1983 Cricket World Cup Victory – The Beginning of the Cricket Revolution
As the underdogs, India was not taken seriously by most of the top contenders when they participated in the Prudential World Cup in 1983. However, it was only a matter of a week that the whole perception was changed and a cricketing revolution was kicked off by India.
Under the leadership of Kapil Dev, the Indian team later remarked as Kapil’s Devils, defeated the champion of the previous two editions – West Indies in a nail-biting final at Lord’s to become the world champions.