- Saturday, April 20, 2024
By: Eastern Eye Staff
Every captain trusts his instincts but on June 25, 1983, Kapil Dev decided to go with the gut feeling of his senior seamer Madan Lal. India’s historic World Cup triumph is a part of the folklore. On Wednesday (27) former skipper recollected how Lal, a medium pacer, who could barely hit 130 kmph during his playing days, literally took the ball from his skipper with the conviction that he can get the legendary Viv Richards out. Madan before that over was dispatched disdainfully for three boundaries by Richards and West Indies were in pursuit of a modest target of 184.…
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