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Cricket icon Kapil Dev, athletics great Anju Bobby George meet on flight to Bangalore; fans love it
Celebrated Indian athlete Anju Bobby George on Sunday posted an image of her travelling business class with cricket legend Kapil Dev from New Delhi to Bengaluru and captioned it, "1983 and 2003 flying together from Delhi to Bangalore," leaving fans marvelling the two legends of Indian sport.
While Kapil Dev led the India team to its maiden World Cup in 1983 defeating the West Indies at Lord's, retired long jumper Anju Bobby George made history when she won bronze at the 2003 World Championships in Paris.
With the feat, she became the first Indian athlete ever to win a medal in a World Championships in athletics.
"1983 and 2003 flying together from Delhi to Bangalore. It was a surprise meeting after a few years @therealkapildev," tweeted Anju on Sunday afternoon.
Anju, who currently holds several leading posts in the government's Target Olympic Podium Scheme (TOPS) and Khelo India, recently posted images of her sports foundation and wrote, "Our team and our dream place. The (athletics) track is nearing completion."
Here are a few reactionsMy All Time GOAT , both. Both of you Shone through when Sporting infrastructure and individual tool kit was not available.Thanks for sharing.
— santosh@pulluvazhy (@santoshpulluva1) June 19, 2022All the more special it is on the same day in 1983 Kapil scored an immortal 175* against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells.
— Explorer of Truth (@ameershahul) June 19, 2022Aahaa "khubsoorat ittefaq aur khubsoorat click sath sath" ❤❤#Champions
— Nitesh Nishu (@nitesh_nishu44) June 19, 2022And the best part is Kapil is taking the selfie. Wow. Some flexing this is Anju
— Raghu Subra (@raghu_sub) June 19, 2022Two Legends in one frame
— Manmay Mishra (@ManmayMishra11) June 19, 2022 'Viv Richards, Sunil Gavaskar are best': Kapil Dev on the greatest cricketers he bowled to in his career