On the day the World Cup schedule will be announced, the one man who will start…
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Mukesh Kumar – From a Day-Long Wait Under a Tree to the Indian Team
Most of the time, when I sit down to write, it’s either opinion or analysis. This…
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…
“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…
Looking back at the Champions Trophy win. Under MS Dhoni
India’s last ICC title. It was 9.30pm in Edgbaston and the presentation had just ended after…