Kapil Dev: We played very good cricket throughout World Cup but final day was not ours | Cricket News – Times of India
NEW DELHI: Legendary Kapil Dev on Tuesday lauded India's ten straight wins at the recently concluded World Cup but pointed out that excess hype surrounding an almost-certain third title was not needed.As Australia crushed over a billion dreams of India winning a third World Cup title, beating hosts handsomely by 6 wickets in the summit clash, Kapil conceded that the final day was not ours. The World Cup champion also said that fans should refrain from creating too much pressure on the players and treat cricket as just another sport."Don't keep so much hopes that people end up with broken hearts. We need to keep a balance. Other teams also came to India to compete in the World Cup. We shouldn't create so much hype. We need to look at sports as sports only. Whoever plays good on the day, ...