Dhoni dreams of a new India cricket triumph at Lord's

0 Comments | AFP, June, 2008

LONDON (AFP) — India captain Mahendra Dhoni would love nothing more than to emulate the feats of predecessor Kapil Dev and lead his country to World Cup glory at Lord's.

Speaking ahead of the launch of the 2009 Twenty20 World Cup launch in London, Dhoni said it would be a dream if he were to be lifting a trophy just as Kapil did when India won the World Cup proper at Lord's in 1983.

And Dhoni's side are likely to be one of the favourites for the shorter version having won the inaugural 20-over version in South Africa last year.

"Of course I would love to do that," said Dhoni. "But it's the team that makes a good captain and I like to distribute the pressure and responsibility around the whole team.

"It would be a dream to lift the trophy at Lord's...