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Australia vs India 1980-81
Tue, November 27 2018
Best of India in Australia: Kapil Dev swings India to a series draw at the MCG
Kapil Dev's 5/28 at the MCG in 1981 gave India their third win on Australian soil and first drawn series there.
Mon, February 05 2018
The Whitehead Scare: The Indian side lives through a nightmare
The story of calm heads and Whiteheads started with India’s Australia tour of 1980-81 before culminating in a climax in 1982.
Sun, August 16 2015
VIDEO: Gundappa Vishwanath scores 114 against Australia at MCG in 1980-81
The knock was crucial in handing India a series levelling victory against the hosts.
Sun, August 09 2015
VIDEO: Dennis Lillee on a hat-trick against India in 1980-81
This footage is from the first Test between Australia and India, in Sydney. The match was won by an innings by the home team, as India capitulate for low scores in both innings. The series was an eventful one, however, as India escaped with a draw in the second Test and won the third Test...
Fri, December 26 2014
When an angry captain Sunil Gavaskar almost conceded the Melbourne Test
Lillee rubbed salt to Gavaskar’s wounds, by advancing down towards him, and pointing at his pads and spoke some words which didn’t seem friendly.
Mon, June 30 2014
Kapil Dev’s match-winning spell all but overshadows Sunil Gavaskar’s walkout against Australia at Melbourne Cricket Ground
On February 11, 1981, India did the improbable by defending 143 against a strong Australian line-up in their own backyard. Kapil Dev’s fifer bowled Australia out for 83 – a result which helped India draw the series 1-1. Chetan Chauhan, the opening batsman of that Indian team and Syed Kirmani, the wicket-keeper, go down memory lane with CricketCountry’s Nishad Pai Vaidya.
Sun, February 07 2016
Gundappa Viswanath’s 114 against all odds at Melbourne, 1980-81
Gundappa Viswanath's magnificent hundred helped India to level their first Test series in Australia.
Fri, January 08 2016
Sandeep Patil scores brilliant 174 against Australia at Adelaide
The day Sandeep Patil took revenge of his injury.