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Thursday, 26 June , 2008, 17:51
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London: Twenty-five years after winning the cricket World Cup, team members sparkled as they talked about the key moments of the Lord's final that catapulted India to a world-beating side.
And after skipper Kapil Dev, the man who was most sought after at a media event Wednesday was Delhi all-rounder Madan Lal, who bagged the prize wicket of Viv Richards, one of the greatest batsmen of all time.
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Richards, on 33, was hammering the Indian bowling when Kapil asked Madan Lal to take a short rest. But Madan Lal, rather than lose heart, asked Kapil for one more over.
The imperious Richards pulled, miscued and holed out to Kapil, who took a running catch at square leg.
"I think Viv must be coming here every year to see that ball," joked Madan Lal.
"Every year, he comes here and asks, 'why did I hit that ball!!'" he guffawed, warming to the subject.
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"He's such a great batsman. But when a great batsman like him goes after you, you know you can get him out.
"I knew Kapil would catch the ball. He was a very good fielder."
Other than Richard's famous wicket, Kapil thought the turning point in the match was when Roger Binny took the wicket of rival skipper Clive Lloyd, again caught by Kapil.
"Once Lloyd was out, we knew we would win… because he had the maximum experience," said Kapil of the sixth wicket.
"After seven or eight wickets we thought we could win it," added Madan Lal.
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What the ageing squad enjoys most is to reflect on the last wicket - that of fast bowler Michael Holding.
"When Holding played the pull, I naturally ran to pick up the ball and save the single," recalled Gavaskar.
"And then I heard this huge roar, and I knew it was an LBW.
"So I just picked up the ball and put in my pocket."
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Thursday, June 26, 2008
Kapil's Devils relive 1983 glory at Lord's
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TimePublished on Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:31, Updated at Thu, Jun 26, 2008 in Sports section
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DEJA VU: India's 1983 World Cup winning team sit outside the Long Room at the Lord's.
DEJA VU: India's 1983 World Cup winning team sit outside the Long Room at the Lord's.
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London: For the past few weeks the talk about cricket in India has revolved around celebrations to commemorate the World Cup win of 1983. And the moment was finally relived in London on Wednesday with the Class of 83 taking a trip down memory lane at the home of cricket - Lord's
It was a feeling of Deja Vu as 25 years ago at Lord's Kapil Dev and his teammates celebrated a historic triumph - the Prudential World Cup win over the mighty West Indies.
Kapil Devil's were back again at Lord's to mark the silver jubilee of India's greatest cricketing triumph with the whites replaced by bandhgalas.
"I remember when Michael Holding tried to play that pull shot and the ball hit him on the pads and ricocheted off. And my first reaction instinctively was to try and stop a leg bye being taken so I ran towards the ball. And even as I was running towards the ball, there was such a big roar that I knew that the batsman had been given out LBW. So I mean I took that ball, put it in my pocket - and I think it was probably the fastest sprint that I have ever had in my life," Sunil Gavaskar reminisces.
For the 14-member team the memory is still fresh. Dismissed for a mere 183 not many gave them a chance. But cricket is all about glorious uncertainties and the best team in the world was humbled, bowled out for a mere 140.
Sanjay Suri / CNN-IBN
TimePublished on Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 10:31, Updated at Thu, Jun 26, 2008 in Sports section
TagsTags: Cricket, 1983 World Cup , London
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DEJA VU: India's 1983 World Cup winning team sit outside the Long Room at the Lord's.
DEJA VU: India's 1983 World Cup winning team sit outside the Long Room at the Lord's.
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London: For the past few weeks the talk about cricket in India has revolved around celebrations to commemorate the World Cup win of 1983. And the moment was finally relived in London on Wednesday with the Class of 83 taking a trip down memory lane at the home of cricket - Lord's
It was a feeling of Deja Vu as 25 years ago at Lord's Kapil Dev and his teammates celebrated a historic triumph - the Prudential World Cup win over the mighty West Indies.
Kapil Devil's were back again at Lord's to mark the silver jubilee of India's greatest cricketing triumph with the whites replaced by bandhgalas.
"I remember when Michael Holding tried to play that pull shot and the ball hit him on the pads and ricocheted off. And my first reaction instinctively was to try and stop a leg bye being taken so I ran towards the ball. And even as I was running towards the ball, there was such a big roar that I knew that the batsman had been given out LBW. So I mean I took that ball, put it in my pocket - and I think it was probably the fastest sprint that I have ever had in my life," Sunil Gavaskar reminisces.
For the 14-member team the memory is still fresh. Dismissed for a mere 183 not many gave them a chance. But cricket is all about glorious uncertainties and the best team in the world was humbled, bowled out for a mere 140.
Monday, June 2, 2008
BCCI ready to patch-up with 'rebel' Kapil?
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TimePublished on Sat, May 31, 2008 at 20:05 in Sports section
THE ONLY ONE: Kapil Dev led the Indian team to its only World Cup title win in 1983.
New Delhi: Could strained relations between India's only World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) be on the mend?
On the 25th anniversary of the greatest moment in Indian cricket - the 1983 World Cup win, the BCCI has decided to honour all 22 members of that squad in a special ceremony in New Delhi on June 22.
Kapil, who was removed as chairman of the National Cricket Academy after he joined the Essel Group promoted Indian Cricket League (ICL) has been invited to the ceremony.
Other members of that team who are now in the ICL include Madan Lal, Balwinder Singh Sandhu and Sandeep Patil.
The felicitation ceremony may be the first step in mending of relations between the BCCI and India's greatest all-rounder.
TimePublished on Sat, May 31, 2008 at 20:05 in Sports section
THE ONLY ONE: Kapil Dev led the Indian team to its only World Cup title win in 1983.
New Delhi: Could strained relations between India's only World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev and the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) be on the mend?
On the 25th anniversary of the greatest moment in Indian cricket - the 1983 World Cup win, the BCCI has decided to honour all 22 members of that squad in a special ceremony in New Delhi on June 22.
Kapil, who was removed as chairman of the National Cricket Academy after he joined the Essel Group promoted Indian Cricket League (ICL) has been invited to the ceremony.
Other members of that team who are now in the ICL include Madan Lal, Balwinder Singh Sandhu and Sandeep Patil.
The felicitation ceremony may be the first step in mending of relations between the BCCI and India's greatest all-rounder.
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