When Sunil Gavaskar stumbled to 36 Off 174 vs. England on this day in 1975
June 7, 1975 will always be a historic day for cricket. This was the day when the first-ever match in World Cup cricket history was played. However, for Indian cricket fans, it will remain a sore memory as it remains the worst-ever innings in all ODIs.
In their first innings of play, England scored 334 runs off the bowling of four opponents, with a huge contribution from Dennis Amiss. Keith Fletcher (68) and Chris Old (51*) stood by him. Sunil Gavaskar's assumption that the goal was out of reach prevented India from responding, and they didn't even try to chase down the total. India struggled to 132 for 3 off their allotted 60 overs, humiliating the team. Gavaskar's 36-runs performance in 174 balls, with just one four, is among the slowest ODI performances ever.