Outlook talked with several World Cup stars to discuss the key moments ofthe final and the tournament. Excerpts
The turning point was when Mohinder Amarnath took out the last man, LBW! Ofcourse the wicket of Richards was crucial, but I thought Clive Lloyd's wicketwas even more important. He had the experience, he had done it before also. Aslong as Lloyd was there, he could have taken his team slowly to the target.Vivian Richards could win a match single-handedly, but Lloyd was the man whotook the team along, slowly and steadily. Once he was out, the pressure was onthem. From 66/5 and 76/6, they were the team that had to make a comeback intothe game.
Against, Zimbabwe, izzat ka khyal thha, aur kuchh nahin thha! [It wasjust a matter of pride, nothing else] I was only worried about our honour. Somedays are made for you - that day was made for me. I was the important person forthe team that day. In the next game it was the turn of Roger Binny and Madan Lal.Then Mohinder Amarnath and Kirti Azad. In every match, someone had to give theperformance of a lifetime -- that's how you win a tournament.
In that innings, someone had to run with me, someone had to stand at thenon-striker's end. Those runs were in my name, but how many runs they ran withand for me! If you play for 15 years, there will be one day at least when it'sjust perfect for you. Like Yuvraj, the day he hit six sixes.
That was my day, the day the team required me very badly to do somethingextraordinary. And I was the one who stood there.
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(As told to Rohit Mahajan)
