2023-06-25 03:19:00
Today marks 40 years since India won its first ODI World Cup. Kapil’s devils won the title by defending 183 runs against West Indies at Lord’s. India still holds the record for the smallest score successfully defended in a World Cup final.
The team came without even a coach to compete for the World Cup with the strong West Indies, Australia and England. The hero who led that team, who did not have the strength of numbers, was only 24 years old. The authorities did not even bother to give Kapil’s Indian team a pass to enter Lord’s, the final venue. They were so sure that they would not make it to the finals. India defeated the West Indies by 34 runs to win the hat-trick title and defeated England in the semi-finals to reach the final. In the final over, the young team was scattered by the strength of the Caribbean pace and were bowled out for 183 runs. Madanlal’s three wickets, Mohinder Amarnath’s two wickets, the star of the match, Kapil’s amazing catch to dismiss Vivian Richards and Kirmani’s dive all took India to the top of the world.
On June 25, 1983, Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup from the Lord’s balcony. A day where the religion of cricket and the stars became gods in the minds of Indians. On the 40th anniversary of the first World Cup victory, every Indian is waiting, dreaming of a third World Cup.
40th anniversary of India’s first world cup win
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