Editing Sunil Gavaskar (section)

=== Sri Lanka Tour ===
The 1982–83 subcontinental season started well for Gavaskar on an individual note, as he made 155 in a one-off Test against [[Sri Lanka national cricket team|Sri Lanka]] in Madras. It was the first Test between the two nations, with Sri Lankan having only recently been awarded Test status. Despite this, India were unable to finish off their novice opponents, the draw heralding a start of a winless summer. India played in twelve Tests, losing five and drawing seven. The first series was a six Test tour to Pakistan. India started well enough, drawing the First Test in [[Lahore]], with Gavaskar scoring 83. Pakistan then defeated India in three consecutive matches. In the Third Test in [[Faisalabad]], Gavaskar managed an unbeaten 127 in the second innings to force Pakistan into a run chase, but the other two losses were substantial, both by an innings. Despite holding on for draws in the last two Tests, Gavaskar was replaced by Kapil Dev as captain after the 3–0 loss. Despite his team's difficulties, Gavaskar remained productive with 434 runs at 47.18 with a century and three half centuries. Gavaskar went on to the West Indies for a five Test tour purely as a batsman, but could not reproduce the form that he had shown in the Caribbean in 1971 and 1976. He managed only 240 runs at 30, as India were crushed 2–0 by the world champions. Apart from an unbeaten 147 in the drawn Third Test in [[Georgetown, Guyana]], his next best effort was 32.<ref name="ESPN"/><ref name="testlist"/>

The 1983–84 season started with a home series against Pakistan, with all three matches being drawn. Gavaskar scored an unbeaten 103 in the First Test in [[Bangalore]], and made two further half centuries to total 264 runs at 66.