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With a long run-up and a high leaping action, Ghavri was able to create a unique niche in the world of cricket only during the season of 1976-77 in a series against <\/span>England<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> and <\/span>New Zealand<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">. One of the most successful series of his cricket career came against the <\/span>West Indies<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> in 1978-79 with 27 wickets.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Karsan Devji Ghavri had his memorable spell during <\/span>India<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">\u2019s tour of <\/span>Australia<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> in the year 1981 during second innings of the 3<\/span><sup>rd<\/sup><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"> Test match of the series. 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