Long grinding Test cricket battles tend to be a strength of endurance and durability. Seldom have India hosted a series involving 5 test matches and the last time it was held dates way back to 30 years ago in Mar 1987 when the hosts contested Pakistan in a gruelling 5 match tussle which also incidentally played out to be Sunil Gavaskar's farewell series and which India lost unfortunately.
The series was famous for witnessing Sunny being the first batsman to cross the coveted 5 figure mark of 10,000 runs and the 96 in his final innings on a minefield at 'The Chinnaswamy stadium' in Bangalore is well etched in cricketing folklore.
It's quite surprising and remarkable to note that Sachin Tendulkar went through an entire international career spanning close to a quarter century having not played a single 5 test match series in his home country.
India are finally muscling up for a long drawn 5 test match encounter with England and 'The Chepauk' in Chennai gets to create it's own slice of history by being the privileged venue to convene the 5th home rubber in a series after virtually 3 decades
India are finally muscling up for a long drawn 5 test match encounter with England and 'The Chepauk' in Chennai gets to create it's own slice of history by being the privileged venue to convene the 5th home rubber in a series after virtually 3 decades
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