File photo of Ashok Joshi at the memorable match at Valsad
Ahmedabad: Cricket fans in India are desperately hoping that the Men In Blue return with vengeance and entomb the bitter Adelaide memories of 36 their lowest Test score when they take the field in the Boxing Day Test beginning Saturday.
One of the million enthusiasts hoping for a riposte by India to the humiliation Down Under is Ashok Joshi of Ahmedabad. Just as Pat Cummins and Josh Hazelwood ripped through the Indian batting in Adelaide, Joshi, playing for Gujarat, had inflicted similar ignominy on the formidable Mumbai (then Bombay) in a Ranji Trophy match on this day – December 26, 1977.