Mohinder Amarnath trapped Michael Holding before the wickets and Indian players ran as if there was no tomorrow. There was a rush to gather the stump as a souvenir. But more importantly, there was a sense of pride to have won the World Cup against
Fifteen team members of the Indian cricket team defied the odds and stunned the cricketing world by beating defending champions West Indies in the final to lift the Prudential World Cup on June 25, 1983. (Photo: BCCI)
Mohinder Amarnath (L) played a crucial role in the final against the West Indies. Batting first, he added crucial 26 runs and then scalped three Windies wickets to guide to a famous win. (Photo: BCCI)
A proud Indian team stood at the Lord's balcony after scripting history. Like today, India was not a cricketing superpower. Additionally, their poor record in previous two World Cups did not hold them in good light. But Kapil Dev's men did the
Kapil Dev, the then captain of team India was presented the World Cup from the Chairman of Prudential Assurance, Lord Carr of Hadley. Much before the tournament, Australian cricketer Kim Hughes predicted India would emerge victorious which led
The Indian contingent present at the ground made Lord's look like Wankhede or Eden with thousands cheering, celebrating and lauding India's heroic effort. (Photo Courtesy: alcricket.blogspot.in)
With no fencing at Lord's those days, crowd had an easy access to make it to the ground. And with India winning the World Cup, the Indians present at Lord's were absolutely unstoppable. (Photo Courtesy: alcricket.blogspot.in)