CHETAN SHARMA – 5/64, 1986

Chetan Sharma from Haryana made his India debut in 1983 in an ODI and played his first Test in 1984 at the age of 18 years. Sharma was part of the Indian team that toured England in 1986 and one of his best performances came at Lord’s in the first Test of the series.

Indian captain Kapil Dev won the toss and decided to bowl first on the typical Lord’s pitch. Though Graham Gooch scored 114 and Derek Pringle scored 63, none of the other batsmen managed to impress as Chetan Sharma ran through the England batting lineup.

Sharma picked the wickets of Gooch (114), David Gower (18), Mike Gatting (0), Allan Lamb (6) and Peter Downton. His figures of 5/64 helped India bowl England out for 294 runs.

Then thanks to a century from Dilip Vengsarkar and a spirited four-wicket haul from Kapil Dev in the last innings helped India bowl England out for 180. India chased down the required 134 for the win with 5 wickets in hands and as captain Kapil Dev hit 23* in 10 balls.