July 25 marks the 40th anniversary of India's remarkable triumph in the 1983 World Cup. Against all odds, Kapil Dev and his team shattered expectations, lifting the trophy and paving the way for future generations to believe in the power of the game. Discover the extraordinary journey of a team that didn't even believe in themselves but went on to create history.
Kapil Dev, according to the Fortis-Escorts Heart Institute Hospital in south Delhi on Friday, was in the ICU and would be discharged in a couple of days.
Kapil Dev, however, agreed that in the beginning not many in the team had thought that they would go on to conquer the world on foreign land.
Clive Llyod was first given the West Indian captaincy on the 1974-75 tour to India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan and has since captained them in a record 54 tests.
The 1983 World Cup win made cricket a tool for a third world country to set itself free from the colonial shackles and forge its own identity.
Such was the dominance of Kapil Dev that he alone had scored 100 runs in the ninth-wicket stand of 126 between him and Syed Kirmani.
The ninth wicket stand between Kapil Dev and Syed Kirmani was an unbeaten 126 and Kapil ended the match unbeaten on 175 off just 138 deliveries.
India, set out to chase 240 runs, are in a soup with four wickets down for less than 50 runs on the board.
83, a film based on India's historic victory at the 1983 Cricket World Cup, will see the actor playing the iconic cricketer Kapil Dev.
