Gareth Bland recalls the West Indies tour of India in late 1983, which came just months after India’s maiden World Cup triumph.
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This year marks the 40th anniversary of the most romantic episode in Indian cricket history. On 25th June 1983 Kapil Dev stood on the balcony as the Lord’s twilight loomed and held aloft the Prudential World Cup. Their opponents, West Indies, had been expected to cruise to a third consecutive world crow
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