He really came into his own in the 1983 World Cup where he played a couple of sterling innings. Moreover, he was a team man to the core, willing to do anything – even keep wickets if the team needed it. Indian cricket has lost a real champion and our 1983 team has lost a member of the family. Keshav won two Olympic gold medals as a member of the Indian hockey team and was also a top badminton player. Federer has won the French Open only once and Rafa Nadal had won Australian Open once.

Source: The Hindu July 22, 2021 10:18 UTC