Stars of 83: Kapil Dev pays tribute to teammates – I used to be not half good with out the assist of seniors

India legend Kapil Dev paid an emotional tribute to his 1983 World Cup teammates, saying he was not even half good with out the assist of his seniors through the title-winning marketing campaign. Kapil heaped wealthy reward on his then teammates whereas including that they have been all sensible characters and a film may very well be made about every of them.

Kapil Dev-led Indian crew surprised the cricket powerhouses of that period by defeating the West Indies within the ultimate at Lord’s to win their maiden World Cup title in 1983. India have been then ODI underdogs whereas West Indies have been the undisputed champions within the format. Kapil got here from Haryana and was considered much less city than the likes of Sunil Gavaskar, Kirmani and Roger Binny, however he stunned everybody together with his cricketing acumen.”Character is the most important thing. If we pick up all fourteen and Yash, I think everybody has a character. When you want to achieve something as big as that, everybody needs to have a character,” Kapil Dev advised India Today Consulting Editor Rajdeep Sardesai, on Stars of 83 – a particular present.’My teammates have been all sensible characters’Along with the star forged of the movie, cricketers like Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, Syed Kirmali, Ok Srikkanth, Kirti Azad and Sandeep Patil, those that made the 1983 World Cup win doable, have been additionally a part of the particular present.Directed by Kabir Khan, 83 brings to the large screens the within tales of India’s historic World Cup triumph in 1983. India rallied towards odds to win the World Cup that kick-started a brand new period in Indian cricket. Kapil’s Devils surprised the mighty West Indies within the ultimate to be topped the world champions for the primary time on the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground.”We all play cricket. If I look back, I think everybody has a character in the sense that they are not pushovers. You give them a lot of respect for not being a yes man, but they are ready to die and at the end of the day, they were all brilliant characters. You can make a movie about everybody. I was the captain but I think I was not even half good or even quarter without the support of seniors and Man and Polly,” Kapil added.SInce the 1983 title win, Indian cricket has revolutionized and went on to turn out to be a superpower, profitable 2 extra World Cups (2007 T20 World Cup and 50-over World Cup in 2011).