'Kapil was brilliant throughout the tournament' Says Dilip Vengsarkar

Kolkata: Former India batting great Dilip Vengsarkar hailed India's World Cup win as a defining moment for the sport in the country, saying the nation never had to look back since that day in the sport which is now a religion in this part of the world. "It's one of the greatest things to have happened for Indian cricket," Vengsarkar told IANS on Thursday.

Part of India's 15-member World Cup winning squad, Vengsarkar lauded skipper Kapil's virtuoso efforts throughout the tournament.

Kapil scored 303 runs at an average of 60.60 including the epochal 175 not out against Zimbabwe, regarded as one of the greatest ODI innings of all time, and also scalped 12 wickets. "Indian cricket never looked down after that. It always looked up. I remember Kapil Dev was so good and he was the Man of the Tournament almost. We defied all odds to win against the mighty West Indies. Kapil was brilliant throughout the tournament," added Vengsarkar. IANS

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