The former World Cup winner captain of Indian team expressed his feelings
NEW DELHI: Kapil Dev was delighted that India finally managed to fetch World Cup after 28 years break and said that the entire country was waiting for this moment.
Kapil had led India to its maiden World Cup triumph in the summer of 1983, and this is the second time we won the championship.
Kapil said, “I don’t think that only I was lonely on the top, it’s the entire country which was waiting for this to happen.”
“It’s fantastic and congrats to them.” “Our team deserved it. They are very good and I am very happy for the team and the entire country,” he added.
“At this stage, I don’t think I will say anything negative. They have achieved whatever they were looking for. 274 is not a small total but at the end of the day, they played well. They bowled well and played like champions.”
The former captain said, “This team has everything. I am very happy with Dhoni. The team played fabulous cricket.”
