indian team provided a glimpse of Sunil Gavaskar’s abilities as a batsman and set him on the path to becoming the legend he is today.
chain saw India Recorded their first Test win and also their first Test series win against the West Indies, and Gavaskar was instrumental in the success of the Ajit Wadekar-led side with 774 runs, the most runs scored by a debutant. Were. In a series for India.
The series also shaped Gavaskar’s rivalry with the West Indies team, which had the best bowling attack of its time. The Little Master loved playing against the West Indies, scoring 13 of his 34 centuries against them.
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Recently, on the occasion of his 73rd birthday, Sunil Gavaskar recalled his battle with West Indies in the latest episode of Cred’s ‘The Long Game Series’. Gavaskar joined players like Rahul Dravid, Ravi Shastri, Kapil Dev, Mithali Raj, Ashish Nehra and Kiran More in the series, which brings fans closer to the stars.
While he achieved a lot of success against the West Indies, Gavaskar also praised the West Indies team of the 70s.
“Well, West Indies were a wonderful, wonderful team at the time. And defeating them was something that was the ambition and dream of many Indian players,” he said in the latest episode of ‘The Long Game’.
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While Gavaskar made his mark on the 1970–71 tour of the West Indies, Trinidadian singer Lord Relator composed a song about the Little Master, when the Indian batsman scored 774 runs in his first series. The song titled ‘Gavaskar Calypso’ was in praise of the Indian team, which was putting West Indies in ‘trouble’.
“Lord Relator was a West Indian, and it was really special for him to praise the Indian team. Watching an opponent do this was a lesson in accepting defeat with humility because you can’t always be the winner, you can’t always be the best. There will always be some time, some special day someone who will be better than you. ,
In the subsequent tour of the Caribbean, Gavaskar scored 360 runs against a team that included fast bowlers such as Michael Holding and Andy Roberts – continuing his success against the mighty West Indies.
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