From Sunny equalling Sir Don's 29 Test tons to Dhoni blasting 183 against Sri Lanka, Diwali week has given Indian cricket a lot of joy over the years. MiD DAY recalls...

Raining runs: 1979 Delhi Test (Oct 13-18): Sunil Gavaskar, Gundappa Vishwanath and Yashpal Sharma hit centuries against Kim Hughes' Australians. The Test match was eventually drawn as Australia (while following-on) scored 413 in the second innings. But, India went on to win the six-match series 2-0 later that winter in Mumbai.

FIREWORKS: At Kolkata's Eden Gardens during the 1987 World Cup
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Sunny's 29th: 1983 Delhi Test (Oct 29 -- Nov 3): Sunil Gavaskar and Dilip Vengsarkar struck centuries against West Indies. It was a historic Test as Gavaskar notched up 29th Test hundred to equal Sir Donald Bradman's world record tally. Kapil Dev took six wickets in the first innings, but the Test was drawn thanks to a gritty hundred by Clive Lloyd. Nonetheless, Sunny made it a great Diwali for the country.