Jibe from Australian player not lbw decision caused walkout in 1981 Melbourne Test: Sunil Gavaskar
File image of Sunil Gavaskar | Twitter Sunil Gavaskar has cleared the air on his infamous walkout during the Melbourne Test of 1981, saying it was the Australian players’ “get lost” call, and not his leg-before dismissal, that prompted him to storm off the ground with his opening partner. In the 1981 series, that was dogged by some inconsistent umpiring, a Dennis Lillee in-cutter caught Gavaskar plumb in front and umpire Rex Whitehead, standing in just his third Test, raised his finger. But Gavaskar, who thought that the ball had got his bat on the way to the pad, pro...
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