Recounting India’s tour of Pakistan in 1978-79, former Pakistan captain and coach Javed Miandad stated tackling the famous Indian spinners of this there was a time a cakewalk on their behalf and actually, the kind of Bishan Singh Bedi, Bhagwath Chandrasekhar and Erapalli Prasanna were come to the cleaners by him and legendary Zaheer Abbas in that tour.
Miandad, who had been relatively recent to worldwide cricket in those days getting made his debut a few years ago, were built with a fantastic series against India in 1978-79 together with Zaheer Abbas.
Pakistan won the 3-match Test series 2- and both Miandad and Abbas were severe from the famous Indian spin troika.
“Chandrasekhar, Bedi, Prasanna… India’s strength was this, their spinners. Plus they did well all over the world however when they came here (Pakistan), these were come to the cleaners. Our players conned them for thus many runs,” stated Miandad in the Youtube funnel.
The Pakistan batsman, who scored 8832 runs in 124 Tests at typically 52.57, recounted a match at Faisalabad, that was even the first Test from the series to narrate how he and Abbas had made Indian spinners helpless.
“I keep in mind that Chandrasekhar was giving some troubles to Zaheer bhai. Toh he explained ‘Javed please tackle him for me’. I clearly stated yes. Meanwhile in the other finish, Zaheer bhai was taking lots of runs off Bedi sahib, Prasanna. I Then stated, ‘Zaheer bhai please let me try taking some runs too, I’ll also employ my ft against them. I’m stuck here. I won’t have a single from the last ball.’ In that time players accustomed to take care of one another. If I’m getting some troubles then my lady will seize control and vice-versa,” stated Miandad.
Both Miandad and Abbas scored big hundreds for the reason that game and forged a 255-run partnership for that 4th wicket. Zaheer Abbas was the very best-scorer with 176 and Miandad scored 154 to consider Pakistan to 503/8 dcl within the first innings.
India responded with 462/9 dlc having a hundred from GR Viswanath and fifties from Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar. The match was attracted.
The fate from the Indian spinners, however, didn’t change as Abbas slammed a dual hundred – 235 – within the second Test at Lahore to guide Pakistan for an 8-wicket victory.
Javed Miandad scored another hundred at Karachi and India lost that Test match by 8 wickets despite an excellent century from Gavaskar to get rid of the series 2-.
Miandad recognized Chandrasekhar, who upon the market with 242 wickets in 58 Tests for India, for his line and length.
“Chandrasekhar would be a bowler who had been tough to experience the leading feet, you cannot play him from the front feet. After I performed against them I stored that in your mind.
Once the Indian spinners were new within their spells and stored close-in fielders I did previously charge lower the wicket to create pressure them to get the close catchers. Because I did previously get restless basically didn’t score runs. It’s another matter in which to stay the crease but you need to score runs too, that’s your primary job,” added Miandad.
