There were cricketers before Kapildev Nikhanj.There will be cricketers after him.But no one can ever match the passion this simple man had for the gentleman’s game.Kapil’s achievements are manifold and various.He was a fast bowler in a country where wickets are still prepared flat and grassless for the spinners.He was an allrounder in a team where he did most of the bowling.He was an inspirational fielder in a squad where fielding was considered a lowly job.He was also the captain of a country that had won just one match in the cricket World Cup before 1983.That too against minnows East Africa(now Kenya).But,brothers and sisters this was the same lad who brought the lofty Prudential Cup to impoverished indian shores.What a Cup that was,what a trophy.How much this man made our one billion strong nation proud we know,we all know.That one Cup changed everything.Suddenly india was a world beater,a force to reckon with in every single sphere.But to Kapil.Kapil was one sportsperson who poured his heart and soul into everything he did.He tried hard,very hard.He fought against great odds,braved many many storms.With Kapil around,one always expected things to move,to the status quo to be blown to pieces.Kapil brought a rare sense of pride to whatever he did and inculcated the same in his fellows.Kapil was a complete cricketer and its no surprise that he was anointed ’Cricketer of Millennium’ by the prestigious Wisden magazine.Kapil Paaji,Tusi Great Ho!

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