The game of cricket is called the gentleman's game. Many times the sportsman spirit of the players wins the heart on the cricket field. Today we are telling you about the story when Kapil Dev gave 2 runs to Australia for free. But later Team India had to lose the match by 1 run. But still, Kapil Dev's generosity had won everyone's heart.
Let us tell you that India and Pakistan hosted the World Cup in 1987. Cricket was very popular in the Indian subcontinent at that time. In the 1987 World Cup between India and Australia, a match was played at Chepauk ground in Chennai on 9 October, in which Kapil Dev won the toss and elected to bowl first. David Boone and Geoff Marsh came out to bat for Australia in that match.
Together they scored 110 runs. In that match, David Boone was dismissed after scoring 49 runs. But Geoff Marsh had scored a century. After Boone's dismissal, Dean Jones came out to bat on the field. He played a big shot on a ball from Maninder Singh and the ball reached Ravi Shastri. But he could not catch the ball and missed the catch.
The ball was very close to the boundary. In such a situation, the umpire could not decide whether it was a four or a six. When Ravi Shastri was asked, he called it a four. In such a situation, the umpire gave 4 runs to Australia. But Dean Jones said that there is a six. After much debate, it was decided that this matter would be decided at the end of the innings.
First Australia scored 268 runs in 50 overs and after the innings, there was a discussion to decide on fours and sixes. At that time the manager of the Australian team, Crompton, refused to accept it as a four and then all together went to Kapil Dev. At that time, Kapil Dev showed sportsmanship and said that let's consider it as a six. In this way, Australia's score became 270, not 268. Later, when the Indian team came out to bat in this match, it could score 269 runs and lost the match by one run.
