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Anshuman Gaekwad Kingston Match 1976: Anshuman Gaikwad is no more among us today. Gaikwad died of blood cancer. Anshuman may have left the world today but the stories of his courage and passion will always remain immortal. Anshuman is the name of that player of the Indian team who never gave up and faced difficulties bravely. Who has lost to cancer. Today his last journey took place in Vadodara. On which BCCI President Roger Binny, Kiran More and Nayan Mongia placed wood on the pyre of their friend. His last rites were performed in Vadodara today.
We keep seeing many such stories on the cricket field too, where cricketers suddenly shine on the basis of hard work and passion. There were many great players in the Indian team who put the team ahead of themselves, one of them was Anshuman Gaekwad, whose words of courage and passion inspire everyone today.
Anshuman's bravery is remembered even today because he saw a fellow player getting injured in front of him in a Test series, but still he did not lose courage and kept fighting alone like a warrior. The example of his struggle cannot be forgotten.
It was the year 1976, when the brilliant partnership of Anshuman Gaekwad and Sunil Gavaskar in the Test series against West Indies (Anshuman Gaekwad Kingston Match 1976) created a stir. At that time, the West Indies team was considered one of the most powerful teams in world cricket. Especially their pace battery under the leadership of Clive Lloyd troubled the opposition teams.
In the 1976 Kingston Test, West Indies had bombarded the Indian batsmen with short balls. But Gaekwad and Gavaskar faced the ball and added 136 runs for the first wicket. This partnership was a defining moment for Indian cricket and the Gaekwad-Gavaskar innings is always remembered.
There were many injuries on the body, blood was flowing from the finger; the eardrum was also torn. In the 1976 Kingston Test match, when the West Indies bowlers were constantly throwing short balls at the Indian batsmen, they also adopted the strategy of targeting the batsmen's body. So that a situation of fear could be created
The Windies bowlers bowled a dangerous bouncer which hit Gundappa Vishwanath and he was taken to the hospital due to injury. Even after seeing his teammate injured, Anshuman Gaekwad kept his courage and continued playing even in this difficult time.
During this time, a bouncer hit his ear due to which his eardrum ruptured and later he had to undergo surgery. However, Gaikwad handled the Indian innings by scoring 81 runs in that match.
However, on the second day of this Test, the Indian team had to face a lot of difficulties and many key players were injured. Captain Bishan Singh Bedi declared the innings and India lost the match. But Gaikwad's innings of 81 runs still reflects his courage. He was considered The Wall before Rahul Dravid. The pair of Gaikwad and Sunil Gavaskar have played many amazing innings.