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7th April, 1962. Port of Spain, Trinidad. Day 4 of the 4th test between West Indies & India. It has been a forgettable tour. India have lost all 3 tests so far. And their captain, Nari Contractor, had his skull cracked by Charlie Griffith in a tour game.
He spent weeks in hospital & never played test cricket again. But the bandwagon has rolled on. Once again, the hosts have dominated. India have been made to follow-on, and very few expected the hosts to bat again. But sometimes, when he has fallen deep, man
finds unexpected courage. So it happened. Vijay Mehra, the opener, makes a gritty half century. Salim Durrani, never one to baulk at a challenge, walks out at 3 and ends day 3 on 91*, nine short of a maiden test 100. India are 186/2, still 61 short. And so
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