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India's most wanted terrorist and underworld Dawood Ibrahim always had a special interest in cricket and the name of D Company has also been involved in match-fixing on several occasions. A photograph of Dawood Ibrahim watching a match with his henchmen at the Sharjah cricket ground in the United Arab Emirates has been in the public domain for decades. In 1986, Dawood Ibrahim entered the dressing room of the Indian cricket team. At that time Kapil Dev was the captain of the Indian team. The story of Dawood's entry into the dressing room and what happened that day was first told by Kapil Dev's teammate Dilip Vengsarkar.
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India had to play a match in Sharjah and before the match, Dawood Ibrahim had entered the Indian dressing room. Dawood Ibrahim came to the dressing room with famous actor Mehmood, who introduced the underworld don as a businessman. In the dressing room, Dawood gave an offer to the players of Team India. He said, "If the Indian team wins tomorrow's final match, all the players will get a Toyota Corolla car each as a gift."
Hearing the offer, all the members of the Indian cricket team started looking at each other. Meanwhile, Kapil Dev finished the press conference and reached the dressing room. The atmosphere changed as soon as he reached there. Kapil first said to Mahmood, 'Mahmood sir, please come out of the dressing room.' Then his eyes fell on Dawood Ibrahim and looking at him he said, 'Who is this man, come out.'
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After Kapil's reply, Dawood Ibrahim walked out of the dressing room. Apart from Vengsarkar, no one could recognize Dawood in the dressing room. This incident is known as the 'Sharjah Dressing Room Scandal'. When Kapil Dev told dreaded underworld don Dawood Ibrahim: 'Get out of here'
