June 10, 1986. On their 11th attempt, India finally won a Test at Lord’s, thanks to a spectacular century by Dilip Vengsarkar — his third on the hallowed ground. Arunabha Sengupta remembers the match that ended in a change at the helm for England in rather unsavoury circumstances.
Read MoreDilip Vengsarkar scores career-best 166 on the most treacherous of tracks
On a treacherous track at Cuttack, Dilip Vengsarkar batted with phenomenal ease as he notched up his career-best score of 166. And Kapil Dev captured his 300th wicket as Sri Lanka surrendered meekly to lose by an innings. Arunabha Sengupta recalls the memorable Test match and the curious controversy that followed after it on January 7, 1987.
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