Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar made 236* off 425 balls against West Indies at Chennai in 1983. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A draw, and in the first innings the team was not yet in danger of losing. How a ToC is decided
Called one of the greats: Wisden 100 (2001): rated the No. 96 Test batting performance of all time (Wisden 100, via Rediff)
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Sunil Gavaskar · Wikipedia: West Indian cricket team in India in 1983–84
Medium confidence. We rely on match reports. We don't have the score when the batter came in, so the call rests on the result, the innings and the series.
How the score is builtscore · points
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, 8. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 68.1 and 72.6.
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The Oval · 1979 · 16th overall82.4220 v West Indies
Port of Spain · 1971 · 73rd overall74.5117* v West Indies
Bridgetown · 1971 · 138th overall72.3113 v Australia
Brisbane · 1977 · 159th overall71.7102 v West Indies
Port of Spain · 1976 · 221st overall70.5182* v West Indies
Eden Gardens · 1978 · 226th overall70.4