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...
The team members who won the 1983 World Cup final include Sunil Gavaskar, Mohinder Amarnath, K Srikanth, Syed Kirmani, Yashpal Sharma, Madan Lal, Balwinder Singh Sandhu, Sandeep Patil, Kirti Azad and Roger Binny. Meanwhile, the two FIRs registered by Delhi Police against Brij Bhushan Sharan Sin...
"I will tell you how satisfying it is for me. World Cup 1983, World Championship of Cricket 1985 this is as big, or even bigger, because it is in the truest (Test) format of the game. It's Test cricket, which is meant to be the toughest," Shastri said on Monday. While formats ...
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 Squad Rohit Sharma Shu...
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...
The year 1983 is etched in the memory of every Indian cricket fan. It was the year the world witnessed what India had to offer to the cricketing world. 1983 Prudential World Cup was the third edition of the Cricket World Cup. In the run-up to the World Cup, In...
India’s win at the 1983 Men’s Cricket World Cup was a turning point for the sport. As Tayal explains: “India’s win in 1983 coincided with the emergence of colour television in the country, so this had a multiplier effect on the sports-loving public.” Four years later, the country...
“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 ...
Indians are passionate aboutcricket, which probably appeared on the subcontinent in the early 18th century. Thecountrycompeted in its first official test in 1932 and in 1983—led by captainKapil Dev, one of the most successful cricketers in history—won theCricket World Cup. The Indian team repe...
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...