Raju Kulkarni (Ex-captain)
The 1984-85 Ranji Trophy final against Delhi at the Wankhede Stadium was the best game I played. Our opponents took a 65-run lead after we scored 333. On the fourth day when Delhi was set to win the final on the basis of their first innings lead, Kirti Azad asked Ravi whether we had polished the Ranji Trophy since Delhi would be taking it home the next day. 

This caused some emphatic laughter amongst Kirti’s Delhi teammates. On the final day, Sunny (Sunil Gavaskar) who was leading us couldn’t be at the ground since he was unwell, so Ravi had to lead us. Just before taking the field, Ravi delivered a very inspirational speech and he mentioned what Kirti had said to him.

We were all charged up and Ravi claimed eight wickets to bowl out Delhi for 209 for a 90-run win. Sunny phoned us at the ground to express his delight and despite being unwell, invited us to his residence for a small celebration. I enjoyed that victory which came in a Ranji final against Delhi as well as the soft drink at Sunny’s house.