Some decades ago, when colour telecasts – leave alone the Internet – were unheard of, we…
Category: 1983 World Cup Triumph
How Mohammed Rafi Accounted for Two Wickets – Memories of June 25, 1983
“Hum kaale hai to kya hua dilwale hai Hum to tere tere tere chahnewale hai Hum…
How the 1983 World Cup Win Changed Cricket’s Balance of Power
On June 26, 1983, a day after India won the Prudential Cup, The Telegraph published the…
“The Gods Were With India”: Jeff Dujon on the 1983 Final
The one question I had posed to almost every past West Indian great while researching the…
“Only a Matter of Time Before India Win a Big Tournament”: Clive Lloyd
For Sir Clive Lloyd, 1983 remains a melancholic memory that he has relived many times since.…
“My Mind was Completely Blank”: Kapil Dev on the Richards Catch
I have had the privilege of interviewing Kapil paaji several times. One of my personal favorites…
Pressing concerns: From vitriol to validation
The Lagaan victory While the 1983 final transformed Indian and world cricket forever, the other match…
How Lata Mangeshkar Sang for India’s World Cup Heroes
At the time when India won the Prudential World Cup in 1983, Indian cricket was not…