When Kapil was king
Kapil Dev tells Will Buckley, of The Observer , how India lost the fear of winning as they prepare for Lord's.
Sriram Veera
25-Feb-2013
Kapil Dev tells Will Buckley, of The Observer, how India lost the fear of winning as they prepare for Lord's.
It [1983 World Cup triumph] definitely changed Indian cricket,' Kapil says. 'People started believing. It is hard to have belief when you are not winning anything. Cricket was the one game where we started winning. Sports is not our forte. If there was a gold medal at the Olympics for doctors, engineers, scientists, we'd pick it up every time. Our country is based on education and the middle-class education is very high. Sport is by the way. Whereas if you look at Europe, Australia and America, sport is very important. For us it is important to have three meals a day and then you can concentrate on the sports.'
Sriram Veera is a former staff writer at ESPNcricinfo