West Indies cricket team in India in 1983–84
| West Indies cricket team in India in 1983–84 (Revenge Series)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 4 October – 31 December 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location |
 India | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Result |
West Indies won the 6-Test series 3–0 West Indies won the ODI series 5-0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Player of the series |
Kapil Dev Malcolm Marshall | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The West Indies cricket team embarked on a tour of India in 1983–84 following their surprise defeat to India in 1983 World Cup. Captained by Clive Lloyd, the West Indies played six Test matches against India as well as five ODI in addition to other first class matches. The series also known as Revenge Series [1][2] ended with West Indies winning three tests and winning all the five ODIs. The series displayed Indian batsmen struggling to play against the West Indies pace attack. In most of the matches India lost about 4-5 wickets even before reaching 50 runs. The disastorous 3-0 loss was the widest ever margin of defeat on home soil.[3] Despite the poor performance of Indian players, India did manage to create some records in this series. Kapil Dev produced his career best innings spell in this series of 9 wickets in an innings for 83 runs[4] and Gavaskar scored his career best 236 not out in this series.[1][5][6][7] This knock of 236 runs not out took him past Donald Bradman's record of 29 test hundreds and Vinoo Mankad's record score of 231.[8][9]
There were various other highlights in these series. In the 5th Test, the crowds upset with India's poor performance blamed Sunil Gavaskar and he was pelted with stones and rotten fruits.[10] The first ODI of this series played at Srinagar was the first ever international match played there. The host team was constantly booed by a section of the crowd. There were protests by separatists who dug up the pitch during the lunch break.[11][12] This series saw debuts by Richie Richardson, Roger Harper, Chetan Sharma, Navjot Sidhu and Raju Kulkarni. Andy Roberts and Yashpal Sharma went into retirement after playing their last matches in this series. The third Test at Gujarat Stadium in Ahmedabad was the first test match ever played on this ground.[13] After the sixth Test, total wickets taken by Malcolm Marshall was 33 wickets which equalled the West Indian record for most wickets in a series. In the same Test, Winston Davis was struck by a missile thrown by a spectator which led to captain Clive Lloyd pulling out his team back to pavilion. The match was resumed only after Lloyd received assurances from the state Governor that security would be increased.[14]
Squads
Test matches
| Date | Match, venue | Results, Highlights |
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| Oct 21 - Oct 25 | 1st Test, Green Park Stadium, Kanpur | West Indies won by an innings and 83 runs. |
| Oct 29 - Nov 3 | 2nd Test, Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | Match ended in a draw. Yashpal Sharma's last Test match |
| Nov 12 - Nov 16 | 3rd Test, Gujarat Stadium, Ahmedabad | West Indies won by 138 runs. Career best performance by Kapil Dev. 9 wickets for 83 runs in a single inning. Test debut by Sidhu. Gursharan Singh who substituted for Roger Binny took four catches, becoming the first substitute to do so. |
| Nov 24 - Nov 29 | 4th Test, Wankhede Stadium, Bombay | Match ended in a draw. Test debut by Richie Richardson. |
| Dec 10 - Dec 14 | 5th Test Eden Gardens, Calcutta | West Indies won by an innings and 46 runs. Test debut by Roger Harper. |
| Dec 24 - Dec 29 | 6th Test M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Madras | Match ended in a draw. Career best 236 not out by Sunil Gavaskar. Last test match of Andy Roberts. |
First Test (21–25 October)
- West Indies lead the six Test series 1-0.
Second Test (29 October–3 November)
| 29 October–3 November 1983 Scorecard |
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- West Indies lead the six Test series 1-0.
Third Test (12 November–16 November)
- West Indies lead the six Test series 2-0.
Fourth Test (24 November–29 November)
- West Indies lead the six Test series 2-0.
Fifth Test (10 December–14 December)
- West Indies lead the six Test series 3-0.
Sixth Test (24 December - 29 December)
| 24–29 December 1983 Scorecard |
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- West Indies wins the six Test series 3-0.
ODIs
| Match | Date | Venue | Results, Highlights |
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| 1st ODI | 13 Oct 1983 | Sher-i-Kashmir Stadium, Srinagar | First international match at Srinagar.[15] West Indies won by 28 runs. West Indies innings was cut short by a dust storm and bad light |
| 2nd ODI | 9 Nov 1983 | Moti Bagh Stadium, Baroda | West Indies won by 4 wickets |
| 3rd ODI | 1 Dec 1983 | Nehru Stadium, Indore | West Indies won by 8 wickets. |
| 4th ODI | 7 Dec 1983 | Keenan Stadium, Jamshedpur | West Indies won by 104 runs. ODI debut by Chetan Sharma.Highest partnership in India by West Indies 221, made by Vivian Richards and Gordon Greenidge |
| 5th ODI | 17 Dec 1983 | Nehru Stadium, Gauhati | West Indies won by 6 wickets. ODI debut by Raju Kulkarni and Richie Richardson. |
First-class matches
| Date | Match, venue | Results, Remarks[16] |
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| Oct 4 - Oct 6 | Central Zone v West Indians, Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur | Match drawn. |
| Oct 8 - Oct 10 | South Zone v West Indians, Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad | Match drawn. |
| Oct 15 - Oct 17 | North Zone v West Indians, Gandhi Sports Complex Ground, Amritsar | Match drawn. |
| Nov 5 - Nov 7 | Indian Board President's XI v West Indians, Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur | Match drawn. |
| Nov 19 - Nov 21 | West Zone v West Indians, Shri Chhatrapati Shivaji Stadium, Kolhapur | Match drawn. |
| Dec 3 - Dec 5 | East Zone v West Indians, Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | West Indians won by an innings and 124 runs. |
References
- 1 2 3 "Ind vs WI 1983-84 Series: Statistics and Records". newschoupal.com.
- ↑ "Highest partnerships in India v West Indies one day matches.". Its Only Cricket.
- ↑ "India v West Indies, TEST 6 Report". Cricinfo.
- ↑ Arunabha Sengupta (16 Nov 2014). "West Indies rattle India at Ahmedabad after Kapil Dev’s historic spell".
- ↑ Agrawal, Pankaj (1974). My Idols - Journey of a Cricket Crazy. p. 93.
- ↑ Partab Ramchand. "Gavaskar leaves Bradman behind - 1983-84". ESPN.
- ↑ Sidhanta Patnaik. "West Indies in India: The Unforgettables". Wisden India.
- ↑ "The West Indians in India, 1983-84". ESPN.
- ↑ Partab Ramchand. "17 Years later, 236 is still the mark to beat".
- ↑ "Sunil Gavaskar: 13 controversies which the Little Master was involved in".
- ↑ Abishek Mukherjee (21 November 2015) [first published 1983], "India face hostility from Srinagar crowd and West Indies", Cricket Country, retrieved 4 October 2016
- ↑ "Kashmiris acquitted of attacking cricket pitch in 1983". BBC.
- ↑ "INDIA v WEST INDIES 1983-84". ESPN.
- ↑ "INDIA v WEST INDIES 1983-84, Sixth Test". ESPN.
- ↑ "Acquittal for 1983 pitch ‘diggers’". The Telegraph.
- ↑ "West Indies tour of India Fixtures".