Editing Sunil Gavaskar (section)

=== Australian Tour ===
The 1980–81<ref>{{Cite web|title=AUSTRALIA v INDIA 1980–81|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/152230.html|access-date=2021-04-02|website=Cricinfo}}</ref> season saw Gavaskar returned as captain for the Australasian tour, but it was to be the start of an unhappy reign for Gavaskar and India. He managed only 118 runs at 19.66 in the three Tests against Australia, but his impact in Australia was for a controversial incident. At the [[Melbourne Cricket Ground]], when Gavaskar was given out by the Australian umpire [[Rex Whitehead]], he ordered his fellow opener [[Chetan Chauhan]] off the field.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://content-usa.cricinfo.com/columns/content/story/257492.html |title=Pakistan's protest not the first &#124; ESPN Cricinfo |publisher=Content-usa.cricinfo.com |access-date=21 December 2010}}</ref> Instead of abandoning the match, the Indian manager, SK Durani persuaded Chauhan to return to the match which India went on to win by 59 runs as Australia collapsed to 83 in their second innings.<ref name="ESPN"/> India drew the series 1–1 but the following three-Test series in New Zealand was to signal the start of a barren run of 19 Tests under Gavaskar of which India were to win only one and lose five. India lost to New Zealand 1–0, with Gavaskar managing 126 runs at 25.2. He finished the Oceania tour with 244 runs at 22.18, with only two half-centuries, making little impact.<ref name="testlist"/>