Kapil Dev wasn’t quite walking into the last-chance saloon when he made his way to the middle of the Nevill Ground at Tunbridge Wells on Saturday 8 June 1983, but India’s World Cup campaign had definitely reached a crossroads. India were 9/4 when Dev arrived at the crease. Sadly, for their supporters, that was what the scorecard read, rather than the odds on an Indian victory.
What followed was the very definition of a captain’s innings. Not only was it a match-winning contribution, Dev’s display in Kent turned the course of the tournament. From this point on, the Indian juggernaut had momentum and belief. If they could get out a scrape like this, anything was possible.
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Some may argue that Zimbabwe were one of the weaker teams in the 1983 World Cup, but they had already claimed the scalp of Australia in the group stage and, after Dev had elected to bat first at Tunbridge Wells, they exploited the helpful conditions and looked ready to slay another giant.
The carnage started after just two deliveries, Peter Rawson dismissing Sunil Gavaskar without a run on the board. Kris Srikkanth also departed without troubling the scorers, removed by Kevin Curran, and when Rawson accounted for Mohinder Amarnath (five) and Curran dealt with Sandeep Patil (one), India were in tatters at 9/4.
Surely things could only get better? Not at first. Rawson had Yashpal Sharma caught behind to reduce India to 17/5. “When India lost their fifth wicket at Tunbridge Wells on Saturday morning with the score at 17, the day’s main issue appeared to concern the fate of the picnic lunches,” wrote David Lacey in the Guardian. “Was it worth fetching them from the car park or might it be better to enjoy them at leisure a little later, on the North Downs perhaps or by the sea?”
Fortunately, Dev found a willing partner in Roger Binny. Putting on 60 for the sixth wicket, the pair steadied the ship. But when Binny and Ravi Shastri fell in quick succession, at 78/7 it looked as if India would not get through their 60 overs.
Through it all, Dev remained in the middle, accumulating runs carefully at first in an attempt to rebuild the innings. “It was a calculated assault rather than an inspired slog,” wrote Lacey. The restrained nature of the innings in the initial phase is highlighted by the fact that it took to the 26th over for Kapil to reach his first 50. Gradually, he went through the gears, his next 50 coming in 13 overs, and the third in just 10, extremely rapid by the standard of the day.
Madan Lal assisted his skipper in taking the score to 140/8, but the fun and games kicked off when wicketkeeper Syed Kirmani arrived in the middle. The partnership yielded 126 runs in the final 16 overs, Kirmani’s 24 not out the second highest score of the innings. But Dev really got tongues wagging – and spectators diving for cover.
Beating Glenn Turner’s previous World Cup record score – 171 not out for New Zealand against East Africa in 1975 – Dev’s unbeaten 175 catapulted India’s total to 266/8, dream territory just a few hours earlier. He hit 16 fours and cleared the ropes six times in an 138-ball innings that was achieved at the frightening strike rate of 126.81.
It’s one thing smashing a quick century when your team is coasting; Dev’s runs came when his team needed them most. The importance of the innings was emphasised as the Zimbabwean reply progressed. India kept taking wickets, but Curran’s fine 73 edged Zimbabwe closer. Eventually, India won by 31 runs. Without Dev’s contribution, Zimbabwe would have seriously derailed India’s hopes of winning the World Cup.
India followed up their victory over Zimbabwe with a crushing 118-run win over Australia, with Lal and Binny taking four wickets apiece. The momentum was building. A semi-final triumph over England continued India’s shock run, and when the mighty West Indies were toppled by 43 runs in the final at Lord’s, the nation was ready to party.
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The transformation from 66/1 outsiders to World Cup winners was complete. Celebrations throughout the country continued into the early hours of the morning, thousands lining the streets as fireworks filled the night sky. The Times reported that some observers compared the scenes to the night India gained independence.
1983 World Cup Team Final
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi sent Dev a personal message. “My slogan is ‘India can do it’. Thank you for living up to it.” Sport can bring a feelgood factor to a whole country and that is what India achieved by winning the World Cup in 1983. The unexpected glory also stirred India’s love affair with one-day cricket and, four years later, India and Pakistan co-hosted the World Cup, the first time the event had moved away from England.
It could have been so different, though, had Dev not played thatmemorable innings at Tunbridge Wells. His 175 not out against Zimbabwe proved a tipping point for Indian cricket and, from that moment on, there was no holding India back. “No one could foresee then [when India were 17/5] that a week later India would be winning the whole tournament; indeed, qualification for the semi-final was in grave doubt.” The report in Wisden stressed the precarious position India found themselves in on June 18. Dev changed that and, in one innings, he shaped the future of the tournament and the sport.
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Rajdeep Sardesai, India fan at Lords in 1983: 'There was no plan to go watch the final because there was no question of India getting to the final and frankly one day cricket had never taken off in India. 1983 was the turning point.'
Sardesai was an 18-year-old student living in the UK in 1983, now a well-known TV presenter in India, he's one of the twenty thousand spectators that really can say ' I was there when India won the World Cup.'
'It was easy to get tickets because mainly Englishmen were giving up their tickets. In the first two World Cups, India only won one match against East Africa in 1975, we were otherwise no-hopers.
'There are two or three things you keep with you to tell your grandchildren and this is one of them. It was one of the best days of my life.'
Balwinder Singh Sandu, Indian cricketer who played in the 1983 Final: 'We were confident we could beat West Indies, since we had played against them in West Indies and beat them in the one day game and that gave us the confidence, we can beat them if we put them under pressure.
'Maybe the viewers or the media (were) not expecting us to win, but we in our heart we believed we could beat this team. 'The whole team had that self belief.'
This is a list of cricketers who represented their country at the 1983 Cricket World Cup in England which took place from 9 June 1983 to 25 June 1983.
Australia[edit]
Background[edit]
Australia had one the triangular one day series at home over New Zealand and England during the 1982-83 summer. Kim Hughes had been in poor form for most of the summer but come good for the finals.[1] The squad was picked in May. Greg Chappell was originally picked in the squad. Tom Hogan was selected over Bruce Yardley. Trevor Chappell was the biggest surprise for the squad, though Steve Smith had been a regular in Australia's one day team in the summer and he was overlooked.[2] Later in the month Greg Chappell pulled out due to injury and Macleay replaced him.[3]
England[edit]
India[edit]
Background[edit]
The Indian squad was announced in May 1983.[4]
New Zealand[edit]
Pakistan[edit]
Sri Lanka[edit]
West Indies[edit]
Zimbabwe[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 June to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India. Eight countries participated in the event. The 1983 World Cup was full of dramatic cricket all through the tournament. Teams like India and Zimbabwe who were not playing well during those times scored victories over the West Indies and Australia respectively. England, Pakistan, India and tournament favourites West Indies qualified for the semi-finals. The preliminary matches were played in two groups of four teams each, and each country played the others in its group twice. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals.
The matches consisted of 60 over cricket overs per innings and were played in traditional white clothing and with red balls. They were all played during the day.
Format[edit]
The format of the 1983 World Cup was 2 groups of four teams, each team playing each other twice. The top two teams from each group then advanced to the semi finals with the winners further advancing to the finals. Every game was of 60 overs with all day matches.
Participants[edit]Highlighted are the countries to participate in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
Qualified as full member of ICC
Failed to qualify
Eight teams qualified for the final tournament (seven full ICC members, including recently appointed full member Sri Lanka, and Zimbabwe, who qualified by winning the 1982 ICC Trophy).
Venues[edit]
Squads[edit]Group stage[edit]Group A[edit]
Group B[edit]
Knockout stage[edit]
Semi-finals[edit]
In the first semi-final, at Old Trafford on 22 June, England won the toss and elected to bat. The English batsmen mistimed many balls and used the bat's edge frequently, as the restrictive Indian bowling led England to score 213 (all out, 60 overs). Graeme Fowler (33 from 59 balls, 3 fours) top scored, and Kapil Dev took 3 for 35 in eleven overs, with Mohinder Amarnath and Roger Binny taking two wickets each. In reply, Yashpal Sharma (61 from 115 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) and Sandeep Patil (51 from 32 balls, 8 fours) made half-centuries, as India reached their target in 54.4 overs, winning by 6 wickets in a classic victory over the previous tournament's runners-up. Mohinder Amarnath (46 from 92 balls, 4 fours, 1 six) picked up the man-of-the-match award for his all round performance, which saw him add 46 runs to his earlier bowling success (2/27 in 12 overs).[1]
The second semi-final, between Pakistan and the West Indies, was staged at The Oval on the same day. West Indies won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat, whom they restricted to just 184 (8 wickets, 60 overs). Mohsin Khan (70 from 176 balls, 1 four) fought his way past 50 against the superb West Indies Bowling (he was the only Pakistani batsman to reach 50). Malcolm Marshall (3/28) and Andy Roberts (2/25) starred with the ball. The West Indies innings was based around a superb innings by Viv Richards (80 from 96 balls, 11 fours, 1 six), who took the man-of-the-match award, and an unbeaten half-century by Larry Gomes (50 from 100 balls, 3 fours), as the defending champions reached their target for the loss of just two wickets.[2]
Final[edit]
In the final, India lost the toss and were asked to bat first against a West Indies. Only Krishnamachari Srikkanth (38 from 57 balls) and Mohinder Amarnath (26 from 80 balls) put up any significant resistance as Roberts, Marshall, Joel Garner and Michael Holding ripped through the Indian batsmen, ably supported by Gomes. Surprising resistance by the tail allowed India to compile 183 (all out, 54.4 overs). The Indian bowling exploited the weather and pitch conditions perfectly to bowl out the West Indies for 140 from 52 overs, winning by 43 runs and completing one of the most stunning upsets in cricket history. Amarnath and Madan Lal each took three wickets. Viv Richards, was West Indies' top scorer with 33 from 28 balls. Amarnath was the most economical bowler, conceding just 12 runs from his seven overs, while taking 3 wickets, and was once again awarded the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance.[3] There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1983.
Statistics[edit]
References[edit]
External links[edit]
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The final of the 1983 Prudential Cup was played between India and West Indies at Lord's on 25 June 1983. This was the third consecutive World Cup final appearance for West Indies. India playing their first finals defeated the West Indies to claim the title. It was the first World cup win for India.
Background[edit]
The match was the third consecutive World Cup final hosted at Lord's, following those in 1975 and 1979.
India was making their first appearance at a World Cup final after defeating England by 6 wickets in the first semi-finals. This was also the first appearance by an Asian nation in a World Cup final.
West Indies reached a third consecutive final after defeating Pakistan by 8 wickets runs in the second semi-final. Previously, they had won finals in 1975 and 1979.
Scorecard[edit]Indian Innings[edit]
Fall of wickets 1-2 (Sunil Gavaskar), 2–59 (Krishnamachari Srikkanth), 3–90 (Mohinder Amarnath), 4–92 (Yashpal Sharma), 5–110 (N Kapil Dev), 6–111 (Kirti Azad), 7–130 (Roger Binny), 8–153 (Sandeep Patil), 9–161 (Madan Lal), 10–183 (Syed Kirmani)
West Indies Innings[edit]
Fall of wickets 1-5 (Greenidge), 2-50 (Haynes), 3-57 (Richards), 4-66 (Gomes), 5-66 (Lloyd), 6-76 (Bacchus), 7-119 (Dujon), 8-124 (Marshall), 9-126 (Roberts), 10-140 (Holding)
Match details[edit]
After losing the toss, India were asked to bat first against a West Indies team that arguably boasted the world's best bowling attack. Only Mohinder Amarnath (26 from 80 balls) and Kris Srikkanth (38 from 57 balls) put up any significant resistance as Andy Roberts, Malcolm Marshall, Joel Garner and Michael Holding ripped through the Indian batsmen, ably supported by Gomes. Surprising resistance by the tail allowed India to compile 183 (all out, 54.4 overs). Only three sixes were hit in the Indian innings, one from Srikkanth, one from Sandeep Patil (27 from 29 balls), and one from Madan Lal (17 from 27 balls). However, the Indian bowling exploited the weather and pitch conditions perfectly to bowl out the best batting line-up of the era for 140 from 52 overs in return, winning by 43 runs and completing one of the most stunning upsets in cricket history, defeating the previously invincible West Indies. Amarnath and Madan Lal (3–31) each took three wickets, and one memorable moment was the sight of Captain Kapil Dev running a great distance (about 18–20 yards) to take a catch to dismiss Richards, the West Indies top scorer with 33 from 28 balls. Amarnath was the most economical bowler, conceding just 12 runs from his seven overs while taking 3 wickets, and was once again awarded the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance.[1] There was no 'Man of the Series' award in 1983.
See also[edit]References[edit]
External links[edit]
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