: On this day in 1983, a defiant Team India captured its maiden Cricket World Cup title #IndiaNEWS #Cricket London: On this day in 1983, the Indian cricket team defied all odds and expectations and

On this day in 1983, a defiant Team India captured its maiden Cricket World Cup title #IndiaNEWS #Cricket
London: On this day in 1983, the Indian cricket team defied all odds and expectations and made history by clinching its first-ever Cricket World Cup title, defeating West Indies in the finals by 43 runs at Lords.
Heading into the finals, India had impressed and shocked the cricketing world with its impressive performances in the cricketing marquee event after disappointing outings in 1975 and 1979, in which they could not progress beyond group stages. They had finished second in their group with four wins and two losses, clinching wins over Zimbabwe, West Indies and Australia. They had also defeated England by six wickets in the semi-finals. India was in the Giant Killer mode heading into the final, with one final kill left to grab the trophy.
West Indies were heading into the finals as favourites, having won the previous two world cups in 1975 and 1979. They had finished at the top of their group with five wins and a loss, with the loss coming against India. In the semis, they had crushed Pakistan by eight wickets.
Put to bat first by WI, India had a disappointing start, losing their star batter Sunil Gavaskar for just 2. Afterwards, it was Kris Srikkanth and Mohinder Amarnath who helped India recover from this early hiccup, forming a 57-run stand, which was broken by pacer Malcolm Marshall by dismissing Srikkanth for 38.
Yashpal Sharma and Amarnath then carried on, but a well-set Amarnath was dismissed for 26 by pacer Michael Holding. India was 3/90 at that stage. From then onwards, nothing really went right for India as they kept losing wickets at regular intervals. Sandeep Patil with a 27 tried to keep things steady for India.
Also, Captain Kapil Dev (15), Madan Lal (17) and Syed Kirmani, the wicketkeeper (14) tried their best to support Patil but Windies bowling attack overpowered them, ending their knocks prematurely. Kirmani and bowler Balwinder Singh Sandhu (11*) stitched a vital 30-run stand in the end, taking India to 183 in 54. 4 overs before all the batters were back in the hut.
Pacer Andy Roberts (3/32) led the bowling charts for Windies that day, taking wickets of Gavaskar, Kirti Azad and Roger Binny. Malcolm Marshall (2/24) and Michael Holding (2/26) also gave some notable contributions with their pace. Spinner Larry Gomes (2/49) was also solid.
Chasing 184, the Windies were not of the most ideal start, losing Gordon Greenidge for just 1 run at the teams score of five. Sandhu the medium pacer had done the job for India by giving his side some early momentum.
Then Desmond Haynes and Viv Richards revived the Caribbean innings after this early wicket, stitching a valuable 45-run stand broken by medium pacer Madan Lal, who sent back Haynes for just 13 with assistance from Binnys safe hands.

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