MCC commemorates India's WC win
The MCC has brought out a special first day cover and stamp to commemorate the 25th anniversary of India's 1983 World Cup win.
Done in collaboration with the Bletchley Park Post Office, the stamp sheet titled "Big Bang" has Krish Srikkanth cover driving Andy Roberts for a boundary on his way to the highest score in the World Cup final.
MCC Chief Executive Keith Bradshaw presented the stamp sheet to BCCI President Sharad Pawar and skipper Kapil Dev during the team reunion hosted at Lord's on June 25.
The first day cover, crafted with rare picture postcard images from the 1983 final, was a major hit among those present.
"This is an excellent piece of memorabilia and will be preserved by all Indian fans who manage to obtain a copy," said Kirti Azad.
Syed Kirmani also complimented the MCC. "It gives us great pleasure to see that the MCC has put in so much thought in making this occasion memorable."
Architect of the cover and stamp sheet, Terry Mitchell of the Bletchley Park Post Office was, however, disappointed with the absence of the British media on the occasion.
"While Charles Fry presented the trophy to Kapil Dev once again on the Lord's balcony marking a great coming together of English and Indian cricket and we at the MCC tried playing our part, it is striking that the British media let this event of gargantuan international proportions go unnoticed," said Mitchell.
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