NEW DELHI: Indian men's
cricket
team coach
Ravi Shastri on Sunday revisited his first Test century on home ground.
Shastri had played a knock of 142 runs against England at the
Wankhede Stadium
in 1984. This was his first ton on home turf. Before this, all the centuries scored by Shastri were on foreign grounds.
Remembering the knock, Shastri tweeted: "First 100 on home turf and that too Wankhede in 1984. Super feeling to do it in front of your home crowd with my parents watching. Turned out to be match-winning. 142 vs England".
In the match between India and England, the latter won the toss and opted to bat first.
Laxman Sivaramakrishnan scalped six wickets for India as the side bundled out England for just 195 in the first innings.
India then went on to score 465/8 in their first innings, taking a lead of 270 over England.
Shastri played a knock of 142 runs from 323 balls, studded with 17 fours and one six.
In the second innings,
Mike Gatting
played a knock of 136 runs, but England were bowled out for 217, setting a target of 48 runs in front of India.
Sivaramakrishnan was the star again for India as he took six wickets in the second innings as well.
India went on to win the match by eight wickets.
Shastri is currently coaching the Indian senior men's team.