Sunil Gavaskar
172off 472 balls
Sunil Gavaskar made 172 off 472 balls against England at Bengaluru in 1981. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. The match was drawn and the hundred didn't save it. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Wikipedia: List of international cricket centuries by Sunil Gavaskar
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
Match Impact30% weight+17.458
Clutchness22% weight+13.461
Narrative18% weight+12.469
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+6.767
Perceived Greatness6% weight+4.270
Greatness score on your weighting63.4
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 62.6 and 66.3.
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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