When Kiwis were roasted in Madras dust

Trevor Chesterfield recalls listening on crackling radio in faraway New Zealand as Indian openers set the record.

...The commentary kept on fading. There was a jaunty sound from the Madras commentator. The end of Day One: a century for Roy and one for Mankad. India 234 without loss. Kiwis being roasted in the Madras dust. Fortunately Day Two coincided with a move into digs and, with batteries charged, able to listen to the continued torture. ...For a brief while the record was under siege; happily history turned its back on this latest effort. It wouldn’t have quite been the same.

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