Former Indian team captain Sunil Gavaskar was removed from the captaincy even after winning the Test series against the West Indies in the house in 1978-79. He also scored 732 runs in this series. Sunil Gavaskar scored 205, 73, 0, 107, 182*, 4, 1, 120, 40 runs in the Test series played against West Indies in 1978-79. India won this series of six matches 1-0. After this series, S. in place of Gavaskar. Venkataraghavan was made the captain of the team.

BCCI removed from captaincy

Sunil Gavaskar once wrote in his column in the English newspaper Mid-Day, ‘Even after winning the series against the West Indies, I was removed from the captaincy, while in this series I scored more than 700 runs. I have not yet known the reason for this, but perhaps I was ready to join Carrie Packer World Series Cricket at that time. So maybe have been removed. Prior to selection, I tied up with BCCI and told whom I am loyal to whom.

What was the whole matter?

Gavaskar told how he assumed the selectors to keep Bishan Singh Bedi in the team. Gavaskar said, ‘The committee had decided that after three matches he would remove Bedi. The committee wanted to remove him when I took him as captain after the Pakistan series. I said that he is still the best left -handed spinner in the country and hence he gave him a chance in the first Test match.

Sunil Gavaskar’s records

Sunil Gavaskar scored 10,122 runs in 125 Tests in his career, including 34 centuries and 45 half -centuries. Sunil Gavaskar has 34 centuries and 45 half -centuries in Test matches. Sunil Gavaskar scored 3092 runs in 108 ODIs. Sunil Gavaskar is the only batsman in the world who has scored a double century in all four innings of Test cricket. Sunil Gavaskar holds a record of 205 runs in the first innings of Test cricket, 236 not out in the second innings, 220 runs in the third innings and 221 runs in the fourth innings. Even after 41 years, this record of Sunil Gavaskar has not been able to break any batsman in the world. Sunil Gavaskar did this amazing from 1971 to 1983. Sunil Gavaskar scored a double century against the West Indies in the first, second and third innings. At the same time, he scored a double century in the fourth innings against England.