Cricket Tales.......!!!

It doesnt matter !

As is well known , India defeated WI in the final of the 1983 World Cup. Six months later WI had to tour India for 6 Tests and 5 ODI's. WI were also keen to avenge their humiliating defeat in the 1983 WC. They left india undefeated, winning the Test series 3-0 and the ODI's 4-0 as if to prove that they were the true world champions.

The Indian batting almost always collapsed in that series. During the final test at Madras, the Indians decided to send Gavaskar in at no.4 to solidify the middle order. But the Indians lost 2 wickets without a run on the board and out walked Sunny. Viv Richards greeted him at the pitch saying " No matter where you bat maan , The score is still zero ! "
Andy Roberts the genius ...

The 1983 WC hero Mohinder Amarnath was India's best batsman against pace . Prior to 1983 WC, India had toured Pakistan, their main bowler Imran Khan was mainly an inswing bowler. Mohinder opened his stance up knowing that Imran never got sharp outswing. It helped him gain some extra time to counter Imran's reverse swing. Mohinder was India's top run-getter in an otherwise abysmal series. When WI arrived, the leader of their pack, Andy Roberts was quick to spot the change and devised a plan. He would bowl leg cutters from wide of the crease. The angle would drift the ball in and the cut would move it away. Roberts had all the WI quicks practice that ball quite meticulously. Mohinder with his open stance had no answer ! He scored just 1 run in six innings.