Kapil Dev infuriated by question on Pakistan during a media event in Mumbai

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World Cup winning skipper Kapil Dev on Tuesday looked in clear displeasure during the Kabaddi World Cup media conference in Mumbai when a reporter asked him a question related to the Pakistan’s absence from the tournament. Kapil was invited as the chief guest of the event which is to be held from 7 October in Ahmedabad.

“If you are a Hindustani you should not ask the question at all. Is it the time to ask this question?” he asked fuming, referring to the deadly fidayeen attack by militants suspected to be from Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) on Sunday at Uri, which left 19 soldiers dead.

Kapil, who had unveiled the Indian team’s jersey at the conference, also said, “Such things should be left to the government to decide. As sportsmen representing the country, if we are told to jump into a pond, we will readily do it.”

Twelve teams, including India, are to take part in the third edition of the tournament and the list does not include Pakistan. The tournament had been held in 2004 and 2007 prior to the upcoming edition.

Anup Kumar from Haryana will lead India in the World Cup. All-rounder Manjeet Chillar will be Anup’s deputy in the 14-member squad for the tournament.

The countries which will take part in the tournament are Iran, South Korea, Bangladesh, USA, England, Australia, Poland, Thailand, Japan, Argentina, Kenya and hosts India. Balwan Singh is the head coach of the squad with E Baskaran as his deputy.

Speaking about Uri attack, terror struck in the Army camp in North Kashmir’s Uri town during the wee hours when militants into the headquarters on Sunday, killing 19 soldiers.

The Army camp is located barely few metres away from its Brigade Headquarters in Uri town. The four terrorists who were involved in the attack were gunned were gunned down by the Army personnel after a three-hour long gun battle.

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