Kapil Dev shares advice for heartbroken Indian cricket team after World Cup loss

Kapil Dev expressed his disappointment in India’s heartbreaking loss in the World Cup final against Australia on Sunday. Kapil, who led India to 1983 World Cup triumph, expressed delight with the way team performed for 10 matches before being usurped by Australia in the final. India were the dominant side throughout the World Cup - winning nine league stage matches and the semi-final against New Zealand. At the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad, in the final, India scored just 240 runs. Australia, in reply, got to the target with six wickets in hand and 42 balls remaining. India’s latest disappointment extended the team’s drought in ICC tournaments. The last time India won a big-ticket ICC tournament was the 2013 Champions Trophy. Dev shared how the current Indian cricket team can recover from the latest loss and move on. “Remember that you have to move on in life. Another thing I’ve learnt over a period of time is to never talk about your time. We have moved on. We are not good enough. The young people are much better than us. The only thing we have – we have experience to guide them in the right direction. They are far better, but we can guide them better, that’s all,” Kapil was quoted as saying by Sportstar. Kapil Dev suggested that the Australian team played better in the final and everyone should respect that. “Today’s cricketers, sorry they couldn’t win the World Cup, but they played well. I know in our mind, winning is everything. But the way of play is more important. Other people had also come here to play. Other people played better (on the) last day. We should respect that. I’m disappointed and disheartened that they played so well and yet they couldn’t win the trophy. But (it) doesn’t matter. Let’s hope what we didn’t understand this time, we’ll learn and do it better. That’s the way we are,” said the former India captain.