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Captains not enforcing the follow-on despite big leads

August 12, 2007

Rajneesh Gupta

 

Lead

For

Opponent

Venue

Season

Result

563

England

West Indies

Kingston

1929-30

Drawn

445

Australia

England

Brisbane

2006-07

Won

399

England

Australia

Brisbane

1928-29

Won

380

Australia

England

The Oval

1934

Won

340

Australia

West Indies

Sydney

1968-69

Won

326

West Indies

England

Georgetown

1929-30

Won

324

Australia

New Zealand

Adelaide

2004-05

Won

319

India

England

The Oval

2007

Match in progress

Following are the instances when India chose NOT to enforce follow-on:

Lead

Opponent

Venue

Season

Result

Captain

319

England

The Oval

2007

Match in progress

R Dravid

275

New Zealand

Ahmedabad

1999-00

Drawn

SR Tendulkar

231

Australia

Sydney

2003-04

Drawn

SC Ganguly

 

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