On this day 39 years ago, The run-out Courtney Walsh refused to take

Pakistan needed two runs from the last ball. Courtney Walsh could have ended the match before delivering it but chose to warn Saleem Jaffar instead. West Indies lost, and cricket gained a rather prolonged argument.

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That’s what you call spirit of the game

ask Gavaskar the runaway, about what he would have done…