1983-Facts and Fiction

Every time Kapsie was a good captain in 83

ONE: Welcoming his team to London

Kapil: Achha suno jawano...pehla toh...welcome to London

Everyone claps

Kapil: World Cup shuru hone se pehle char warm-up matches hai. Kuchh karte hai

TWO: Calming down a pissed-off Maddi pa

Maddi: Aaram se maar na Cheeka! Bhai net practice hai

Cheeka: Humko chumma tukku tukku khelna nahi aata...I know only hitting, macha, go, go, bowl, bowl...go

Maddi: O Kapil isse samjha, mai sar pe mar dunga ball

Kapil: Rehen do Maddi pa, nahi aati use defence

THREE: Noticing Ballu's worn away shoes

Kapil enters Ballu's room with a new pair of shoes...sees a 'girl' drying her hair

He drops the shoes on the bed and flees, shutting the door softly behind him

Later, when it turns out the girl was Ballu...

Ballu: Thanks yaar Kaps

Kapil, relieved, hugs him, everyone in the room roaring with laughter

Ballu: Kya huya?

Kapil shakes his head

FOUR: The revolutionary press conference

Mr. Frith: In the run up to the World Cup, your team has lost three practice matches, won even against just a minor county team...

Kapil (smiling): You speak like fast bowler. Can you speak slowly, like spin bowler? My hand little tight in English

Mr. Frith (slowly): What do you think are your team's chances in the cup?

Kapil: We here...to win

Mr. Frith (stunned): To win the World Cup?

Kapil: What else we here for?

Mishra ji: Kapil kal Buckingham Palace me mulakat hongi Queen se...toh kya bologe unhe?

Kapil (still smiling): Bass...unka ashirvad lenge...World Cup jeetne ke liye?

FIVE: Introducing his team to the Queen

"Sunil Valson...heart of our team..."

"Mohinder Amarnath...vice-captain..."

"Sunil Gavaskar...he don't need no introduction..."'

"Syed Kirmani...wicket-keeper..."

"Srikkanth...he got no meaning of defense..."

And hastily, after Cheeka has managed to wink at the Queen:

"Madan Lal, all-rounder..."

SIX: The team meeting in the bus journey back

Man bhai (alcohol bottle in hand): Ek baat bolu, kaptaan. Tu pehle admi jo bole...we will win, jeetna hai. Wo press conference me journalist...aise daye daye goli daale tumhare pe...tune ek ich baat bola. We will win, we will win...

Kapil, who was drinking milk, smiling

Man bhai (saluting): Tum na, freedom fighter ich honge

Kapil: Bachpan se meri mummy bas ek hi baat bolte ayi hai...beta jeetke aana. Koi best of shest of luck nahi. Bass, jeetke aana

Man bhai: Kya baat hai. Inspirational!