The 1983 World Cup triumph is considered the greatest achievement of the Indian cricket team. Kris Srikkant recalled some interesting incidents from the team. chris srikanth stated how the team won the championship against all odds.
Kapil Dev played a role and led the troops intelligently and his leadership was second to none as defeating the dangerous Caribbean team was a difficult task to achieve as the Caribbean team had ‘n’ match winners present in the squad.
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India did not panic even when they had a sub-par total of 184 to defend. The wicket was quite competitive. Kapil Dev’s side hunted in packs as they never allowed any association to grow bigger.
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The World Cup was basically a stopover – Kris Srikkanth
Kris Srikkanth was having an interaction with the Times of India and said how he had to shorten his honeymoon period due to the ODI WC 1983 marquee noting that due to the win the honeymoon was canceled and the team came to India after winning
“You know, I had to cut my honeymoon short because of the World Cup win. Earlier I told my wife that the first part of the honeymoon would be in England and the second in the United States. Kris Srikkanth said.
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“The World Cup was basically a stopover. In fact, my tickets to America were reserved for after the league stage. Ultimately, it had to be canceled and we went back to India after the win.” added.
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You Haven’t Seen The Best ODI Innings Ever Played By Kapil Dev At Tunbridge Wells – Kris Srikkanth
Kris Srikkanth recalled an interesting incident between himself and Kapil Dev. Kris Srikkanth noted that their first match against West Indies changed the opinion of the team members as many players were not eager to win the tournament. Srikkanth was quite dejected that the spectators were unable to see the iconic innings played by Kapil Dev against Zimbabwe.
“Such was the lack of faith that when captain Kapil Dev said before our first match that we had come here to win, I said ‘kya pagal captain hain’. But that all started to change after our first game when we beat the West Indies.” commented.
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“There was no live broadcast of that game. It’s a shame they didn’t watch that game, just like they haven’t seen the greatest ODI innings ever played by Kapil Dev at Tunbridge Wells against Zimbabwe. he claimed.
“It was a very cold day. Our manager, Man Singh, would not allow us to move an inch from our positions in the dressing room. Vishy (Gundappa Viswanath) was not in the team, but he was invited to the final and was in the dressing room. He was a master of that shot and by the time I hit that limit, I tried to find it.” added.
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It was a bit immature of me the way I came out in the last ball of Malcolm Marshall’s spell – Kris Srikkanth
Kris Srikkanth revealed how Mohinder Amarnath guided him during the final against the West Indies. Kris Srikkanth had played an effective 38-run stroke and was a bit disappointed not to make the most of the start.
“Jimmy who told me to play my natural game and that’s what gave me confidence. It seems surreal when I look back at the scorecard now and realize that it was the highest score. But you know, it was a little immature of me the way I got the last ball out of Malcolm Marshall’s spell. If he had survived, there would be spinners to follow and he could have cashed in.” Kris Srikkanth said.
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“There have been many ups and downs, but the victory gave India the belief that anything is possible in life, a feeling like no other.” added.
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