No doubt, Kapil's 175 in WC 1983 was a fantastic and once in a life time performance.
But there are a few other feats of his which are green in my memory:
1. A test match win in early 1980's at Chennai against Pakistan (a formidable team those days while India were generally considered heroes in test matches if they could draw one or two tests!) where Kapil scored 84 runs in the India first innings and took 12 wickets in all.
2. A 2-0 test series win against England in England in 1986.
But after Kapil returned home gloriously winning 1983 world cup, politics raised its ugly head, to see Kapil ousted to make way for Sunil to "add a feather to his cap" by winning 1985 world series in Australia, basking under the glory of winning ways taught to the team by Kapil's attitude and commitment.
Kapil returned to lead India in WC 1987 in the subcontinent, but was derailed in his effort to win a second time, thanks again to dirty and murky politics, details of which I do not want to go into.
In the context of what befell Kapil, I am really not surprised by the garbage and rubbish that is being heaped on another national hero Dhoni in these columns.
