I spotted A G Ram singh in black suit at 21.18 watching Madras test . A G Ram singh was a first class cricketer from Madras. He bowled slow left arm orthodox. AG Ram singh played Madras presidency matches and took 8 wickets for 14 runs vs Europeans . AG Ram singh also played the 1934 first Ranji Trophy tournament. A punjabi from Amritsar settled in Madras hence his name Amritsar Govind singh Ram singh . A panjabi who could speak fluent Tamil . Father of AG kirpal singh and AG Milka singh .My salute to great paaji sir .Thanks very much Jai sir for all your efforts for such clear print .
This was the debut series of Clive Lloyd and possibly Bedi and Venkataraghavan too, but not sure. When a 22 year old Clive Lloyd debuted in the first Test of this series, few would have thought what a glittering career lay ahead of him, as one of the greatest captains in cricket history who would build an almost invincible Caribbean team.
It is thrilling to watch cricketers like Bapu Nadkarni, Borde, Pataudi, Surti,, Jaismha, Butcher, Kanhai, Griffith, Hall, and very young Lloyd, Prasanna and Bedi. I would like see more of Bapu Nadkarni' s bowling. I wonder how he used throw so many maiden overs in a row with such regularity. In those days we had to go to cinema halls to see a brief 1 or 2 reels of Test matches summary at the end of news reels. Or look at the still pictures of action in newspapers and magazines. We used to exchange newspaper pictures of these heroes with our classmates and build up photo "albums" of newspaper cuttings. Golden days of young India's cricket saga. Thank you for this half hour video. --- Dr Sharad Rajimwale, Jodhpur
This footage is very rare. Wow what can an old officiando of cricket say? Seeing the established greats of West Indies at that time along with the up and coming Indians is a privilege.Garfield Saint Auburn Sobers,Rohan Kanhai ,Wesley Winfield Hall,Conrad Hunt along with Charlie Griffith and Clive Hubert Lloyd in his Test debut is very special.Thank you very much,and may there be many more magic memories:)
This is Chennai, 13th-17th January 1967: www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1966-67-61937/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-62998/full-scorecard
Thanks for uploading!!😊😊 I followed closely England v WI in1966 but could only follow this series in Cricket Monthly!😊 Almost 53 years later... Clive Lloyd and Engineer became huge players for Lancashire. Borde - great plsyer... Pataudi-batting with one eye...! Kanhai's "Falling Sweep" shot... Wes Hall,wonderful fast bowler... Sobers...everyone's hero at thst time... Simply the best player ever-and wonderful sportsman.😊😊😊 Thanks again!!😊
I had seen the previous series 1958-59 India vs W.l. in Madras and heard radio commentary for the other 4 Tests.Prior to this, I had seen and heard commentary of the earlier two series In India against Cave's Newzealand team 1955-56 and Ian Johnson's 1956-57 Test series and remember notable contribution from batsmen and bowlers of both the contesting teams.
I was present in the match. Venue was nehru stadium. I was a student.sobers was the skipper.4 slips, 2 gully's was the favourite for Windies thanks for posted.old is gold.commentary by anand rao and viji
India was mainly playing for pride in those days knowing well that they cannot beat the other top teams. There were always some brilliant individual performances but they were not good enough as a team. The crowds were always there in full numbers enjoying good cricket and hoping for a miracle all the time.It is incredible how these batsmen faced the likes of Hall and Griffith without helmets. All that changed after 1971 when players like Gavaskar and Vishwanath came on the scene and India started winning matches at home and abroad and became a force to reckon with especially in home conditions . Late 70s saw the advent of players like Vengsarkar, Kapil Dev among others and India went from strength to strength to become a top team in the world.
I think the trend changed directions during patudi's reign only, this series like many others were lost but India was fighting back at not bending over to take it in the ass. Teams b4 this, 50s, early 60s were bad. Just after independence, team was weak and only played to avoid defeat by a large margin like an innings with 2-3 days worth of play left. 50s saw some improvement and target was now to get defeated but not by an innings and atleast play out 4 full days and loose on the 5th day. 60s, with the emergence of Patudi, who had a confidence of a Nawab like he is, started to challenge the opponents. although defeats came but they were not easy like before. hard fought victories and sometimes draw. Win was still not on the cards but change from being minnows to capable competent players like West Indies, Eng and Aus. Spin was their strength in bowling, batting was timing and wrist work. Then came gundappa vishwanath, sunil gavaskar in the fray and first every test victory was possible in this time. in 80s, kapil, srikanth, gavaskar, amarnath, binny, vengaskar, kirmani took india to the top and won the world cup in 1983. Dhoni maxed india in 2010 era with test, odi and t20 no#1 team. by 2020, kohli shud achieve this and better it. but after 2025 there maybe a fall like how West indies fell after their start players left the scene and retired. haynes, greendige, richards, logie, dujon, gomes, marshall were last of their kind. although WI was good but not all players, only a couple here and there. lara, ambrose hooper , i think richardson was the last classical batsmen who retired after 96 world cup.
This is Chennai, 13th-17th January 1967: www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1966-67-61937/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-62998/full-scorecard
I was lucky enough to be present in Eden Garden to see the last 2 days match but India lost badly. Thanks to my late uncle who took me - a school boy - along.
So you were there Tau ji.. i am dying to see the colour of thay era.... the cloth and its sheen, the skin and its warmth, the grass and its green.. the sky and its blues.... kaashhh a mortal soul could travel in time.
Farokh missed scoring century before lunch on opening day. Shikar dhawan scored just two yrs back. Chennai boys garlanding Chandu borde on ground shows how serious chennaites took to cricket in 1966. My wife Ambika was born at perambur that year 😃☺️😁
This is Chennai, 13th-17th January 1967: www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1966-67-61937/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-62998/full-scorecard
I remember listening to the commentary so clearly. And I could spot Frank Worrell watching the Bombay Test. There was a wonderful conversation between him and Farokh Engineer in the commentary box. Sadly, Worrell passed away soon after.
This is Chennai, 13th-17th January 1967: www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1966-67-61937/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-62998/full-scorecard
This is really nostalgic. This was the series when i was introduced to radio commentary by our hindi teacher Mr. Amba Dutt Bhagi who generally used to send the class students to know the running score from the neighbourhood where people used to hear the radio commentary. Later on during the 1968-69 series when both Newzealand and Australia visited one after the other the radio commentary addiction became a full fledged habit and hasn't ended till today though now it has shifted to TV now .
Whenever I watch a old video of Indian Cricket matches, I always find the audience curious about the game which is not able to find in today's audience.
Oh my god look at the crowd, stadium is full and look at those ladies they look so pretty and this men they look so handsome that era was really so different, Hats off to those pple. My dad must have sure watched this match he is a cricket fan. I will show him this match.
After all these years of only seeing scoresheets this series is a fantastic one to see moving pictures of (and good clear quality at that) - thank you Jai, much appreciated by the world!
A marvelous journey in the times of our cricket, jai, where cricket was a game of gentlemen for the gentlemen. Literally took me into a time machine, thanks a lot for your efforts, God Bless you!
This is Chennai, 13th-17th January 1967: www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1966-67-61937/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-62998/full-scorecard
Awesome upload especially the quality in the final test . However the highlight was Wes Hall’s killer bouncer to the opening batsman in the (25:20)second innings and subsequent dismissal via LBW from a well pitched up delivery in the third over , classic cricket !!!!!
Thanks for uploading this- hats off to our olden days cricketers where there was not much money, no protection and they faced guys like hall & griffith. This is awesome for guys like us who were not born in those era.
It was good to see all the great cricketers and interesting crowds. I could see the great actor SVR Garu in the Chennai Match, He probably watched the match all days
Very nice video and good comentry by former cricketer Rushi Modi. I still remember dashing century by Engineer and two centuries by chandu Borde in the series against west Indies. At that time there was no helmet. They were facing the great pace attack of Hall and Griffith. They were the brave cricketer.
Lovely. We take your posts for granted ... they really are treasures and till recently I never even believed that they existed. Thanks a lot for all your hard work and love fro the game which once was gentlemen's.
Thanks for these wonderful uploads Sir. This is pure gold dust! One small request: would you, by any chance, have any footage from our 1964-65 series against Australia? The Bombay test of that series ought to rank among our greatest wins!
@@JaiGalagali : Thank you so much Sir! For whatever reason, that series seems to be completely forgotten. I suspect that win in Bombay gave Pataudi the momentum that was desperately needed to bring the team together. I’ve heard that until then Indian fielders used to deliberately miss chances off bowlers from other zones
I could see film actor Agha in the stands watching the match. Many film actors from Bombay, from south are dead and gone. Yet old memories are still to be cherished
I remember as a child my uncle's and father would speak of these Indian players of that era..nice to see the players they spoke of..whenever India played West Indies they would support India even though we live in Trinidad part of the West Indies..never agreed with them though...
Unbelievable... It is looking like England.. Crowds were stylish and decent and in updated culture.. Lot of children... Superb.. In that time majority of India had no current.. Roads.. Water..
@@kkkg123 This is Chennai, 13th-17th January 1967: www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1966-67-61937/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-62998/full-scorecard
19:26 समय से आगे चला ये नौजवान अगर जिन्दा हो तो आप बधाई के पात्र है क्योंकि हो सकता है आपके हेयरस्टाइल को उस समय असभ्य कहा गया हो मगर 2019 मे ये ही चल रहा है भाई 😊
This is Chennai, 13th-17th January 1967: www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1966-67-61937/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-62998/full-scorecard
When you see someone walking around with a camera...... you don't often get that years from now ...long after they're gone people who might not be even alive at the time would get to enjoy a scene that unfolded long before they or even their parents were born. As a Caribbean man I enjoyed seeing the exploits of some of our cricketing icons as well as Indian players whose names I would have only heard over the years like Engineer. Who could forget a name like that? Charlie Griffith would be infamously no-balled perhaps not so long after the 66/67 West Indies tour of India. This footage is absolute gold. Thanks for uploading.
This is Chennai, 13th-17th January 1967: www.espncricinfo.com/series/west-indies-tour-of-india-1966-67-61937/india-vs-west-indies-3rd-test-62998/full-scorecard
West Indies were the Kings of cricket then they trilled every west Indian heart..as they performed magnificent in all departments of the game. Bravo Lads.
Hi Jai Galagali It is a wonderful feeling to see this old videos The cricketers of 60's were highly talented and glamourous, in terms of statistics they may not have scored as many runs / centuries as the present day cricketers are scoring But the impact they had on young cricketers was tremendous,. Gavaskar was a fan of ML Jaisimha Pl post some videos of the stylish ML Jaisimha
I have read that West Indies fast bowlers Griffith Hall played Havoc.A ball from Hall in Chepauk landed on boundary after first bounce I read in a news paper! That was pace!
Appreciate rare footage but it looks ridiculously funny to see parts where the editing is done such that it looks as if the keeper stands up to Hall and Griffith .
