Both Bedi and Kirmani were present during the IndusInd Bank Blind Cricket Conclave 2018, where the victorious national team which won the World Cup for the Blind, last year, were also present.
Bedi in fact gave them the example of Tiger Pataudi, who played his entire international cricket after losing an eye due to a car accident.
"Tiger lost eyesight before he made his Test debut. He hated if anyone sympathised with him. He never considered it as a physical disability and went on to become India's finest captain. He was a Nawab but never behaved like one," Bedi said during the event.
Kirmani and Madan Lal inspired the cricketers with stories of their 1983 triumph against all odds.
"Our World Cup victory is nothing compared to what you people have achieved. You all are my heroes," Madan Lal said.