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India tour of England 1979
Sun, July 06 2014
Magic Moments of Indian tours to England Part 9 of 16 – Sunil Gavaskar scores 221
In 1979 at The Oval, India almost chased down a target of 438.
Tue, August 30 2016
Ian Botham becomes the quickest to 1,000 runs and 100 wickets in Test cricket
On August 30, 1979, Ian Botham reached the landmark of a thousand runs and a hundred wickets in Test cricket — faster than anyone had ever done before. It took Botham only 21 matches to complete the milestone and usurp Vinoo Mankad’s record. Karthik Parimal revisits the momentous Test that was neatly underlined by Botham’s towering presence.