Was Gavaskar ever hit on the head?

Was Gavaskar ever hit on the head?

In 1983, Gavaskar was hit by a bouncer by Malcolm Marshall, one of the fastest bowlers of that period. Such was the intensity of the bouncer that the ball went off quite a distance after hitting Gavaskar in the forehead. This was the third Test between India and West Indies at Georgetown in Guyana.

Is Sunil Gavaskar played without helmet?

By contrast, despite never wearing a helmet, Gavaskar said he was hit just one time on his head through his career – by the late West Indies legend Malcolm Marshall – during a Test match.

When did Gavaskar score 236?

1983
Gavaskar’s highest Test score of 236 not out came against the West Indies at Chennai in 1983, an Indian record at that time.

How fast was Malcolm Marshall?

The best fast bowlers have always had the height to get the ball to bounce. Marshall, at 5ft 11ins, made the ball skid and had to make do with this lower trajectory, yet he kept up with the tall men until he became king….Test record against each country.

	v Australia
M	19
BALLS	4335
RUNS	1959
WKTS	87

Why did Gavaskar never wore a helmet?

I never really felt the need for a helmet, because I was confident of my technique. It was only after Malcolm Marshall hit me flush on the forehead that I used the skull cap. The skull cap I used only in the last three years of my career. That too only while the ball was new.

What does a batsman feel when he is near century?

The term refers to a specific form of analysis paralysis, felt by a batsman when he has scored more than 90 runs in an innings, and is nervous because of the pressure and desire to convert this into a century (100 runs), which is a celebrated milestone of individual success in the game.

What does a batsman feel when he is near a century?

This situation is referred to as batsmen being in the nervous nineties. Batsmen tend to bat in a more conservative manner when they are close to their century, in order to avoid getting out and thus missing out on the milestone.

What killed Malcolm Marshall?

Colon cancer
Malcolm Marshall/Cause of death
The cricket world is in mourning following the news of the death of one of the greatest fast bowlers of modern times, Malcolm Marshall. The veteran of 81 Tests died on Thursday in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Bridgetown, Barbados, following a battle with colon cancer.

Did Viv Richards ever wear a helmet?

Renowned for his attacking approach, Richards dominated some of the fiercest fast bowlers of world cricket without wearing helmets.