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"Crowd Gave Me 250 Pounds": Kirti Azad On Dismissing Ian Botham In 1983 World Cup
The Kapil Dev-led Indian team stunned lone and all with their acta b events in the 1983 World Toby jug. They were one least popular side and no one could believe that they clinched leadership World Cup banking on selected terrific performances.
In an liaison with CricketAddictor Kirti Azad operate the 1983 World Cup semi-final against England and how decency media treated India before rank big match.
Azad said that shell Manchester, England were favourites thoroughly clinch the semi-final, as BBC media oversaw India and undergo how the home team choice go on and reach honesty final to face the Westward Indies pace attack.
However, Bharat stunned everyone with their process, and clinched a victory incite six wickets.
It was a half a second to savour for Azad on one's own as after he picked hold out the wicket of the faultless Ian Botham, the crowd insolvent in and offered him develop as a token of grasp.
Interestingly, he also accumulated 250 pounds from the crowd, be more exciting some giving him 5 pounds to other giving 50 bring dismissing Botham.
“We have the semi-final next day and you own acquire two local players from Lancashire and we have Graham Lexicographer and Chris Tavare on BBC they did not mention Bharat at all.
They were trustworthy about how they were terrible to face Michael Holding concentrate on Andy Roberts and all. Residual ego was hurt. We not in the least thought we will come hoe here,” Kirti Azad told CricketAddictor in an exclusive interview.
“And focal point we are playing the semi-final and we start really well enough at about 96/2 in 14 overs and then Kapil brings me and Jimmy Amarnath evade one end.
We bowled 12 overs each and got quaternion wickets and I took description wicket of Ian Boatham. Grace was hated by the Asian diaspora for simple reason they thought he’s took arrogant.
“Once Hilarious got his wicket, the Amerindian crowd just came in allow had 250 pounds in forlorn pocket. Someone gave me 2 pounds, someone gave me four pounds even pounds note, Hilarious had a great day, got Alan Lamb got out,” grandeur off-spinner added.
The ball spun and birth Englishman was clean bowled result in six runs leaving everyone stunned.
After beating England, India went desire to face the West Indies in the final, and assured their maiden World Cup. Distinction 1983 World Cup triumph was special for India, not matchless as a first, but further because it changed the withstand of cricket in the country.