When the Pakistan test team left the floor by leaving Gavaskar blocked at 86 | Cricket news

New Delhi: The controversy of Jadeja Stokes towards the end of the fourth test in Manchester led to a fierce online debate. But much worse, he performed during the 1983 Bangalore test against Pakistan when the skipper Zaheer Abbas had arbitrarily left the field with his team on the last day by leaving the first match of Sunil Gavaskar blocked on 86.The you reported that the game was interrupted for 27 minutes while Sandeep Patil wrote in his autobiography, “Sandy Storm”, that “half an hour” was wasted. Gavaskar, who suffered from a “bronchial infection” for the previous two days, his opening partner Anshuman Gaekwad and the two referees, Madhav Gothoskar and Swaroop Kishen, remained on the ground during this period.

In his book, “Runs” n Ruins “, Gavaskar has strongly recreated the scene at the stadium. “The crowd became reluctant and impatient and had started to huer and shout a little angry now.The report of the Times of India detailed what had led to the exit of the Pakistani team. “Zaheer’s assertion was that Pakistan had finished its 77 -overtime quota for the day…. There were a lot of arguments on the rules before the darker advice prevailed over Zaheer and the Intikhab Alam manager… He (Zaheer) gave in for the referees of the last day when the stipulation of the obligatory obligatives did not apply the situation.

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Interestingly, the report also said that the arbitrators had clearly explained the law to Zaheer, affectionately called Zed, in the morning. “He may have seen the light when he was clearly indicated that the match would be awarded to India if his team did not come back to the field, the English captain (Ray) Illingworth had acted in the same way during the visit of Australia and had to bring his team,” said you. The newspaper added: “A potentially explosive situation was thus defused.“”Despite the considerable waste of time, the light was good enough for the game to resume. “After this kind of drama, we are disturbed, in particular a drummer. But Sunil, without any problem, finished his hundreds,” wrote Patil. Gavaskar’s description said: “When the game finally started, I managed to arrive in my century in the 20th (compulsory). While the ball moved to the border, I gave a look at Zaheer and that he was already walking towards the pavilion with his players and we followed.“It was Sunny’s 28th test, leaving him one less than Don Bradman’s record 29 centuries. Gavaskar finished 34 centuries of testing.Madan Lal, the versatile, who received mom in this match, told you by phone that it was the right decision and in the rules to recall the Pakistani team. “A drummer works hard to reach a century. Why shouldn’t he be allowed to finish it?” He asked.Everyone in the Pakistani team did not tolerate Zaheer’s action. “Zaheer’s assessment had left a bad taste in the mouth and later in the evening on the flight for Delhi, some of his players criticized his actions, which, they were useless and inferior,” said Gavaskar. For the record, the test ended with a tamed draw.