Harsh Thakor
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Here I am ranking in order of merit the best batting performances ever in a test in 2 innings combined against the top West Indies pace battery.Without doubt it was the most lethal pace attack of all.
1.Mohinder Amarnath 80 and 91 at Bridgetown in 1983
2.Wasim Raja 117 and 71 not out at Bridgetown in 1977
3.Alan Border 98 n.o and 100 at Trinidad in 1984
4.Alan Border 78 and 126 at Adelaide in 1981-82
5.Greg Chappell 123 and 109 n.o. and at Brisbane in 1975-76
Placed Mohinder at top because of technical perfection whether hooking driving ,cutting or defending and batting at one down,single-handedly holding the fort like a soldier in World War 2 Wasim Raja almost won the game playing the role of a lone crusader.After looking dead and buried his knock took Pakistan on the brink of a famous win.Border resurrected Australia literally from the grave to save the test at Trinidad.At Adelaide he displayed single handed defiance all but saving the game till a dramatic collapse of Australia on the final day.Placed Greg Chappell at 5th asalthough it was match-winning innings he had much more support from team-mates playing for a world champion side and also only had Roberts and Holding.
I excluded innings of Vishwanath at Madras in 1974-75 and in 1978-79 as the attack in 1974-75 only had Andy Roberts while the other was against a b string attack,apart from Sylvester Clarke.Ofcourse both wickets were super quick.
1.Mohinder Amarnath 80 and 91 at Bridgetown in 1983
2.Wasim Raja 117 and 71 not out at Bridgetown in 1977
3.Alan Border 98 n.o and 100 at Trinidad in 1984
4.Alan Border 78 and 126 at Adelaide in 1981-82
5.Greg Chappell 123 and 109 n.o. and at Brisbane in 1975-76
Placed Mohinder at top because of technical perfection whether hooking driving ,cutting or defending and batting at one down,single-handedly holding the fort like a soldier in World War 2 Wasim Raja almost won the game playing the role of a lone crusader.After looking dead and buried his knock took Pakistan on the brink of a famous win.Border resurrected Australia literally from the grave to save the test at Trinidad.At Adelaide he displayed single handed defiance all but saving the game till a dramatic collapse of Australia on the final day.Placed Greg Chappell at 5th asalthough it was match-winning innings he had much more support from team-mates playing for a world champion side and also only had Roberts and Holding.
I excluded innings of Vishwanath at Madras in 1974-75 and in 1978-79 as the attack in 1974-75 only had Andy Roberts while the other was against a b string attack,apart from Sylvester Clarke.Ofcourse both wickets were super quick.
