International Cricket
More toured Australia with the Indian team in 1985-86. When an injury in an early match of the World Series Cup virtually ended the international career of Kirmani, More played in the remaining matches of the tournament. This tour starting in late 1985 is not to be confused with the famous winning tour for the World Championship of Cricket in early 1985, also in Australia. From then till 1993, More was the first choice as the wicket keeper for India in Tests. In one day matches, he often lost the place to wicket keepers who were better batsmen.
More's first Test series, against England in 1986, was his most successful. He took 16 catches in three Tests - an Indian record against England - and came second in the batting averages. More was a small, busy batsman who often played important innings when the regular batsmen failed. He scored 50 at Barbados against West Indies in 1988-89 when India lost the first six wickets for 63, and 58* against Pakistan at Karachi when India were struggling to save the follow-on. More considered the Karachi innings the best of his career. Against West Indies at Madras Osman in 1988-89, he stumped six batsmen, five of them in the second innings, both of which remain as Test records.
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