Sir Andy Roberts clearly remembers the two batsmen who hit him for a six in his 56-ODI career in which he claimed 87 wickets at an average of 20.35: Kim Hughes and Sunil Gavaskar.


Former West Indies pacer Sir Andy Roberts with wife Laverne at the Cricket Club of India lawns in Brabourne Stadium yesterday. Pic/Suresh KK

Roberts, who became only the third West Indian pacer to claim more than 200 Test wickets in 1983, has a memory that is as sharp as his bowling was in his 10-season international career (1973-74 to 1983-84).