Three greatest hundreds by Indian batsmen in England
Published on: Aug 4, 2021 1:14 pm IST|Updated on: Aug 4, 2021 1:49 pm IST
The first series of the second edition of the ICC World Test Championship (WTC) cycle begins with the five-match Test series between England and India, starting on August 4. Speaking of the current form, both the teams will enter the series on the back of defeats as England lost the Test series against New Zealand while Team India lost the final of WTC 2021. The Test series will be crucial for Virat Kohli as a skipper as few questions were raised on his captaincy after the loss in the summit clash against the ‘Black Caps’.
Although it is England who has the home advantage on the side this time around, the visitors will aim to better their performance from the previous two outings against England in 2014 and 2018 and will be looking to register their first Test series win since 2007 in the UK.
India vs England series 2021: Top three hundred by Indian batsmen in England
With conditions favouring swing and seam, England has never been a happy hunting ground for the Indian cricket team in Test matches as they have won just six times in the last 84 years. Many Indian batsmen over the years have struggled in England but some have put up memorable individual performances to help their team stop the loss, force a draw, and even set the tone for historic wins.
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Although Team India has always struggled against the quality seamers of England but with all the bases covered this time it will be interesting to see if the visitors will dominate this time around on that front. As Team India gears up for the five-Test series against England. Let us have a look top three hundreds by Indian batsmen in England.
Sunil Gavaskar’s 221 at the Oval in 1979
India had toured England for the four-Test series in 1979. The visitors were already 1-0 down after losing the first match by innings and 83 runs. The second and third Tests of the series ended in a draw.
Chasing a mammoth target of 438 runs in the final and the fourth Test match of the series, no one expected the Indian team to stage a comeback against a strong England bowling attack. After being staggered in the first innings it was important for the visitors to get a good start, batting great Sunil Gavaskar along with Chetan Chauhan made sure India does not falter once again and the duo registered 213 runs for the opening wicket.
The former Indian skipper then carried his bat and played one of the best knocks by an Indian batsman on English soil. The ‘Little Master’ batted for eight hours and scored a monumental 221 which consisted of 21 fours. Gavaskar’s knock took India close to the target (429-8) but at the end they had to settle for a draw.
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