Earlier in the match, West Zone took control of proceedings despite South's 57-run first innings lead. At the end of the third day's play, West Zone were 376 for 3
Gavaskar said that it was not the most comfortable option because Wadekar was a left-handed batsman.
Wadekar (77) died at a South Mumbai hospital on August 15 after a prolonged illness. He was cremated on 17th August with full state honours at the Shivaji Park crematorium in Dadar in central Mumbai.
With India trailing the five-match Test series 0-2, Holding commented: "Indian players are wearing the black band not because they are 0-2 down."
Wadekar, who played 37 Tests, led India to historic triumphs in the West Indies and England in the 1970s.
Wadekar represented India in 37 Tests and scored 2113 runs. He amassed a staggering 15380 first-class runs from 237 matches.
For Sachin Tendulkar, he was a "big influence" as maestro's career changed once he started opening the batting in ODIs.
When the late Vijay Merchant handed over the reins to Wadekar, little did anyone expect that an Indian team would be able to compete and win in alien conditions like England and the West Indies.
Wadekar, who played 37 Tests and 2 ODIs for India, was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1941 and was regarded as one of India's and world's best No.3 batsmen.
Ajit Wadekar, who played 37 Tests, led India to historic triumphs in the West Indies and England in the 1970s.
Wadekar, who played 37 Tests and 2 ODIs for India, was born in Bombay (now Mumbai) in 1941 and was regarded as one of India's and world's best No.3 batsmen.
India had decided not to play the practice game going into the first Test at Cape Town, which eventually they lost as the batsmen faltered in the second innings and the team folded up for 135.
Wadekar also backed the vice-captain Ajinkya Rahane who has been struggling with the bat to come good on the upcoming South Africa tour.
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