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<\/div>The 1983 World Cup win was a watershed moment in Indian sports and the architect of that win was Indian skipper Kapil Dev<\/a>. No one would have given India a chance to emerge as World Champions from the third edition of the tournament, after just winning one game across the previous two editions.<\/p>\n All of that changed in 1983 as Kapil Dev’s side stunned two-time World Champions West Indies in the final at Lord’s to usher a new wave of popularity for the sport.<\/p>\n In an exclusive interview Indranil Basu and Shanivi Sadana, as a part of Sportskeeda’s <\/em>new series, ‘Free Hit’, former India captain Kapil Dev revealed that even he didn’t believe that India would reach the final and go all the way to win the Cup.<\/p>\n “I didn’t believe we’ll go that far. When you start winning and start understanding the team that’s when things change.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n “When we won a few matches, we felt among ourselves that we are capable of doing anything. I think it’s not my self-belief, when the team started believing and halfway through we started believing that we could win the World Cup,” Kapil Dev said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n India<\/a> stunned the defending World Champions West Indies in their first game of the tournament by 34 runs which gave them immense confidence. Then in a crucial game at Tunbridge Wells against Zimbabwe, India had slipped to 17\/5 but Kapil Dev came out and took command, scoring 175 off 138 balls as his side romped home by 31 runs.<\/p>\n In the semi-finals, India defeated hosts England by six wickets while in the famous final Kapil Dev’s side managed to defend a paltry 183 and win the famous clash by 43 runs.<\/p>\n Madan Lal<\/a> and Mohinder Amarnath<\/a> picked up three wickets each but Kapil Dev picked up a brilliant running catch of Viv Richards<\/a>, who was blazing away at 33 off 28 balls.<\/p>\n However, while everyone partied after the incredible win, Kapil Dev chose to stay grounded. <\/p>\n “I was mad, that’s all. The CEO of the company or the captain is a little more mad or little loose in their head, that’s why they make you captain,” Kapil Dev said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n “Captain has to be more positive and take the team along. As a cricket captain, you have to keep the target to yourself, enjoy yourself there. They enjoy only when they score a boundary or take a wicket, but they should enjoy the day when they are playing. So I was a little mad I would say,” Kapil Dev, who scored 3783 runs and picked up 253 wickets in 225 ODIs, recalled.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Now the 1983 World Cup win will be coming to the silver screen soon with Bollywood star Ranveer Singh reprising the role of Kapil Dev.<\/p>\n However, the 61-year-old had kept himself away from the nitty-gritties of the Bollywood film, preferring to just stick to his side of the story.<\/p>\n “Balwinder Singh Sandhu who is helping the producer or Ranveer Singh would know entirely about the movie. I don’t think anybody else knows, we’ve all given our side of the story.”<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n “Whatever I felt or what I went through, I’ve given my side of the story and the others have also given their side of the story. After that I don’t want to know what it happening. Looking forward to it, fingers crossed,” the former India all-rounder added. <\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n The film, titled ’83’, was scheduled for an April 2020 release. That has, however, been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the film will now be released on Christmas 2020.<\/p>\n Tags:<\/b> Devadyuti Das <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\n
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