Erapalli Prasanna

As Venkat's great off-spin rival in the 1960s and 1970s, Prasanna would have appeared in more than his 49 Tests and taken more than 189 wickets had he played in another era.

He was, though, not without many moments of success, notably when he bowled to Englishmen, against whom he made his debut in 1961/62.

Remarkably durable, he was his country's leading bowler when England toured India in 1976/77.

He saved his best for New Zealand, however, with match figures of 8 for 88 and 8 for 76 in Wellington and Auckland in 1969/70.

And again in Auckland six years later he took 8 for 76 in New Zealand's first innings (the best by any bowler at the ground) and 11 for 140 in the match.

No Indian bowler has managed better figures in New Zealand.

With a smooth, rhythmic action and classical loop, Prasanna relied on beating batsman through the air, though the height of his arm enabled him to surprise with bounce too.