INDIA won the Cricket World Cup on Saturday for the first time since 1983 with a six-wicket victory over Sri Lanka. Sachin Tendulkar was lifted onto his teammates’ shoulders and carried around Wankhede Stadium. The victory at home over Sri Lanka on Saturday gave the veteran batsman his firs...
1983:ODI World Cup win, Lord's 1985:Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket tournament win, Melbourne 2002:Champions Trophy (joint) win, Colombo 2007:T20 World Cup win, Johannesburg 2011:ODI World Cup win, Mumbai 2013:Champions Trophy win, Lord's ...
Byline: PAUL NEWMANINDIA, for so long reluctant to embrace the rapid march of Twenty20, wonits first world championship amid incredible scenes in Johannesburg yesterday.After MS Dhoni's young side beat Pakistan in a thrilling final in front of32,000 spectators, cricket is unlikely ever to be...
“Just win against Pakistan and we will feel that we have won the Asia Cup. It will be good after the loss in England,” Anuj Verma, a cricket fan on the streets of Delhi, told AFP. “But I guess both these teams will meet in Super Four [stage] and the finals as well, so I ...
Australia have won five of their previous seven World Cup finals. India, on the other hand, emerged triumphant in 1983 and 2011 while being outclassed by Ricky Ponting's all-conquering Australian side in the 2003 final. India are on a 10-match winning streak, while Australia are on an ...
1983:ODI World Cup win, Lord's 1985:Benson and Hedges World Championship of Cricket tournament win, Melbourne 2002:Champions Trophy (joint) win, Colombo 2007:T20 World Cup win, Johannesburg 2011:ODI World Cup win, Mumbai 2013:Champions Trophy win, Lord's ...
India won its second T20 World Cup but its first world title in 12 years. For the first time, the U.S. co-hosted and competed in the International Cricket Council's Men'sT20 World Cupin an effort to further develop Americans' interest in the sport. The United Statesbeatcricket heavyweight...
Twelve days on, another group of vandals broke into the BCCI headquarters in Mumbai and damaged, among other property, India's 1983 World Cup trophy. "I cried all night," said Kirti Azad, a member of that victorious side. The venues for the first and second Test were swapped. The Shiv...
His illustrious career further shone when he secured India’s inaugural Commonwealth Games gold medal in badminton, triumphing in the men’s singles event in 1978. His achievements also include a bronze medal at the 1983 World Badminton Championships and a gold medal at the 1981 World Cup held...
The miraculous win over the mighty West Indies in the 1983 World Cup final more or less established India as a cricketing powerhouse. Till date, the cricket-obsessed nation has won two 50-over World Cups – in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev and in 2011 under the captaincy of Mahend...