Gavaskar's chink, Bevan's successor and Bangladesh's faith
Perhaps numbers do never reveal the full story, but they tell a large part of it fairly well
There is little doubt that Sunil Gavaskar would rank among the best openers in the all-time Test list. What is slightly over-rated, though, is his record against West Indies. At first glance, the stats are awe-inspiring: an average in the mid-60s, with an equally impressive record both home and away, and a hundred every two Tests over a span of 27 matches.
Gavaskar against West Indies
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Tests
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Runs
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Ave
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100s
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50s
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|
Home |
14
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1345
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61.13
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6
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3
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Away |
13
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1404
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70.20
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7
|
4
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Total |
27
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2749
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65.45
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13
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7
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Series-wise break-up | |||||
Year
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Tests
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Runs
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Ave
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100s
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Pace attack
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1970-71 (Away) |
4
|
774
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154.80
|
4
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Holder, Shillingford, Boyce, Dowe, Shepherd, Sobers, Dowe |
1974-75 (Home) |
2
|
108
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27.00
|
-
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Roberts, Holder, Julien |
1975-76 (Away) |
4
|
390
|
55.71
|
2
|
Roberts, Holding, Julien, Daniel, Holder |
1978-79 (Home) |
6
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732
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91.50
|
4
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Phillip, Clarke, Holder, Marshall |
1982-83 (Away) |
5
|
240
|
30.00
|
1
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Holding, Roberts, Garner, Marshall |
1983-84 (Home) |
6
|
505
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50.50
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2
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Marshall, Holding, Roberts, Daniel, Davis |