New Delhi. You must have heard many stories about the dressing room of the Indian cricket team, but have you ever heard that underworld don Dawood Ibrahim has also reached the dressing room of India. Yes, we are talking about the same Dawood Ibrahim who is the most terrorist to India. This happened in Sharjah in 1986 when Team India was present there to play the Astral Asia Cup final against Pakistan. This was revealed by former captain Dilip Vengsarkar himself a few years ago. Wengsar had told how suddenly Don Dawood Ibrahim had entered the dressing room. And Kapil Dev threw him out as soon as he saw him.
Dilip Vengsarkar, popularly known as ‘Colonel’ in Team India, had told that Dawood Ibrahim wanted to come to the dressing room and fix a deal with the players. He said that if we defeat Pakistan in the final of the tournament being played in Sharjah, he will gift a car to all of us. This incident happened in the year 1986 when the Indian team was going to face Pakistan in the Astral-Asia Cup final in Sharjah. Vengsarkar said that along with Dawood Ibrahim, there was also famous actor Mehmood who had introduced Dawood to the players of Team India by calling him a big businessman. However, when Kapil Dev saw Dawood, he quickly threw him out. Vengsakar had told that actor Mehmood was in our dressing room. When Dawood came to the dressing room of the Indian team with Mahmood, Captain Kapil Dev was busy outside in the press conference. This incident happened a day before the final match.
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Dilip Vengsarkar narrated this story in an event in 2013
In 2013, Dilip Vengsarkar, while addressing a meeting in Jalgaon, said, ‘Actor Mehmood introduced Dawood to us. None of us recognized him. But I had seen some of his pictures. Mahmood said that he is a big businessman. Mahmood said that he wants to announce the prize for us. He said that if we defeat Pakistan tomorrow, he will give each of us a car. Our manager at that time was Jayant Lele.
Dawood has always been interested in cricket
Dilip Vengsarkar told that when Kapil Dev returned after the press conference, he chased Dawood away from the dressing room. Jayant Lele has also mentioned this in his book I was there – Memories of a Cricket Administrator. In the final, Javed Miandad gave a memorable victory to Pakistan by hitting a six on the last ball of Chetan Sharma. After that Chetan Sharma became a villain for India. Dawood has always been interested in cricket.
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FIRST PUBLISHED : September 30, 2024, 10:46 PM IST