India West Indies 4th test match Madras 1975

[@cootsshyam6881]

I watched this match as a 12 year old.. We are from Karnataka, Bangalore.. My father could not get the tickets for Bangalore test match.. However he could manage tickets through his friend for this particular Madras test.. It was Vishy all the way.. Amazing match of cricket..

[@dhammaservice1600]

What a video - the first Test match I ever saw ! In that Chepauk ground is a little boy watching his first big cricket match. My father took me to that game, and memories are fresh as they were in 1975: the green bamboo cane chairs with arm rests we were sitting in the Pavilion terrace, the Dasaprakash cake-ice creams my father bought me, me jumping up and down on the chair, joining in the frenzied excitement of the packed crowd, I can still hear their roars as Gundappa Vishwanath (perhaps the greatest Indian batsman of all on fast pitches and difficult situations) tore apart the fiery Andy Roberts in the company of tailend batsmen. I must have been about 8 years watching Vishwanath's unforgettable magic with the willow, and I still remember one particular square cut (GR Vishwanath's trademark shot) that had the ball racing to the fence with such force that it actually overtook a West Indian fielder at deep cover running towards the boundary hoping to cut the ball!! The blue skies of the city then called Madras (now known by its original Tamil name of Chennai), the balmy January sunshine, the breeze from the Marina Beach of the Bay of Bengal just outside the ground, that afternoon when India had won the match - undying memories and unforgotten names: Solkar, Engineer, Ghavri, Vishwanath, Pataudi, Bedi, Chandrasekhar, Clive Lloyd, Greenidge, Fredericks, Andy Roberts.... Thank you, for uploading this video (more so as India's moronic public broadcaster DoorDarshan has destroyed so many memorable moments of Indian cricket / Indian history, by simply re-recording on their tapes that captured priceless moments of India!!) Big disappointment though that this rare recording barely has three or four defensive strokes from Vishwanath, when his strokefilled 97.n.o was perhaps one of the greatest Test match innings on Indian soil ever.

[@anilusha1652]

you are lucky to watch it live

[@KannanP-ik6wz]

Alvin Kallicharan scored a fifty on that fourth day resisting India's win. A sharp throw (மாங்கா குறி) by Ashok Mankad, from square of the wicket ( it was a single stemp view) ran Kallicharan out. That gave real life to the Indian team. Many disputed it. I was watching the match from the B stand that is square of the wicket and Kallicharan was well away and has not reached the crease. It was clearly out. In the first Innings of WI, Viv Richards scored a fifty but in the second innings he fell to Prasanna's spin caught by the great wicket-keeper Farook Engineer in a fantastic way.

[@bhoomahema]

My late Father watched this match and remembered even till his last day, his favorite batsmen (G.R. Vishwanath), and his 97.No at Chepauk...

[@MASADHIYA]

I was just 12 then, living at a walking distance from MAC and alongwith my friends we went to the Stadium before the start of the match and Used to collect All those Advertising Caps Made with Cards and Elastic. We never had the money for buying tickets and cricket was the last priority for our families. Till noon we used to be near the stadium hearing loud Roars of the spectators for every boundaries or wickets!! On the Bells Road there was a tea shop and we listened to the commentary for sometime and came back home for lunch. On the fourth day after the match started, we four of us were standing near the Walajah Road entrance and looking at the possibility of sneaking into the stadium without tickets. Post Lunch, After an hour long wait, One of the Home Guards Who was responsible for checking the tickets at the gate let us inside and we ran like mad into the stadium and watched the last couple of hours of this match and the Winning wickets of India...!!! It was an unforgettable moments and experience of watching A Cricket Match live in a stadium at 12 years, that too without tickets!!!👍🥰😍

[@sanjeevjboss]

What a damp squib!! I've heard story after story about what a magnificent "fight fire with fire" innings that 97* was! Finally someone uploads video footage of the match and we see practically NOTHING from that innings....GRV hit 14 boundaries in the innings..how many did we see in this video? Even by 1975 standards, this was a poorly edited highlights package!

[@kottusekhar9237]

Millions of cricket fans were frantically searching for this video. At last they found it. We were in our early teens (school going). It was a Saturday and the whole town was preparing for Ponghal festivities. We were too young to follow the commentary on radio to which our elders glued, but still that did not deter our interest in it. Vishwanath hit a match winning ton in Calcutta and whole of India was expecting the same spirit to continue. A hotel near my house had a big radio with a speaker. A huge gathering was rejoicing the maestro's heroic innings. Some of them - in their twenties and good cricketers also - were talking about the famed square cut. People were shouting in joy when Bedi and Chandrashekhar were resisting the rampaging Roberts. The Ponghal celebrations coincided with India's best test victory till then. As years rolled by we came to understand what a scintillating innings Vishwanath played. Apart from the exploits of Vishwanath, Prasanna, Geakwad and Ghavri, what impresses us most is the decent behaviour of the crowd. They cheered the opponents also in the same breath. Fortunately jingoism was unknown to us then. A delightful match. Nostalgia, nostalgia and nostalgia.

[@JaiGalagali]

Kottu Sekhar What a marvelous recap!

[@potturuvenkataramesh1549]

i still remember one special thing about this test match. My father has prepared a short essay on this test match for me to participate in my school competeition. Later when i grow up and gain cricketing knowledge, i must say this is one of the best test matches, GR viswanaths 97 was probably one of the best innings played against WI pace attack by any indian

[@kaushikchampaneria5538]

Sir pl note The Inning of 97 Runs among the best 1st 5Innings in History of ICC Cricket. 145yrs. Vishwanath Ji scored without Helmet against Hostile attack of West Indies Pace Battery. On Bowling Paradise Wicket.

[@kaushikchampaneria5538]

I did see that Inning as many as 5 Times.

[@cd1019wqcd]

Thanks for this upload. What Nostalgia! I saw this from 'A' Stand in Chepauk! Still vividly remember Chandra's googly knocking Greenidge's stump, Kalli getting body blows from Chandra's filpper, Andy Robert's towering sixes that went over the stadium roof, engineer's catch off Viv, and of course GRV's genius!

[@Madgoorlore]

undoubtedly the finnest knock against such spine chilling fast ball attack! Vishy will always be remembered for Madras Test and those glorious innings he played elsewhere to enthral cricket lovers!

[@pradipsen4496]

I am a Calcuttan. I witnessed Vishy on the rampage -- 50+ in the 1st innning and 139 in the 2nd. A historic win for India! I was 29 at the time and still can see it in my mind's eye. Thanks for uploading that video, too.

[@balajisethuraman8436]

GRV's 97 not out is one of the greatest knock in tests by an Indian , considering the high quality of pace attack and the kind of pitch it was . During this series, GRV dominated while SMG was injured . The phase from 1972 to 1975 was the glorious period of GRV. from 1976, SMG again started making huge runs and after that its history. SMG emerged as the greatest opening batsman while poor GRV faded after a poor 1982 series in Pakistan.... public memory is very short.. we should celebrate GRV

[@satyajitmanakkadan6624]

GRV's 97not out is easily the greatest innings by an indian, though ranked 37out of 100 by wisden.But remember only 3 of these knocks were under 100.Yes , comparisons are odious and VVS Lakshman's 281 is ranked higher, given team circumstances, but please keep in mind that while following on, the Aussie attack was tiring.At Chepauk, Andy Roberts bowling was the finest piece of pace bowling ever seen on indian soil.Also keep in mind that the remaining 10 batsmen put together dint equal GRV's score, and the 9th wkt stand realized over 50 runs. All in all, in the half century of watching test cricket with a passion close to religion, i rate this the greatest innings by an indian batsman. Pointed out that no protective gear those days.

[@chandrareddy4392]

I pity myself for not being born to see this masterclus by GR Vishwanath. Certainly the best innings ever played on Indian soil before the 2 hundred and eighty one

[@jaideepghosh5643]

Never knew this match existed on film. Thank you so much Mr Jai for the upload. Vishy's 97 not out is one one the best non century innings ever. It features in Wisden's 100 top innings of the century at No 37 if I am not mistaken. As some viewers have pointed out, sadly not much of his innings can be seen. His square cuts against Roberts and piercing the gaps in the packed off side field has been mentioned by all those who watched the innings live.

[@nrml2001]

As per commentary on that day, Chandra said sorry to Viswanath as he could not hold on to his wicket. Chandra was out as the last man. Viswanath was last man not out at non striker end for 97. What a match !!! 10 Indian batsmen fell for total score of 77. Total score 190, 16 xtras, Viswanath 97 not out ...

[@sathyaprasad1]

Had the privilege to watch this test match. Match got over in 4days. Highlights of the match was incredible 97n.o by GRV and superlative fast bowling by Andy Robers. Thanks for uploading this match and bringing back so many fond memories ❤️

[@jitendraprakash8117]

Look all Dhoni fans how great and agile Stumper Engineer was , the Superlative Catch to dismiss Richards and Flash Stumping of Lloyd , Really Superb Piece of Keeping Certainly a great match , this was the best Series of Vishwanath , great video I heartily apploud your hard work , superb keep it up

[@addigi5598]

Better than Dhoni? I dont think so ...Engineer was good for his era but there is vast difference in fitness..all these old never even went for jog to keep fit or lifted weights to keep fit

[@jitendraprakash8117]

@@addigi5598 Your Knowledge is too little , Engineer used to be considered the most Agile and Quick Wicket Keeper and He Played his last when he was 38 , He Scored the fastest Test Century and was selected For Rest Of The World Xl To Play against England and Australia for full 5 Test Tours and was selected by None Other Than DON BRADMAN , For Fitness they used to lap 5to10 Rounds of the Stadium and used Drills and Yoga , You certainly need to update yourself

[@addigi5598]

@@jitendraprakash8117 remind me what did he win with India..did he ever win matches from a losing position..he had the worst and the most awkward looking position when wicket keeping against spinners...you have your opinion and I have mine...seen both of them in their playing days..Dhoni to me was the better player

[@jitendraprakash8117]

@@addigi5598 I think I should not waste my time arguing u , but for your information he was always there when India won matches in those days and in the crunch and dire straits he used to destroy opposite bowling he used to score at about a run a minute in those days that's why he had the longest stint with Lancashire in English County Cricket , once in a Test he scored 45 in only 20 minutes with 7 fours and 2 sixes , he always used to bat like that , don't always try to undermine the Past Era players , I mentioned that he was selected twice by BRADMAN For world XI and if you think that BRADMAN was a fool then I have nothing to say , Engineer is picked as the WK Batsman in India's All Time Best Test XI By Hindustan Times Chosen by New and Old Former Test Cricketers And Ravi Shastri was one of them , I am sure you will always criticize even Sunny and Richards too Cricket to u seems to be of about say last 20 Years

[@addigi5598]

@@jitendraprakash8117 thank you for your post ...How old do you think I am?

[@vedamurthyag1086]

Vishwanath has played memorable innings in this test.This series has considerd west indies v/s vishwanath.Very pure gem is vshwanath

[@dhruvakumark4840]

Gundapparanganathvishvanath,Gem of Indan Cricket

[@ramachandrasharma3770]

Great cricketer grace and style is another name of GRV my favourite ever

[@dnagarajan5571]

This should be preserved for posterity , thank you. Vishy’s amazing 97 .

[@edwinkimberly]

Million thanks to u, I have been waiting for this match , all these years

[@devarajkrishnamoorthy4265]

My father watched the match, I was too young, he was so thrilled. Gundappa was his fav player, along with alvin kallicheran. He used to repeat the match story many times and used to listen to him in awe.

[@rajendranp1271]

I was one of the spectator of this match in the Chepauk stadium. G.R.Vishwanath made 97 not out in the first innings. I can not forget a moment when B.S.Chandrasekhar got out for a duck as he was the last wicket he went upto Vishwanath and said sorry for not giving company to get his possible century. Vishu said no problem to Chandra. Still l remember the gestures of both.

[@knvenkat]

Nice to see this at last. It would have been nice to see all the strokes by Vishwanath from 44 to 97. That was what made that innings unique

[@HoratioFitzbastard]

There must have been some incredible shots in the second half of that knock if there's one that's better than that cover drive he blasted off Vanburn Holder at 4:58.

[@villuran1977]

Sachin, Dravid, Gavaskar, Kohli and Ganguly may all have their own spots in the game of cricket. But, in my view, G R Vishwanath holds a very special spot in cricket, which, even the legendary Sir Donald Bradman can't dream of. I recall Ian Botham's observations about Vishy. "Every stroke of Vishy is a poem written with his bat. After you bowl a ball to him, just cross your fingers, close your eyes and pray to God that he makes a mistake".... In the Chepauk test match against West Indies with Roberts, Holding, Garner et al, his 97 not out is probably the best ever innings played in the entire history of cricket. With Chandrasekar as partner, he added 47 runs for the last wicket, in which Chandra's contribution was zero. He was denied his century, because, Chandra got out...!!

[@sainathdevalla1592]

I had the privilege of watching this test match and one of the greatest innings of 97 not out by the great Viswanath

[@1101smartkooldude]

I can't forget this match at all this was 1st test match which i watched in the stadium which was a block away from my school and we the school players would be like ball boys. It was more than Gavaskar people used to come to watch engineer and vishu play and enjoy. After a few years i happened to bump into another legendary and stylish cricketer who talked so highly about vishwanath that i was surprised and i could not believe that such a great cricketer talking so high about another player and that was none other than Zaheer Abbas of pakistan during their 1979 tour. I am surprised that i missed this video for almost 2 years.

[@dineshjain9619]

My first experience of watching a test match live...I was 13 then....unforgettable moments...starting early to reach the stadium from Santacruz....the crowd outside....the roar from inside....very vivid and cherished memories

[@ramanangurumurthy1505]

Viswanath played a gem of an innings. Many superb boundaries were not shown

[@dtrjayaraman7873]

Lovely match. I was a mere 5 year old, but followed this entire series very avidly. This was the debut series for both Greenidge and Richards. The Hindu used to publish a whole book before the start of the series, and it had a photo (portraits) for each WI player, but only hand sketches for Greenidge and Richards because they had not yet made their test debut. Somebody asked about Sunil Gavaskar's absence: he was injured and had to miss this test, as well as the previous Calcutta test (both of which India won to level the series 2-2). In this footage, there is one passage that is out of sequence: see 3:22 to 3:32, the edged boundary by Anshuman Gaekwad actually came after Engineer's dismissal. Logically, it cannot come before Engineer's dismissal because Fall of wickets is: 1-21 (Eknath Solkar), 2-24 (Farokh Engineer), which means Gaekwad and Engineer added only 3 runs. Anyway, there is internal proof within the footage itself: keep watching the top left of the screen; Gaekwad makes the stroke, then ends up close to Roberts, then we can see the non-striker Gundappa Vishwanath wearing a dark cap and tapping the pitch with his bat. Engineer was wearing a white floppy hat.

[@rahulbuddhadev8976]

The magical music of timber meeting the leather....pure joy...wonderful upload👍

[@dhavalvaghela714]

It is edited bro...

[@MrTaraknagraj]

I wasnt even born but this makes my day watching our superstars of olden times

[@MrTaraknagraj]

I mean then ...

[@vasudevarao24]

Thank you very much! I never thought I would get to see this footage. Viswanath played one of the greatest innings ever, but the editor of this video should have shown more of his batting, but he instead focused on all other batsmen who failed. Still I am very thrilled to see this video. Sincere thank you this channel owner!

[@maheshdharan5668]

One of the top innings of all time by an India batsman ... Vishy knock 97* not out ... one for ages...

[@rameshbabukulkarni3111]

I heard the commentary of all his knocks particularly his centuries which r firmly etched in my memory

[@mahadevanrangarajan5031]

Many thanks to you Jai for uploading these priceless videos that have some footage of the genius Vishy. Sadly as mentioned by others, the journey of his first innings from 44 to 97 not out with strokes that have been written and spoken about so much has not been captured. In particular his square cutting and off side play on that day to find the boundary and farm the bowling despite Lloyd deploying fielders would have been a treasure to enjoy.

[@maheshdharan5668]

It is 50 years since and we celebrate Vishy's masterclass. Awesome Vishy.

[@ravikiranmusic]

Though the 97* is epic, Vishy’s 46 in the 2nd innings was no less impressive and important.

[@prabhanjanbadami8434]

Surely, you have lit up our Sunday with this upload. Finally, we are able to view some bits of Vishy's famous 97*.

[@nkaranth100]

Of course Vishy batted well . It was expected of him to bat well because he is the most technically sound batsman in the side. WOW!

[@balajisethuraman8436]

1975 Pongal test at Chepauk was the first to have got telecasted by Doordharshan . We went to a nearby institute wherein they were keeping a black and white TV and huge crowd watched the test on TV...

[@SUDMAA]

Sir...how old are you at that time.

[@balajisethuraman8436]

@@SUDMAA 9 years

[@suryaprakash-j8j]

Splendid test match cricket truly wonderful ❤

[@jayaram36]

Jai Galagali Sir!! You are my God! How did you get this after 44 years? Finally I can prove to my kids that Viswanath was better than Kohli or Tendulkar or Dravid or Laxman

[@triada227]

True

[@anilusha1652]

A fantastic cricket test, we were in 6 th standard, there was no tv only radio, our sister would tell us the score in the free time, we loved GRV, i was a Fan of him and chandrashekar, i watched bangalore test for one day i was glad to see LLoyd enter the field for the first time, in PRAJAMATHA kannada weekly all pictures were in Color

[@anilusha1652]

@Anil Narayanan sorry sir,only i had every photos pasted in a large book and had a good collections, the magazine worn out as years passed by i had a huge collections of HINDU paper and SPORTSTAR, All color photos

[@Badrn100]

@@anilusha1652 can you upload the article in Hindu about Vishys great knock of 97not out ?

[@anilusha1652]

@@Badrn100 will try sir

[@dhammaservice1600]

Watching Test matches in 1970s and early 1980s: many people took binoculars (no massive LCD scoreboards) and pocket transistors to the ground. We listened to radio commentary from the stands, for details of scores etc. Sometimes loudspeaker announcements requested fans to lower volume of transistors as the radio commentary was distracting players! If the game was in a boring phase, we could hear popular songs from the radios, and the players enjoyed it too (as Sunil Gavaskar admitted in his article on B.S Chandrasekar) No security checks (nobody heard of 'terrorism' those days), we went in as early as we want (sometimes even three hours before play started to get a good seat). Families came to the ground, often with huge stainless steel tiffin carriers for lunch! No floodlights, no helmets for batsmen, with some of the fastest bowlers in cricket history around: Andy Roberts, Mike Holding, Jeff Thomson, Dennis Lillee, John Snow, Bob Willis, all at their peak in the 1970s.

[@Waseemashraf1979]

Donot forget imran khan and Sarfraz Nawaz

[@prabnids]

Man, I feel so betrayed. I have been dreaming of seeing this video for 25 years, just to see some shots from GRV's 97*, the greatest innings on Indian soil before that 281. Shame hardly 3 or 4 shots from him :(

[@gopalakrishnan2491]

Clive Loyad and Kalicharan acknowledged the brilliant batting of Vishy.Thanks for uploading

[@dchopra0110]

Thanks for uploading this great video. I remember that since the series was 2-2, it was decided that the the last test match, the decider, will have six days instead of five and india lost that match as well as the series.

[@chelladurairamesh3526]

India made a remarkable recovery levelling the series 2-2. I remember the AIR commentary even now. Vishy saved the blushes for India in the first innings. But one controversy which was debated by the commentators was Kalicharan's runout when he had scored 51 and was playing well. But Full credit to India, for a memorable victory.

[@Niluua]

But then on Day one West Indies claimed a catch of Farokh Engineer which was clearly grassed. Umpire was unsighted and tradition in those days was if fielder said he took it cleanly his word was taken. I think it was Greenidge.

[@jayaram36]

The sight of Karsen Ghavris stump cartwheeling past the slip cordon is still fresh in my mind. Andy Robert's delivery was lightning quick. Lloyd at slip had to turn back, walk a few yards to retrieve the stump.

[@pankajshah3422]

This very inning played by Vishwanath considers on of the best inning ever played by him against the greatest pace battery.

[@SUDMAA]

Just see the crowds...how decent and just clapping even for the opposition team also...unlike the present immatured crowd where they shout & yell for everything...even they dont clap also if an opposition batsman hits a four or six or even getting indian wickets when fielding...

[@adsdynamic9219]

Mr Sudhakar, good observations. Just look at the decent, cultured & sportive crowd, simply marvellous. They have been appreciating the opposition's performance as well, I salute them. Whereas today's crowd is not sportive it's become communal, thanks largely to communal politicians.

[@akshayshetty5548]

No Sudhakar please watch second match in this series ...there were flames since India didn't bat well and also a lady kissed a player running through pitch

[@abdullahmasood7993]

@@akshayshetty5548 it was not the 2 Nd test but the 5 th test at the inaugural wankhede stadium,Mumbai(Bombay then)

[@akshayshetty5548]

@@abdullahmasood7993 yes agree

[@lutonbailey5401]

7th

[@ranjitroy1024]

no helmets, no protective armour - real men playing cricket. the legends greenidge and richards began their test careers in this series

[@PraveenKumar-sr6ne]

This was on my bucket list ... thanks a zillion for this. Wish there were more of Vishy's shots though. Especially square cuts , which I have read so much about in this famous innings... Thanks anyway.

[@vijayakanthan1954]

His ability to leave the ball outside the off stump was amazing. I watched this match, and his handling of Roberts, after lunch on the first day, is still etched in my mind.

[@PraveenKumar-sr6ne]

​@@vijayakanthan1954 Sir, could you go down memory lane and put words to those thoughts . like an article or a report. this was my fantasy knock when playing garage wall cricket. would ensure Vishy remains unbeaten on 90s ...

[@ganaphegde7695]

Considered as one of the best innings in the history of cricket...out of 10 ten greatest batting .Poetry of Batting by G.R.V...One of the finest Batsman with great sports man spirit ❤❤

[@saisarathivasan2612]

I was in the stands enjoying classic Batsmanship of Vishy against hostile fast bowling, particularly by Roberts between lunch and tea. It was a brilliant innings by a technically mastered batsman and one of the all-time great fast bowler. Please note no helmets in those days. I wish they should have full video of Vishy's batting 🏏👏

[@Judaspriest66624]

India never lost a match in which Vishwanath has scored a century.

[@Omit65]

Vishy w'll always be remembered for his Strokes on Gully and Covers area

[@maaverancasanova9422]

Thanks a zillion for posting this rarest of diamond. But, unfortunately not much of Vishy’s great 97 n.o. is captured.

[@Paradise_Heaven]

Even before TV broadcast came to Chennai this match was broadcast specially by using the P& T communication link between pune and chennai and in the Guindy Engg College Vivekananda Auditorium four TV’s were placed at vantage locations for the students to view this match live. There was not much knowledge of broadcast but it was real treat and we enjoyed the match as if we were at the Chepauk stadium. At that time i was pursuing First year Engineering

[@Voltairec]

Heard and read so much about this match and finally some priceless footage! This seems less of Vishy's 97* and more of Gaikwad's 80 in the second dig! May be, just may be there's more footage of Vishy's glorious strokeplay…...but It's amazing to think that India lost only very narrowly to this Windies side....credit to MAK's captaincy and Vishy's glorious batting!

[@vijayakanthan1954]

Yes, Pataudi brought more to the side, than just his batting. A sense of self belief as well as infinite confidence in his spinners

[@shashikale2550]

Vishy's late cuts, square drives, flicks( leg glance) are unmatchable. Indeed it was an IMMOTAL INNIGS. When Chandra got out leaving Vishy not out on 97 brought tears in many eyes. I still remember the photo appeared in Hindu paper showing Vishy returning back to the Pavilion with Chandra surrounded by sportive West Indies players, who applauded till they reached Pavilion. The whole stadium stood up and gave the little master, a standing ovation. This knock of Vishy is worth more than a Century he missed and I wish there should be interviews with the team mates and West Indies players of that Madras Test about that knock. I am sure that Chandra will have the guilt/ regret feeling of not able to give stand to Vishy to complete his Century.

[@ushakalyaniyer8397]

2021 and still love to watch this! Was there in the stadium. What a knock!

[@devendrachaudhari7656]

I have listened this match on radio when i was 8 years old along with my elder brother.

[@chandrashekharmohan2284]

Jai ji thanks for the wonderful video, its nostalgia

[@devajyotiborah8672]

G.R.Viswanath was the most stylish and attractive Indian batsman to watch. His West Indian counter part was Alvin Kallicharan.

[@atulbesra822]

Hindi movie maker Subhash Ghai made two hit movies titled "Kalicharan" and "Vishwanath", with Shatrughan Sinha in lead roles.

[@potturuvenkataramesh1549]

My father preapred a short essay for me having to describe a test match being watched on this famous test match win. And my father is a big fan of both Vishy and prasanna and quite exulted for a great performance from both. The innings of Vishy is still rated as one of the best test match innings against genuine fast bowling on the bouncy chepauk wicket

[@sumitmukerji1331]

Just look at the way the West Indians aplaud Vishwanath. Cricket was really a Gentleman's game then

[@Waseemashraf1979]

Another brilliant upload keep it up

[@krishnanmadabushi]

I think this was the first time I got to know the game ... Great to see this video after 45 years ...

[@ojayadev]

Erapalli Prasanna's bowling action especially the run in is almost similar to that of Muthaiah Muralitharan.

[@ummathyalavijayakumar7285]

My friend. Its vice versa

[@ojayadev]

@@ummathyalavijayakumar7285 100% agreed

[@chelladurairamesh3526]

Slight resemblance only. But Prasanna was in a class of his own, a master of flight and turn. Nothing wrong in his bowling action, unlike Murali whose action is still debated. If Prasanna had played two decades later, he would have taken the maximum wickets. He was the best Off spinner India had.

[@momthegreatest]

Those days,had no tension as I was playing always as a 4 year old. Thanks...excellent video showing the clips without wasting time....Lata Mangeshkar could be seen...wow...Vishwanath was awesome....Ghavri batted well...why Gavaskar was not there? so also,why Venkatraghavan was not there?

[@atulbesra822]

Gavaskar was injured. As for Venkatraghwan not being there, team could only accommodate three spinners and he missed out to Prasanna.

[@yogeshdeo7874]

I did see this match and remember this day very well as it was a Makar Sankranti

[@asifkare]

Watched this match at the YMCA Doveton in Chennai.Paid Rs.5 for the 5 days.those were the days

[@nagabhushanamkavuluri1790]

I had watched this match. Vishy is my favorite

[@mohanramachandran4129]

Engineer was not out (1st innings )the Indian Express lens man captured it .Greenidege caught the ball after it touches the ground .

[@AnjanKumarINDIA]

Presently I am reading Vishy's "Wrist assured" and at the exact period - 1975. Chapter" A shot at redumption". Thanks for the great job you are doing. Namaskaara 🙏😊

[@tirthankardasgupta78]

Convey my best wishes to the presenter for give us oppertunity to go back to my childhood.

[@satinder2486]

Silky Vishi - it's all about technique is what he told me when I asked him how he faced the fast bowlers so confidentiality - I met him in Manchester in 1974 - Engineer and Gavaskar were my great heros

[@VSV659]

I saw this match live - Vishy and Roberts were outstanding with Gaekwad playing a good support role. With regard to these videos, why does the camera pan to someone in the crowd exactly when a batsman is getting out? Happens too many times!

[@SUDMAA]

Sir...how old r u at that time...

[@VSV659]

Sudhakar R 16

[@rangarao7623]

I witnessed the 97 knock of GRV after that till today i have not seen batting of that style i am 84 now

[@vinodraman3357]

Pure gold! Thanks for sharing, Jairaj

[@JaiGalagali]

Hey Vinod! Great to hear from you. Will sync up with you soon

[@Goodwill345]

Sir I really want to thank you for this video, I am very happy to see vishy bat se well in this match, Vijay merchant says it is expected that vishy play well because he is very technically sound, I must very artistic and beautiful as well

[@balajisethuraman8436]

I was 9 years when Doordarshan telecasted live first time...fond memories

[@rafiahmed2196]

Vishvanath is the best player

[@jimijimi966]

वाह... बेहतरीन ज़माने की बेहतरीन क्रिकेट♥ बेहतरीन खिलाड़ी.. बेहतरीन दर्शक♥♥

[@akn6975]

wow these are classics iam hoping for more classics to come

[@vijaykanch]

Viswanath's 97 not out in this match has been rated as one of the best innings ever played by an Indian. Andy Roberts was at his ferocious best and was "virtually unplayable" in both the innings. Vishwanath's brilliant stroke play in which he hammered 14 fours and took the fight to the enemy camp, remains a masterpiece which will be cherished forever particularly by those who were fortunate enough to witness it in the stadium. Its a pity that only a fraction of his batting footage is available in this video. Can I please request Mr. Galagalli to follow up with the Doordarshan authorities and make available the rest of batting. He will be doing a yeoman service to cricket lover's in India.

[@ramachandranpadmanabha9320]

I watched this match with a couple of my friends from school. We were 14 then. I can recollect Roberts bowling - hardly we could trace the ball in the initial overs. Vishy square cut that thundered past Roy Fredricks who was just scamping to collect it from point boundary. Gaekwad played a gritty knock. Engineer catch and stumping were talk of our MCC stand. The crowd however had a great liking for Lloyd and his team.

[@rachakondagiribabu5]

Thank you for giving this

[@DAYANANDA_GIDNAHALLI_CBPUR]

Thank you very much Mr Jai G for this video

[@maheshbabu07]

Great actress savitri in stadium 8:48 Latha Mangeshkar ji 12:49

[@amitjain11000]

Vishwanath, as perfect as they come.

[@paragchaudhuri5075]

Thank you very much👍

[@manojguha1353]

Great ,pl upload ind v eng 1984 test series with great spell of shibramkrishnan

[@abdullahmasood7993]

Please try to get an enhanced version of the Madras test in which we can get an opportunity to see the shots of Vishy

[@HoratioFitzbastard]

Vishy won this test for India. Possibly the greatest test innnings ever that did not result in a ton.

[@MARKETMANTRA_LiveTrading]

It wud be great if u can upload all matches from dis series and any test series played in India before 1994...dis are extremely rare

[@JaiGalagali]

Stay tuned!

[@MARKETMANTRA_LiveTrading]

@@JaiGalagali sure :)

[@kshripad32]

Wah wah...great memories indeed..!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@pradeeppatil1025]

In those days Gundappa Vishwanath was called the Little Master . He was the master of the late cut and the square cut . Off the field a very unassuming and shy personality , but on the field as a batsman , very aggressive with style and grace !

[@balajipandurangi4740]

There is no coverage of vishwanath's batting the highest scorer only two shots were shown in Vishy's score of 97 not out

[@anandbharadvaja]

pl upload port of Spain victory 1977.... where we chased mammoth 404. a record the. vishy featured in it 2

[@vidyaamirapu7440]

The role of Anshuman Gaekwad has been missed out,He scored 80 runs in the 2nd innings-was tp scorer

[@jansobieski1641]

Kindly upload India Vs WI Jamaica test 1983