Twitter celebrates 34th anniversary of India’s 1983 World Cup triumph
On the 34th anniversary of the triumph, a number of notable Indian cricket followers, as well as experts, took to Twitter to recount the moment of nostalgia and its significance to the History of Indian Cricket.
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25th June 1983, A day still fresh in the memory of many Indian cricket connoisseurs. It was the day when Kapil Dev led the underdogs to a World Cup triumph pushing aside the mighty West Indies who dominated the cricket world with their ferocity and daunt.
Having been soundly beaten by West Indies in the group stage, India found themselves staring down the barrel for an encore having being bowled out for 183, a number that turned out to be significant for Indian cricket. A lot of Indians had already accepted the inevitable and switched off their broadcasts.
India’s “Dare to Dream” mindset (which was later injected into the youth who took inspiration) came to the fore as they fought back admirably well, restricting a mighty line up consisting of Vivian Richards, Clive Lloyd and Gordon Greenidge to just 140. Life had come full circle for the Indian team, who refused to give up despite heavy defeats to favourites Australia and West Indies who were expected to trump them to make it to the semis.
More than the day when David overcame Goliath, it was the day when an entire nation was inspired by 11 men to appreciate cricket, follow cricket and emulate their heroes to relive the moment for their country by making their own contributions.
The moment marked the birth of many future cricket stars, Sachin Tendulkar included, and also established the massive fan base that the game deserved. It has been 34 years since India won its first World Cup but the joy that the countrymen experienced still remains unparalleled.
Kapil Dev became a national icon and his team an epitome of determination, grit and resilience. On the 34th anniversary of the triumph, a number of notable Indian cricket followers, as well as experts, took to Twitter to recount the moment of nostalgia and its significance to the History of Indian Cricket.
Here are some of the best tweets that appeared today:
This image. This Trophy. 25th June 1983, Lord's. Cricket is known as a religion since then. Thank you legends ????? pic.twitter.com/VPWNMXyxO9
— Aakash Chopra (@cricketaakash) June 25, 2017
June 25, 1983 – #TeamIndia won the @ICC @cricketworldcup #ThisDayThatYear pic.twitter.com/F61ssQjkX1
— BCCI (@BCCI) June 25, 2017
#OnThisDay in 1983 Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup here after India upset the West Indies in a thrilling game ? pic.twitter.com/1TAkB6AZ8U
— Lord's Ground (@HomeOfCricket) June 25, 2017
Indian Cricket's Proudest Moment.
Today in 1983 India lift the World Cup Title when they beat West Indies by 43 runs pic.twitter.com/Flr4SrdOKG— Cricketopia (@CricketopiaCom) June 25, 2017
Today in 1983 at Lord's when Balvinder Singh Sandhu bowled Gordon Greenidge, we somehow knew that the World Cup was ours!
?? pic.twitter.com/XLXqb4A07g— Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) June 25, 2017
Big day in Indian cricket. Yes, the 1983 World Cup was won but a proud country played it's 1st test match in 1932 as well.
— Harsha Bhogle (@bhogleharsha) June 25, 2017
#OnThisDay in 1983, India won their first @cricketworldcup title! https://t.co/rUVrMiDijF pic.twitter.com/o3fQNdHfgh
— ICC (@ICC) June 25, 2017
#ThisDayThatYear
25th June 1983 – Kapil's devils win #WorldCup for the first time in the history of Indian #Cricket.#CricketWorldCup pic.twitter.com/T11GfvIwgh— Doordarshan National (@DDNational) June 25, 2017
June 25 over the years:
1932 – India's first day in Test cricket
1975 – Emergency declared by Indira Gandhi
1983 – India win ODI World Cup— Deepu Narayana (@deeputalks) June 25, 2017
1983 World Cup heroes pose for a photo ahead of final against Windies. pic.twitter.com/58pxmUHrO3
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) June 25, 2017
Finally Kapil Dev with his toothy grin holding trophy on Lord's balcony. Cricket transformed forever. What were you doing on June 25, 1983? pic.twitter.com/9Kdi5wsU4M
— Cricketwallah (@cricketwallah) June 25, 2017
25th June, momentous day in Indian cricketing history ,becomes 6th test playing nation in 1932, @therealkapildev lifting the WC in 1983 pic.twitter.com/Zz0hyKraUx
— Deep Dasgupta (@DeepDasgupta7) June 25, 2017
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