1983 World Cup: Kapil Dev was the one one who believed we might win from the start, says Kirti Azad
Kirti Azad mentioned that the champagne bottle that was opened on the balcony of Lord’s after India received the World Cup was one which captain Kapil Dev carried all through the match. India beat the all-conquering West Indies by 43 runs within the ultimate of the 1983 World Cup. (Getty Image)HIGHLIGHTSIndia had been rank underdogs going into the 1983 World CupAzad admitted that he jokingly advised Amarnath that the marketing campaign is an efficient one-month vacationAzad mentioned that the 1983 win was the catalyst in making India a superpower in cricketIndia might have received the 1983 World Cup however at first of the match, it was solely captain Kapil Dev who really believed that the crew might go all the way in which, former all-rounder Kirti Azad has mentioned.
India had been thought of underdogs at first of the match however they went on to beat the all-conquering West Indies squad within the ultimate to win the cup itself. Azad admitted that he jokingly advised crew mate Mohinder Amarnath that its a free vacation for a month.”When I got to know that I have been selected, Jimmy was in Lancaster and I was in Lancashire. I called him and jokingly said I am coming there, let’s go together to the hotel and enjoy the free holiday we have got for a month,” Azad advised India Today’s Rajdeep Sardesai on the thirty eighth anniversary of the historic win.What is @therealkapildev favorite reminiscence of the ’83 #WorldCup ultimate? Listen in!#NewsToday @sardesairajdeep pic.twitter.com/qDjbMfY1aG— IndiaRight now (@IndiaRight now) June 25, 2021
“When that tour was starting I saw a small champagne bottle in (Kapil Dev’s) bag. I told him, give it to us. What are you going to do with it? You dont drink. But he kept it till the end. And if you see, that was the first bottle that opened on the balcony of Lord’s. We tried to take it from him but he didn’t give it. He believed from the beginning that we could win it,” Azad additional mentioned.Azad mentioned that the win was the catalyst in India turning into a superpower in cricket. “1983 basically made India a cricket superpower. We had the next World Cup coming to India, commercialisation of cricket happened after that in many ways. That was the stepping stone. We feel we were pioneers to help India become a superpower, thanks to Kapil,” mentioned Azad.Click right here for IndiaRight now.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.
