Partners in crime-Kapil and Kirmani

One is the Wisden Indian cricketer of the century, the only captain to have brought the World Cup home. The other is the unsung hero whose catches won us matches in the Prudential Cup. When Kapil turned the tide of time at Tunbridge Wells with his blistering 175, at the other end, for most of his legendary innings against Zimbabwe, was the doughty Kiri, whose 24 not out saw India home from 17 for 5. The combination was even more deadly when India was bowling. Kapil had Mudassar Nazar caught by Kirmani on six occasions in one series alone. And after the Prudential Cup, a certain Isaac Vivian Alexander Richards fell to the couple three times in one series. Caught Kiri, bowled Kapil is a signature tune in the opera of Indian cricket.