Six most memorable India Test matches in history

2. India v Australia, 1st Test 1986, M Chidambaram Stadium – Test tied

The backdrop of the 1st Test at Chepauk between Allan Border’s Australia and Kapil Dev’s India was somewhat of an open-shut case. While the Indians were on top of the world at the time, the Aussies were barely saving face en route to their resurrection. Things came to a halt for both teams in the stifling heat of Madras.

The Aussies began well when Dean Jones beat the head and smashed his way to 210 before collapsing from dehydration. David Boon (122) and skipper Allan Border (106) ensured that the Aussies reached a massive 574 runs. in response, it was the brilliance of skipper Kapil Dev who smashed 119 ensuring that the Indians did not follow-on.

Border set the Indians 347 not taking into account the threat Sunil Gavaskar carried. Needless to say, the Indians came to within one run of victory only for Maninder Singh to be adjudged leg-before by the infamous Vikramraju. The story has been brought up many a time by parties from both sides ensuring that this was the second Tied Test.

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