It was a crucial league match for both India and Zimbabwe. India had to win to enter the semis of the 1983 World Cup. That looked impossible when, put in to bat, India were 17 for 5, with Peter Rawson and Kevin Curran bowling what is rightly called a spell. That's when Kapil Dev ambled in characteristically. Contrary to popular belief, Kapil didn't slaughter right from the beginning. Gavaskar, who would later meet him with a cup of water as he came off the field, remembered: "His first 70 to 80 runs were really calculated in the sense that he pushed and nudged the ball. After that he had enough confidence, he launched a counter-attack the like of which one had never been seen before." It was a batting war in which the footsoldiers came in handy—Kapil had a 60-run partnership with Roger Binny, added 62 runs with Madan Lal, and an unbeaten 126 runs for the ninth wicket with Syed Kirmani, which is still a world record. With 16 fours and 6 sixes, Kapil scored what was to be the highest one-day score till Richards corrected that four years later. When Kapil was batting, Indian team manager Mann Singh, like the many who would follow him, was superstitious. He ordered all players in the enclosure not to move. K. Srikkanth had romantically stepped out of the players' box with his wife into the English weather. But had to stay outside, almost still, after the manager's order 4 the rest of Kapil's innings. "So, when Kapil was in
Re: East or West Kapil dev is the Best Indian cricket star ever s
by suryanarayan bhaskar on Jul 06, 2011 02:15 PM
Yes no doubt Kapil is the greatest allround cricketer. 400 test wkts & 5000 test runs and 250 ODI wkts & 3000 ODI runs. No comparison. We have produced 4 great batsmen though Sachin, Sunil , Rahul and Veeru.
Re: Re: Re: East or West Kapil dev is the Best Indian cricket sta
by suryanarayan bhaskar on Jul 06, 2011 02:32 PM
Isar Bhai. Was mentioning only Indian cricketers. Oof course Kallis is the greatest battting allrounder after Sobers. Kapil, Imran , Botham, hadlee and Shaun Pollock were great bowling allrounders.
Re: mishra is now over-exposed, we get 3rd seamer or pragyan ojha
by D S on Jul 06, 2011 12:12 PM
Media influence, business acquisition and videsh economic-military superiority is part of billion pounds-dollar videshi spy budget.
the videshi and ghora media is now in sports as well as regular political and business media.
they also have earning from videshi companies operating in india and through their broker companies. people like holding are influenced by angrez-videshi media.
On top of all this, Micheal holding ( a converted slave) follows angrezi religion and is been given money to give this cowdrey lecture to encourage his views grown by angrezi and ghoras media.
too much indirect politics by angrez and ghoras, "I have no sympathy with India," said Holding during the MCC Spirit of Cricket Cowdrey Lecture
Angrez as usual before partition mobilized their brokers like jinnah, nehru and gandhi and many more to bring about partition.
the angrez opened videshi accounts for nehru-gandhi-jinnah-etc. still, sonia-rahul have access to those accounts.
when will India mobilize it's supports instead of just calling shots in the air.
too much dependence on gambhir and yuvi and new openers on trial can backfire. selectors should consider rohit and pragyan in running.
i dont know if selectors are planning well for next test and upcoming series for england.
pragyan ojha should not be left out for england for test matches.
not planning when zaheer and sresanth fades. new bunch of pacers and spinners and batsmen should be developed.
Re: Re: I don't agree with Bishop.....
by pravin sarode on Jul 06, 2011 12:31 PM
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It was a strike that even George Fernandes would say was unfortunate. Though he may deny the statement later. On a day when the BBC crew struck work, the most dramatic innings in one-day cricket unfolded in Tunbridge Wells where till that point in time, a home county match against Sussex was what locals called "drama". It was an epic rescue attempt by Kapil Dev that even clichéd writers will not call 'cannot be described in words'. In nutshell india want all rounder like kapil
SRIKANTH SON SELECTED FOR INDIA A TOUR TO AUS.THERE ARE MORE THAN 100 PLAYERS BETTER THAN HIM IN INDIA STILL HE SELECTED.HIS AVERAE IS JUST 29.WHAT A POLITICS
Re: Bunch of jokers
by Orient Mystique on Jul 06, 2011 11:54 AM
There are 121 crores people in India. Why are sons of ministers becoming ministers, sons of MPs becoming MPs, sons of MLAs becoming sons, sons/daughters of actors and actressess becoming actors and actresses, children of businessmen becoming businessmen, children of doctors becoming doctors....
If all of them are talented enough, then Aniruddha is no exception.
Let us stop grumbling and attend to more important things in our life....
Re: Bunch of jokers
by pravin sarode on Jul 06, 2011 12:35 PM
It was a crucial league match for both India and Zimbabwe. India had to win to enter the semis of the 1983 World Cup. That looked impossible when, put in to bat, India were 17 for 5, with Peter Rawson and Kevin Curran bowling what is rightly called a spell. That's when Kapil Dev ambled in characteristically. Contrary to popular belief, Kapil didn't slaughter right from the beginning. Gavaskar, who would later meet him with a cup of water as he came off the field, remembered: "His first 70 to 80 runs were really calculated in the sense that he pushed and nudged the ball. After that he had enough confidence, he launched a counter-attack the like of which one had never been seen before." It was a batting war in which the footsoldiers came in handy—Kapil had a 60-run partnership with Roger Binny, added 62 runs with Madan Lal, and an unbeaten 126 runs for the ninth wicket with Syed Kirmani, which is still a world record. With 16 fours and 6 sixes, Kapil scored what was to be the highest one-day score till Richards corrected that four years later. When Kapil was batting, Indian team manager Mann Singh, like the many who would follow him, was superstitious. He ordered all players in the enclosure not to move. K. Srikkanth had romantically stepped out of the players' box with his wife into the English weather. But had to stay outside, almost still, after the manager's order 4 the rest of Kapil's innings. "So, when Kapil was in
