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GOING STRONG: NP Pradeep (R) overcame unfavourable circumstances to win the Nehru Cup for India.

GOING STRONG: NP Pradeep (R) overcame unfavourable circumstances to win the Nehru Cup for India.

Poverty, father's death fail to stop Nehru Cup hero

Pradeep struggled through abject property and even his father's death to win the Nehru Cup for the first time for the India. His blistering long ranger fetched the Nehru Cup and a long cherished Indian dream came true. He still lives in a unfinished little hut and having survived extreme poverty, sometimes finding even a single meal is tough.

In Pics: Nehru Cup, India's score to glory

India upstaged favourites Syria 1-0 in a hard-fought final to claim the five-nation Nehru Cup title.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/in-pics-nehru-cup-indias-score-to-glory/47708-5.html

Congratulate the Indian football team

In a rare feat on the football field, Bhaichung Bhutia-led India won their first Nehru Cup.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/congratulate-the-indian-football-team/47701-3.html

Baichung Bhutia has said that he would continue to play aggressively for the rest of his footballing career.

We won the Cup as a team: Bhutia

After India lifted the Nehru Cup for the first time defeating Syria 1-0, Baichung Bhutia spoke to CNN-IBN.

http://www.ibnlive.com/news/we-won-the-cup-as-a-team-bhutia/47700-5.html

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