This is what kapil dev must have said to his companion on other crease.Today is 25th anniversary of india 's world cup Win.This win was special for indians as it was not simply expected.wordcup win over west indies in final has a lucid mystery behind it.This win was achieved because we had won semis,we won semis because of single handed effortof indian captian kapil dev.
I didn'nt know much about that win as i was not born!,morever bbc strike refrained all television spectator from watching on television.But zee news really played a nice role in reminiscing the past.It showed a 1 hour program reflecting how things turned around at that time.world cup semis win against zimbabwe was a miracle .kapil scored 175 single handedly when india was struggling to recover.Really 17/5 is a pathetic situation when half of team is in pavallion and half of team(bowlers mainly) is timid.
Cricket is a game of chance,But i think it was determination which superseded that factor.Kapil was altogether a different captain.First of all ,he decided to take batting (*not consulting his team)on a green turf with conspicous moisture in it.Morever wind was blowing at nice speed which surely hepls in swinging a ball.It requires great audacity to take such decisions.Secondly his top high profile batsmen gavaskar didn't even know whether he was playing in final 11.It was strange,as he didn'nt have enough time to mentally prepare himself for opening.After 2 strange decision was a mayhem ,with india 17/5 and expectations lying on kapil dev.
kapil was belligerent and determined.He outplayed in every section and kept on pummelling the ball in every sector.He hit 16 fours and 6 sixes and remained not out on 175 *off138balls). India Scored 266 in 60 overs.Such innings are dream innings which every cricketer would love to play.He also holds a record partnership of 106 for the ninth wicket with kirmani in that match.
Superb innings from indian maestro.
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