5 best knocks by Indian batsmen against the Windies

#3 The original 'Little Master' - Sunil Gavaskar stood strong against the mighty Windies

The original 'Little Master', Sunil Gavaskar aka Sunny was a legendary batsman. In an era dominated by outstanding fast bowlers, Gavaskar was one of the stalwarts who stood strong in front them that too without a helmet! An exemplary technique combined with an unbreakable focus enabled him to score a bucket load of runs in his career.

Sunil Gavaskar scored a brilliant 236* at Chennai against The Windies

The West Indies team of the early 1980s had an unrivalled bowling attack comprising of Malcolm Marshall, Andy Roberts and Michael Holding.

December 1983, 6th Test match of West Indies tour of India was being played in Chennai in typical sultry conditions of the region. West Indies batting first scored a respectable 313 with all the top order batsmen chipping in with the 30s and Dujon scoring a half ton. Kapil Dev and Maninder Singh were the strike bowlers for India plucking 3 wickets each.

In reply, India was struggling losing half the side for just 92 runs on the board. The two Mumbai boys Sunil Gavaskar and Ravi Shastri bailed India out stitching a massive 170-runs partnership. Shastri got out after scoring a brilliant 72 but the gritty Gavaskar kept going. With Kapil Dev's and Syed Kirmani's support Gavaskar scored an awe-inspiring double ton. His knock of 236* included 23 boundaries.

The match ended in a draw.