40 years of India’s 1983 World Cup: Kapil’s Devils and how their successful WC campaigns panned out
On the 40th anniversary of India’s historic triumph in the 1983 World Cup, we look at how the campaign went for members of the Indian squad.
Published : Jun 25, 2023 10:08 IST - 2 MINS READ
The 14 members, who formed India’s contingent for the tournament, went through a number of ups and downs enroute to the triumph on this day, 40 years ago. Here’s a look at how the Indian squad fared in their momentous campaign that redefined the face of Indian cricket.
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Kabir Khan was just in his teens when India scripted history by clinching the World Cup in 1983. While he has vague memories of that final, the decorated filmmaker remembers that evening of June 25 when hundreds of people took to the streets in Hyderabad to celebrate the historic occasion.
Years later, when Khan decided to bring ‘83’ to the silver screen, he knew that his story would be about celebrating the victory of the underdogs and how a bunch of young cricketers battled the odds and conquered the world.
It, obviously, was a challenging task. But the seasoned director ensured that he had long sessions with the batch of 1983 before finalising the finer details of the storyline and eventually creating magic on screen.
India’s 1983 World Cup win was a historic moment in the game’s tradition. It was the makings of a new superpower in the world of cricket. It added a chapter to a long list of famous underdog stories sports across the world has and it give India the audacity to dream.
Several people watched Kapil Dev and his boys make history by defeating the mighty West Indies in the final at Lord’s - some at the venue itself, others on their television screens or on the radio.
Priceless memorabilia from the 1983 World Cup - the tickets to the final between India and West Indies
Sportstar revisits the magnitude of that historic triumph through a few such testimonies.