IV. The World Cup Kapil photo
I have saved the most blood-curdling cricket secret for last.
The year 1983 was a landmark one for Indian cricket. It was that year that India lifted the World Cup in London, against all odds, and became world champions. Right up to the final, the odds were mostly stacked against India. And somehow Kapil Dev's men were able to prevail against a star-studded West Indies.
Moments later a blabbering Kapil lifted the World Cup on the Lord's balcony with a trademark toothy grin. A photograph that is imprinted on every Indian's soul.
But look carefully and you will see two mysterious apparitions. First, just by Kapil's left shoulder is a fuzzy, disembodied hand. Whose hand is that? A spirit? A guardian angel? A phantom?
But what is even more chilling is the strange face under the trophy. Look closely under the base of the World Cup, and you will see nothing but a pale face with two lifeless eyes. They look at the viewer, piercing into the depths of our being. They are clearly not smiling. Shudder.
Who does that disembodied hand belong to? And who or what do those eyes belong to?
Does anybody know? Or did they just appear on the photo?
Does Kapil know?
The spine tingles.
I have saved the most blood-curdling cricket secret for last.
The year 1983 was a landmark one for Indian cricket. It was that year that India lifted the World Cup in London, against all odds, and became world champions. Right up to the final, the odds were mostly stacked against India. And somehow Kapil Dev's men were able to prevail against a star-studded West Indies.
Moments later a blabbering Kapil lifted the World Cup on the Lord's balcony with a trademark toothy grin. A photograph that is imprinted on every Indian's soul.
But look carefully and you will see two mysterious apparitions. First, just by Kapil's left shoulder is a fuzzy, disembodied hand. Whose hand is that? A spirit? A guardian angel? A phantom?
But what is even more chilling is the strange face under the trophy. Look closely under the base of the World Cup, and you will see nothing but a pale face with two lifeless eyes. They look at the viewer, piercing into the depths of our being. They are clearly not smiling. Shudder.
Who does that disembodied hand belong to? And who or what do those eyes belong to?
Does anybody know? Or did they just appear on the photo?
Does Kapil know?
The spine tingles.
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