'Was Napping When Winning Runs Were Scored at Oval': Wadekar’s Memories of the Summer of 1971

Did you know that Ajit Wadekar was asleep when the winning runs were hit at the Oval to give India their first win on English soil in 1971? Or that he left West Indies captain Garry Sobers shell-shocked by deciding to impose the follow-on in the first Test of the storied 1971 tour in Jamaica? Or that he insisted that the team met at the bar every evening, whether the players drank alcohol or not, to ensure no cliques are formed in a group of players from diverse backgrounds?

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