▁ 2 0 1 *. ▁In ▁the ▁Ad ela ide ▁Test ▁of ▁that ▁series , ▁Sh arma ▁hit ▁ 4 7 ▁and ▁ 1 4 7 ▁with ▁San deep ▁Pat il . ▁This ▁was ▁his ▁only ▁inn ings ▁of ▁some ▁consequence ▁in ▁the ▁tour ▁and ▁he ▁was ▁soon ▁dropped . ▁On ▁his ▁com eb ack , ▁at ▁Mad ras ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 – 8 2 , ▁he ▁hit ▁ 1 4 0 ▁against ▁England . ▁He ▁batt ed ▁through ▁the ▁full ▁second ▁day ▁of ▁the ▁match ▁with ▁G und appa ▁Vis wan ath ▁and ▁their ▁third ▁w icket ▁partners hip ▁contributed ▁ 3 1 6 ▁runs . ▁At ▁Port ▁of ▁Spain ▁next ▁year , ▁he ▁was ▁struck ▁on ▁the ▁head ▁by ▁Mal col m ▁Marshall ▁and ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire . ▁ ▁After ▁a ▁few ▁ordinary ▁performances , ▁Sh arma ▁was ▁picked ▁for ▁the ▁Indian ▁team ▁for ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 3 ▁World ▁Cup . ▁But ▁the ▁Indian ▁winning ▁campaign ▁provided ▁him ▁with ▁some ▁of ▁his ▁fin est ▁moments . ▁In ▁the ▁opening ▁match ▁he ▁top ▁scored ▁with ▁ 8 9 ▁as ▁India ▁caused ▁West ▁Ind ies ▁their ▁first ▁defeat ▁in ▁a ▁ ▁World ▁Cup ▁match . ▁In ▁the ▁semif inal ▁against ▁England ▁he ▁again ▁top ▁scored ▁with ▁ 6 1 ▁– ▁a ▁f lick ▁over ▁square ▁leg ▁for ▁six ▁off ▁a ▁near ▁y ork er ▁from ▁Bob ▁Will is ▁being ▁a ▁memor able ▁shot . ▁ ▁Ret irement ▁Back ▁home , ▁he ▁failed ▁completely ▁against ▁the ▁tour ing