Do you think Indian cricket misses a utility player like Karsan Ghavri in its rank?
A. There is no dearth of players like Ghavri. What is lacking is Ghavri-like commitment. He had an amazing commitment. The man did just anything that the captain wanted him to do. He was a very gritty character, mentally very strong. Of the kinds who never give up. Q. Any other away series you enjoyed playing? A. Yes, the 1980-81 series against the Australia was really memorable. We played against a very strong Australian side. Greg Chappel, Lilee, Len Pasco, Rodney Marsh were all there. Yet we drew the series. We even bowled them out for a meagre 83 in the last Test to level the 3-match series. Q. What was your best contribution with the bat while playing for India? A. It was at Adelaide in the same 80-81 series. There were 20 mandatory overs to go. Ghavri and I were at the crease. Each of us played out 10 overs. I remained not out on zero. For me it was more than a hundred. What mattered most was that we saved the match. Ghavri on the other end just scored two. Q. What were your asse
