10 Dark secrets of Indian cricket you all should know
Some of these incidents coincide with the darkest phases of Indian cricket and that's why it is necessary for people to know about these secrets.
9) Mistaken identity
The incident which stunned the cricketing fraternity has to be the visit of an underworld kingpin, Dawood Ibrahim to the Indian dressing-room. It happened on the eve of the 1986 Austral-Asia Cup final. Seeing him most of the Indian players were taken by surprise including the skipper, Kapil Dev.
As expected Dawood’s drop-in involved shady activities. He offered bribes to Indian players for winning the final against Pakistan. Immediately Kapil asked him to stay away from the restricted premises. Till now this is the part of the story which has always been discussed by the Indian fans and they hail the former Indian skipper for his brute honesty.
However, there is a twist in the story as he failed to recognize him in the first place. Even Ravi Shastri has admitted that Kapil mistook him for a reputed business tycoon and behaved inappropriately. He only came to know about him after some of his teammates informed him of the stature of Dawood. As per some reports thereafter he went onto apologize to him. Though he didn’t accept any offers he might have feared for his life.
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