Sunil Gavaskar
221off 443 balls
Sunil Gavaskar made 221 against England at The Oval in the fourth Test of 1979. India were chasing 438 and finished on 429 for 8, nine runs short of a win, and the match was drawn. England won the series 1-0.
Sources: ICC: Classic knocks, Sunil Gavaskar · Wikipedia: Indian cricket team in England in 1979
Was it a ton of consequence?
Not enough match data yet to say. We can only judge hundreds where we have the match record, which is mostly from 2006 on. How it works
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How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+24.983
Clutchness22% weight+20.995
Narrative18% weight+13.374
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+10.978
Historical Weight10% weight+7.373
Perceived Greatness6% weight+5.084
ToC score on your weighting82.4
Your weighting
- Match Impact30%Did it decide the course of the game?
- Clutchness22%The weight of pressure in the moment
- Narrative18%The story surrounding the innings
- Conditions & Opposition14%What and who they were up against
- Historical Weight10%How time and experts have judged it
- Perceived Greatness6%The consensus of those who watched
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 6. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 79.6 and 83.4.
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