6/94- BHAGWAT CHANDRASHEKHAR, Auckland, 1976

The Auckland Test was the first one of the three-match series of India’s tour of New Zealand in 1975-76. Sunil Gavaskar captained the visitors, while Glenn Turner was the captain of the home side. Turner won the toss and chose to bat first and his side managed 266 runs.

Bevan Congdon made 54, while John Morrison Ken Wadsworth and Dayle Hadlee made useful contributions with the bat. The wrecker-in-chief was India’s top leg-spinner Bhagwat Chandrashekhar, who ripped through the batting order with figures of 6/94. He had removed both the openers and then came back to wipe the tail off as well.

India responded by scoring 414 with Gavaskar (116) and Surinder Amarnath (124), who made his Test debut, being the top-scorers. New Zealand could only make 215 in their second innings with John Parker and Bevan Congdon making fifties, which left India 68 runs to win. They won the match by 8 wickets and 1-0 lead in the series.