Overview
- The Board of Control for Cricket in India posted a tribute on X on Thursday marking 43 years since India beat the West Indies at Lord’s to claim its first ODI World Cup.
- In the 1983 final India were all out for 183 in 54.4 overs and then bowled the West Indies out for 140 to win by 43 runs, with Mohinder Amarnath named Man of the Match for his 26 and 3/12.
- Earlier in the tournament Kapil Dev rescued India from 17 for 5 with an unbeaten 175 at Tunbridge Wells, an innings credited with keeping the campaign alive.
- Former player Kris Srikkanth said the 1983 squad will reunite in Mumbai to celebrate the anniversary, a gathering covered by multiple outlets as part of the day’s commemorations.
- The win is widely credited with reshaping Indian cricket by boosting the sport’s mass appeal, encouraging investment in talent and infrastructure, and laying groundwork for later successes such as the 2011 World Cup victory.