Team India stunned the mighty West Indies to win the World Cup in 1983. Kapil Dev inspired his players and they went to create a history, which is still talked about in cricketing circles.
However, the current team is struggling in World Cups with the latest setback in the global event of the shortest format of the game. A lot has been written about the alleged rift between Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
The members of the 1983 World Cup have urged Virat and Rohit to draw inspiration from the legendary Kapil Dev if they want to win the ICC tournaments.
“Bat like Kapil. Field 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 in Australia and 50-over World Cup in India as well),” said Balwinder Singh Sandhu.