Remembering the men who simply did it
Memories of Mohinder Amarnath jogging up to the wicket and bowling a sharp in swinger, Michael Holding being caught in front and umpire Dicky Bird raising his finger towards the heavens on that fateful day of June 25, 1983 were revisited, as the Silver Jubilee celebrations of that triumph moment were kicked off with the unveiling of a 25-carat diamond-studded bat by the victorious 15-member team here on Sunday.
The bat will be auctioned at Lord's on June 25 and the proceeds will be equally distributed among the victorious heroes.
The team will be travelling to Lord's on the 25th for the auction and to revisit those magical moments.
"It is the greatest cricketing memory of my lift. The sight of Kapil Dev hoisting the World Cup, still brings tears in my eyes," said Sunil Gavaskar, who was praised by his fellow mates for initiating these celebrations.
"We only wanted to have a re-union, as we hadn't met for quite some time. So I thought this would be the perfect platform," added Gavaskar.
The nostalgia and emotions ran high as the members recalled those moments, their time spent in the dressing room and the day India became champions.
"I still feel surprised that we actually won the Cup. We had no pressure to perform and no one had any expectations from us. We just went for a good holiday, but it ended with the World Cup," said Krish Srikanth. "
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The bat will be auctioned at Lord's on June 25 and the proceeds will be equally distributed among the victorious heroes.
The team will be travelling to Lord's on the 25th for the auction and to revisit those magical moments.
"It is the greatest cricketing memory of my lift. The sight of Kapil Dev hoisting the World Cup, still brings tears in my eyes," said Sunil Gavaskar, who was praised by his fellow mates for initiating these celebrations.
"We only wanted to have a re-union, as we hadn't met for quite some time. So I thought this would be the perfect platform," added Gavaskar.
The nostalgia and emotions ran high as the members recalled those moments, their time spent in the dressing room and the day India became champions.
"I still feel surprised that we actually won the Cup. We had no pressure to perform and no one had any expectations from us. We just went for a good holiday, but it ended with the World Cup," said Krish Srikanth. "
To read the full article, click here...
To read the ePaper, visit: http://epaper.hindustantimes.com
Labels: 1983 World Cup, CCI club membership, champions, emotions, Indian cricket team, Kapil Dev, Krish Srikanth, Memories, Mohinder Amarnath, P.K. Man Singh, Sunil Gavaskar
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