Chak De, India. Thats a dream come true!!! India v Pakistan World Cup Final with India winning the final. I cherished India's 1983 World Cup victory as a 12 year old. The scene of Kapil Dev holding the World Cup aloft then made my then tiny chest fill with pride & joy. Today, seeing Dhoni holding aloft the World Cup evoked the same sense of deja vu & I am equally filled with pride & joy. Thanks a lot, Team India, for these double doses of World Cup & I wish that India keep on winning the World Cups of not only 20-20 but also 50 over ones & bring more pride & joy to not only me but also to billions of Indians worldwide.
RE:Chak De... India
by Lakshmi Narayanan on Sep 24, 2007 11:30 PM Permalink
In addition to 1983, we all forget the victory of B&H World Champion Series of 1985, held in Australia. there all the 7 jumbos of that time participated & India won in all the matches played. Including a final & first league with Pakistan. Apart from losing to Newzealand, this series seems to be a remainder of that 2nd great champions cup won by us.
RE:Chak De... India
by Narendra Bhat on Sep 24, 2007 11:56 PM Permalink
Ahhh, yes... 1985 World Championship Cricket where Ravi Shastri won that glittering Audi. More than Audi, I remember it for K Srikkanth's flamboyant batting along with Sunil Gavaskar. I also remember a very young Azharuddin scoring 93 not out against Pakistan. Then that semi final against New Zealand. It took a great all-rounder, Kapil Dev, to break the shackles of another great all-rounder, Sir Hadlee. I remember that over from Hadlee in which Kapil smashed him for 4 fours in a single over & went on to make 50 runs off just 30 deliveries. Yes, thats a feather in India's cap too!!
