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Sunil Gavaskar turns 74: Celebrating the legendary batsman’s top five knocks

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Sunil Gavaskar scored 774 runs in the 1971 series, which included a double hundred in the fifth Test.

Prayer meeting held in memory of the ‘Prince of cricket’ Salim Durani

Vijay Lokapally
Recalling his experience and association with Durani, former Union Minister for External Affairs Salman Khurshid recalled watching him play.

Former India cricketer Salim Durani passes away aged 88

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Former India all-rounder Salim Durani passed away at his Jamnagar house on April 2, 2023.

England vs India in 1971: India wins its first-ever Test series on English soil

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Skipper Ajit Wadekar waves to the crowd after India's historic series win in England at the Oval in 1971.
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Dilip Sardesai: Stamping his legacy in the joyful islands of sun and sand

Rajdeep Sardesai
India's Dilip Sardesai cover drives West Indian bowler Arthur Barrett (bottom of picture).
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Salim Durani: Was so overjoyed when I bowled Garry Sobers

G. Viswanath
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Venkataraghavan recalls India's Port of Spain win 50 years on

Vijay Lokapally

Sunil Gavaskar Test debut on this day 50 years ago

Amol Karhadkar
The Caribbean summer of 1971 marked the emergence of Sunil Gavaskar, one of Indian cricket's most revered players.
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Salim Durani on his 86th birthday: I would have been successful in ODIs, T20s

G. Viswanath
'I see cricket matches and these days IPL (Indian Premier League). This bimari (Covid-19) jo chal rahi hai (that is going around) is most dangerous. No way can I stir out. My advice to young cricketers is: Mehnet karo aur dil laghake khelo (Work hard and play with heart),” says Salim Durani.

On this day: India's historic series win in England in 1971

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Skipper Ajit Wadekar and his men received a grand welcome on their return after winning the away series against England in 1971, the nation’s first in English isles.
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