Former India bowler and 1983 World Cup winner Balwinder Singh Sandhu has advised Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma to follow in Kapil Dev’s footsteps while captaining the Indian team. The legendary all-rounder became the first Indian captain to win the ODI World Cup. Kapil not only led the team with an example, but also emerged as the leading run-scorer for India with a top score of 175, taking 12 wickets.
Sandhu, who was one of the frontline pacers in the 83 World Cup squad, asked Kohli and Rohit to focus on Kapil’s leadership style and follow the same in the upcoming mega ICC tournament. The former cricketer said that the Men in Blue is capable of winning both the World Cups in the next two years.
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“Bat like Kapil. Ground like Kapil. Be a captain like Kapil (Kapil jaisi captaani karey, aur agle saal jo T20 ka World Cup woh bhi haasil kar paenge aur 2023 mein jo 50 overs ka World Cup India mein hai woh bhi hasil kar paenge (Then we can win the T20 World Cup next year and also the 50-over World Cup in 2023),” Sandhu was quoted as saying by Zee News during the premiere of the film 83.
Sandhu also threw light on the controversies and stress that cricket goes through. He said the absence of social media helped him avoid the uproar.
“We didn’t have social media in those days like it is today. Controversies are an integral part of players. What one does is play their game and keep moving forward. But there are people who create the story and storytellers are important,” Sandhu said.
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Kapil Dev said, “We write our stories and then carry on what comes after, like my entire team is telling the story which is very important because these are your memories that are being projected on screen.”
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