Lata Mangeshkar and her love for cricket | When Nightangle of India rescued BCCI post 83 World Cup win
The Hindu
Lata ji had also kept a fast for India’s victory in 2011 World Cup semifinal clash against Pakistan
When Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup at the Lord's balcony, the erstwhile BCCI president and one of the powerful Ministers in the Indira Gandhi cabinet, late NKP Salve had a different worry.
It was still some years to go for economic liberalisation and an astute businessman like Jagmohan Dalmiya's foresight to turn cricket into an industry.
Kapil's devils needed to be celebrated but the BCCI, which currently is looking at $5 billion television contract, barely paid its cricketers a daily allowance of 20 pounds.
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