1983 Indian Cricket Team – New Delhi: Almost four decades have passed since the 1983 World Cup, but even today the historic final between India and West Indies still holds a special place in the hearts of Indian cricket fans.
Kapil Dev’s rush catch to see Sir Viv Richards in the final at Lord’s on 25 June 1983 is still etched in the memories of the generation that cheered for India.
1983 Indian Cricket Team
Victory is important in many ways. He wrote a new era for Indian cricket. Facing Clive Lloyd’s mighty West Indies side and with just 183 runs to defend, Kapil’s Devils did the impossible with a memorable performance to lift the prestigious trophy.
Lata Mangeshkar Once Helped Raise ₹20 Lakh For The 1983 World Cup Winning Team
During the 1980s, The West Indies are an unbeatable team and have been title contenders every time they have appeared in the World Championship. At that time, Even the best bowlers in the world are wary of facing the deadly West Indies bowlers who used to play with true aggression.
They won the 1975 and 1979 World Cups and their dominance convinced teams in the West Indies that the rest of the world would too.
The 1983 World Cup was expected to follow similar lines, with the Windies looking for a hat-trick of titles. But on June 25, the Kapil Dev-led team wrote history and forced the rest of the world to believe that teams from Asia could lift the trophy.
After the historic success, the Indian cricket team has won the 2007 T20 World Cup and the 2011 ODI World Cup till date, but Kapil Dev’s England team’s success stands out above all others.
See How The Indian Cricket Team Responded To The Recent Movie 83!
Now the much awaited film ’83’ starring Ranveer Singh and others is slated to open on Friday. To mark the occasion, IANS looks back at the heroes of the 1983 World Cup till now.
Kapil Dev: He was the captain of the Indian team from 1982-87 and led India to a historic victory in the World Cup. He followed that brilliant run to dismiss the dangerous Sir Viv Richards in that match. Haryana Hurricane continued to play international cricket until 1994, scoring 434 runs in 131 Tests, a record broken by Courtney Walsh in 2000. He later served as manager of India. He is now associated with a TV news channel as a cricket pundit and is also a professional golfer. It has also invested in some restaurants.
Sunil Gavaskar: The 1983 World Cup was not his best performance but the experience of the living legend helped the team to bring home the trophy. After his retirement in 1987, he became the Vice-President of the Mumbai Cricket Association. Served as Interim President of BCCI and Chairman of ICC Cricket Committee. Today, Gavaskar is regarded as the best cricket commentator in the world. Gavaskar is also the Director of Professional Management Group (PMG).
Mohinder ‘Jimmy’ Amarnath – Was the vice-captain of the 1983 World Cup winning team and Man of the Match in both the final and semi-finals. He took 3 for 12 and eventually scored an important 26. He later hosted a weekly cricket coaching show on TV ‘Cricket with Mohinder Amarnath’ in the early 90’s. Now based in Goa, Amarnath is a cricket analyst for various news channels.
Former Indian Cricket Team Captain Kapil Dev Reacts To The Trailer Of Ranveer Singh’s 83
Krishnamachari Srikkanth: The explosive opener scored the highest score (38 runs) in a low-scoring 1983 World Cup final. And he played some good shots in that World Cup. After hanging up the bat in competitive cricket. He coached India A, acted as India’s selector, guided the IPL and was also seen commentating on the TNPL. He wrote newspaper columns during IPL 2018 and is currently running his own business.
Balwinder Sandhu: The Mumbai-born pacer dismissed opener Gordon Greenidge, a popular player in ODIs. He scored 11 times and scored 2 goals in the summit. He coached the Mumbai crew in the 90s, but it wasn’t until the 83 crew brought him on board to train the actors that he rose to prominence.
Madan Lal – Desmond Haynes in a historic final. Crucial goals came from Sir Viv Richards and Larry Gomes. After retirement, he coached the United Arab Emirates national team and the Indian national team for a long time. He is currently a cricket analyst for television channels and runs a cricket academy at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi.
Syed Kirmani – Won the wicket-keeper award in the 1983 Cricket World Cup and is widely regarded as one of the best wicket-keepers to have played for India. He acted in the 1985 Bollywood film ‘Kabhi Ajnabi The’. He is also the 2015 Col C.K. Nayudu Lifetime Achievement Award.
On This Day: 37 Years Since World Cup 1983, Where Are They Now?
Yashpal Sharma: He was a middle-order batsman and was the second highest run-scorer in the 1983 World Cup. After retirement, he became the team manager for India. In 2014, he was appointed as the head of the Delhi Cricket Advisory Committee. He died in July this year.
Kirti Azad – Was a batsman in the 1983 World Cup team and retired from all cricket in 1986. After that, his father He entered politics following the footsteps of former Union Minister and Bihar Chief Minister Bhagwat Jha Azad. . He served as a member of the Lok Sabha and recently joined the Trinamool Congress after quitting the Indian National Congress.
Roger Binny: He was an all-rounder who impressed everyone with his bowling performance in the 1983 Cricket World Cup. He was also the top scorer in that tournament. Currently serving as an official in the Karnataka State Cricket Association (KSCA).
Ravi Shastri: He is a total cheat. He later became the manager of the Indian national cricket team in 2014 and was the head coach until Rahul Dravid took over recently.
World Cup Winning Squad: Know The Legendary Team
Dilip Vengsarkar: He was a batsman and was captained by Kapil Dev after the 1987 Cricket World Cup. He has 3 cricket academies; 2 in Mumbai and one in Pune. These academies provide free cricket training to selected players.
Sandeep Patil: He was also the batsman in the 1983 World Cup winning team. He was later offered a role in the musical romantic drama ‘Kabhi Ajnabi The’ (1985) starring Syed Kirmani and Sachin Tendulkar. He coached Team India and the ‘A’ team. He also served as the coach of the Kenyan national team for one term and was the chairman of selectors at the BCCI.
Sunil Valson – He was the only player in the 1983 World Cup team who did not play a single match. In recent times he was the team manager for IPL team Delhi Capitals.
PR Man Singh – was the team manager who was a key part of the 1983 World Cup victory. He was the only official to accompany the England team. India’s 1983 World Cup winning squad unveiled – 37 years after India’s iconic and epic victory over the West Indies, see photo A picture of India’s 1983 World Cup winning squad has gone viral online.
India’s 1983 World Cup Win: An Identity For Some Even After 36 Years
1983 World Cup: The tournament that changed the face of Indian cricket. Celebrating the West Indies champions at Lord’s Cricket Ground, promoting the sport as a religion for fans who want to become cricketers. The Indian squad list has gone viral online.
India beat the West Indies by 43 runs in the final. Windies won the toss and elected to bat first. The team led by Kapil Dev managed to score only 183 with Andy Roberts taking 3 wickets, Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding and Larry Gomes scored 2 goals each.
Kris Srikkanth was the highest run scorer for India with 38 runs and no other left-hander has crossed the 30-run mark.
Defending 183, India did well to control the Windies’ flow and Madan Lal dismissed key batsman Vivian Richards (33) to cut the Windies to 57/3.
Balwinder Singh Sandhu
Soon, After reducing the Caribbean team to 76/6, India were favorites to win the title. Mohinder Amarnath scored the last goal from Michael Holding to win India’s first World Cup title.
In the final, West Indies were bowled out for 140 and India won the match by 43 runs.
Earlier this year, former Pakistan captain Ramiz Raja posted a list of players who were given a match fee of Rs 1,500 to the entire team along with the manager and Rs 600 in the 1983 World Cup.
“I’ve got to get it out… I’ll try to get a copy of the one they gave me for the India tour in 86-87. I remember to this day that I got it: I played 5 matches,” he said.