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 | | There were also two moments of searing disappointment, the first, when he made just four even as India was shot out for 81, chasing only 120 for what would have been a series clinching victory, at Bridgetown, Barbados, '97. |
 | | His hundreds in the four successive Tests of the 1976-77 and 77-78 seasons, where he made 108 in Mumbai against England and followed that up with 113, 127 and 118 in Brisbane, Perth and Melbourne even as Jeff Thomson breathed fire, reflects the maestro's consistency and appetite for runs. |
 | | Gavaskar, though criticised by some for being defensive, was clever enough to play to his team's strengths and he had two outstanding results in Tests as skipper: the 2-0 victory over Pakistan at home in '80, and the 1-1 draw away from home against a powerful Australian side in '81. |
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