Ranking top 10 selfish knocks in cricket history
There have been several knocks played by cricketers that can be called 'selfish' over a period of time.
1) Sunil Gavaskar, 36 of 174
46 years have passed but this knock is criticized even today. You wouldn’t find too many knocks as selfish as this one. No matter how legendary Sunil Gavaskar’s achievements are, this audaciously slow innings will always be remembered by one and all.
In the inaugural cricket WC in 1975, Gavaskar scored a bizarre knock of 36 which took 174 balls. England were taking on India at Lord’s in June 1975 in a 60-over ODI and the hosts racked up a towering 334-4 – a quite remarkable effort considering the time and era at which this match was played. Gavaskar, however, didn’t even look to chase the total.
He hit just one boundary in 174 balls! India lost just three wickets but amassed only 132 runs, resulting in a mighty 202-run win for England. The former Indian opener has gone on record to say that this many times that this was his worst knock of all time.
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