When Gundappa Vishwanath reprieved Bob Taylor

This was one of the earliest incidents that set the precedent of fair cricket.

During the historic ‘Jubilee Test' in Mumbai in 1980, English keeper Bob Taylor was given caught behind by the umpire but the Indian captain Gundappa Vishwanath didn’t think that Bob had actually nicked the ball. He went up to Taylor to enquire about the same.

When the batsman told him that he didn’t edge the ball, Vishwanath requested the umpire to reverse the decision. The umpire ruled him not out. It was a deed which earned him many accolades throughout the cricketing community.