40th anniversary of India's 1983 World Cup win: Unheard stories narrated by the players themselves

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[@rajendrabansode2163]

Poor sound when gavaskar ji speaking. Memory fresh hui 40 years ago.

[@vijayshinhrathod6066]

I was only 20 years old at the time. I heard running commentary on radio 📻. It was amazing victory ✌️ we all proud of 1983 world Cup team. They played magnificently. Hartley congratulations to kapildev and the team.

[@ashoknair2288]

I was a school kid. There was no TV in my house. Had to go to a friend. But after the Indian innings got over, came home and slept. Woke up after a series of cracker burst

[@BasitAliShow]

Great show congratulations to India 40th year’s for World Cup

[@akashgautam3173]

Australian be like - aap log 1983 world Cup ki khusiyaa mnao hum 2023 jitkr mnayenge

[@kpjayaraj9997]

It was a great win.. Wonderful leadership by Kapil... All players played their part..

[@nareshvaranasi5704]

1983 world cup winning not a fluke win they were defeated to strong west indies team 2 times ...kapil dev 175 scores vs Zimbabwe really awesome.

[@udaysawant5822]

Sandeep Patil and Yashpal Sharmaji in Semi finals played very crazily

[@maheshsoni3109]

In that time period India played 6 one day against West Indies. 3 in West Indies and 3 in World Cup. 3 win and 3 lose.

[@hariharannityanandan846]

Wonderful memories. Only one manager, who is the administor, no coaches and they made the country proud.

[@GhulamFareed-iv4zx]

India is a great country and its people are also beautiful ❤❤❤❤

[@ashoknair2288]

Truly Pan India. Different states, different languages, different religions. OMG, a mysterious country. Jai Bharat!

[@Channakeshava-vh5fd]

YASHAPEL SHARMA 89 AGAINST RUNS AGAINST WESTINDIES WAS AN AN AUSPICIOUS INNINGS WHICH WON AGAINST WESTINDIES IN THE OPEN ING MATCH EVERY TRUE FAN SHOULD REMEMBER!?

[@puttamrajubalasubrahmanyam351]

Beautiful sweet memories. 1983 world cup winning is major Boosting of Indian Cricket.

[@stanleydsouza5498]

Thank you for the 1983 team, it is a source of great pleasure to relive those memories.

[@satyadeepbhonsle]

I have heard most of the things said here earlier being an ardent fan of this team and Era. But what Mr. Mann said about benefit match for Mr. Govindraj adds more respect for this team and how they respected a first class cricketer. God bless these gentlemen for turning the tide of cricket in India. respect

[@SureshShivgan]

this team changed the whole cricketing world - they demonstrated, with glorious success, innovative strategies (such as stifling the middle order with medium pace and spin bowling) which had never been tried before, and which are, since then, part of every limited overs teams' strategies

[@santhanakrishnanvasudevan766]

Congratulations 🎉. and best wishes for world cup 1983 one day cup. Full credit goes to kapilji.

[@rajusekar3898]

The great Indian team Historical win world cup 1983 against the mighty west Indies It's great to see that team together, recalling their sweet memories

[@sanjaysanj6688]

Missing Yash Pa ji .. 😑

[@anandbose4340]

Nostalgia..but definitely our first ever big win in cricket!!

[@MarisolLopez-mz6ct]

The best world cup for India forever.

[@vivekpawar1387]

Kapil paji ki bhartiy cricket team ne 1983 me pehele bar world cup jita aur bharat Me cricket ke duniya me Kranti huii, mai he bhartiy cricket team ko namskar karta hu! Jay Bharat !!

[@bailochanchoudhury7848]

Chika Sir is the best amongst all.

[@jyotishbhagabati521]

We have learned to hope to win only after 1983 on every occasion of World Cup of cricket of any format. Thanks to the 1983 team and its solidarity. We are indebted to you all infact.

[@avmacPune]

Semi final with England real Hero was Yeshpal Sharma and all great team work.

[@sakuntalaganesan2859]

Can't hear Gavaskar.Mike is not clear.

[@shivanirajvansi2385]

Indian legends we proud of you for unforgettable achivement of World Cup 1983.

[@amitdesai7271]

IN SEMI FINAL & FINAL MEN OF THE MATCH IS MOHINDERJI AMARNATH. IT IS A TEAM WORK I KNOW. BUT ONE SHOULD NOT FORGET HIS CONTRIBUTION.

[@narayananramanujam1726]

Unable to hear Sunil Gavaskar's speech. It is audio not working.

[@raakeshiv656]

Cheeka❤❤❤

[@sarmisthadas401]

Really, Wonderful Mamories. I am just Speechless......................

[@hareshgjethva8555]

I want to touch Kapil's palm by which Richard unbelievable catch caught

[@AnuMadhubhashinie]

Cheeka sir is too much fun 😅

[@hareshgjethva8555]

Congratulations all 83 world cup cricket players

[@calmbluewhale]

I was 25 and was thrilled to bits with the Indian cricket team win.

[@dingribeast]

I was 13

[@piouskerur]

I was 11

[@akshayganesh4144]

I was -12

[@masterofm2474]

I was 1 😂😂😂

[@surajsaksena]

The current cricket team should be ashamed. They cannot win a single trophy despite having 100 times more resources than the 1983 team. It is because they are so useless that this team of 1983 has to be paraded out every year to make the country feel better about itself.

[@anirudh6386]

From 2014 no icc trophies and u knw bjp came in 2014 🙄

[@shankarshanSuper]

Now BCCI Administration. Proved. Worst. At. All. Times. After b defeated WTC 💯% BCCI Administration and. Selection. Committee. Once. Again proved. Worst. Package Tour of. West Indies

[@anujabal4797]

It's game please take it sportinily there is no relation between sport and politics in sport

[@artijha2715]

Time going too fast 40 years finished very quickly 1983 I was just 25 now I am 65 😢

[@ashoknair2288]

Suraj sir, agree this wholeheartedly. The current team khelne naheen, vacation ke liye jate hain

[@GhulamFareed-iv4zx]

On that day Kapil Dev was not playing actually Bhagwan himself was playing from India I believe

[@ameerjanmohammad8609]

My marriage year also 1983 Iheard the Finalon 25th june with pocket radio in Cenima theatre India vs West Indies

[@bhagyashreerao5237]

Partner come na 😂 Chika what a charcter ❤

[@devidasborkar7402]

Kermani’s wicket keeping will be missed always. The best ever for India. God Bless.

[@wanindu_49_waniya13]

83 world cup win was special😍

[@krbhaskara9779]

Ever green Legends of Indian Cricket

[@nichen6966]

Couldn’t hear what Gavaskar said..

[@RajeshSharma-xe5fh]

Hamare Super Star ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ko 25 June world cup ki Dhero Shubhkaamnaye lakh lakh badiya

[@rameshkumarkg3425]

Great team🙏

[@utkarshvora8293]

Great and proud of real hero's played for country not for money. Since current cricketers paying for money. More importance given in Ipl.

[@sundareshvenugopal6575]

You always play your best game, when you play like you have nothing to loose. The most memorable matches in cricket are those between two largely unequal teams, where the underdogs, who were written off, who didn't stand a chance, but who nevertheless decided to fight with everything they've got, decided to make match out of it, actually manage to turn the tables on their opposition, and come out as winners on the other side. The game of cricket has seen good players, but maybe not so good sportsmen; good sportsmen, but maybe not so good players. The combination of a good player and also a good sportsman is indeed rare.

[@sengarsumit]

Indeed a great get-together. However this highlights how we are still over celebrating and hooked onto our past glory. Not sure this is the reason why we stop aspiring for more? The content derived from these one off success

[@RameshKumar-rl7ko]

GreAt super stars of ever generatons hats off to 83 cricket heros salute 🫡

[@vembakkamkrishnaswamilaksh9395]

Great moments relived.thanks to Gautam Adani. Rightly said by Cheeka crazy captain Adani leading from the front and showing resilience.Kapil contribution and self belief paving for great team spirit.each and every team member contributed with bat and ball fielding etc.every match was quite entertaining and enjoyable.BBC strike deprived the coverage of great seam bowling and outstanding devastating knock of Kapil Dev. We all miss Yashpal Sharma his presence.one of the architect in building a monumental partnership at crucial time.well played we cherish each and every team members contribution.God bless you all. All Adani team. You have a big heart and kindness to recognise the efforts.efforts never dies.you proved.silenced your toolkit critics voiceferrously

[@tejuscool]

Cheekaa sir ❤❤❤

[@panth65]

Very poor sound quality when sir gavaskar is speaking

[@sayakdey5917]

Missing Yashpal Sharma

[@namratbhai]

Definitely. Who can forget his knock in the opening game against westindies and the semi final against England. Rip Yashpal Sharma

[@banikevin]

No doubt it was a glorious moment and achievement.. sad part is despite being so rich and resourceful country we couldn't rule the game of crkt as expected.. many many let down moments in crkt for 10 yrs.. what aussie have we dont.. probably our players mind is not hungry and motivated enough...

[@vivek78188]

The present team dhould be Ashamed of themselves

[@raghavendraraokaranam29]

CONGRATS 1983 team.

[@swastideep207]

Thanks to Adani group and Sport's today

[@gopalakrishnaramaswamy2128]

SMG's voice is inaudible Gautam

[@trueindian887]

So quickly, these young lads all have become 60+.

[@sivag2032]

Not quickly 40 long years

[@sakuntalaganesan2859]

How about celebrating M.S. Dhoni's team that also won the World Cup?

[@dilse8511]

kirmani sir ❤

[@crmznize]

Today's India seems to be more fascinated about the past rather than setting things right for a better future.

[@nitlover8319]

Hope next lot of Indian cricketers can win something so that we won't be calling 2011 WC players after 20 years 😂

[@rajukanukula3983]

Roger Binny is in his own zone

[@vramasubramanian4838]

Do West Indies & Australia have similar events?😂

[@santimkankaria]

they are losers

[@cooldude1976]

😂

[@vaunsag]

No

[@maheshbabu07]

Nothing wrong in celebrating the win.. remember 1983 World Cup win was seed to get hosting rights of 1987 World Cup to India. As they say rest is history , now India is most powerful in ICC

[@jay2.0vlogs]

Australia for sure must be counting trophies 😂

[@piouskerur]

Golden team Congrats

[@bishnumohapatra1977]

The sound is not coming properly. Refer Sir Gavaskar's talk in the initial period.

[@parthmhatre3537]

Cheeka always rocks❤

[@arunanand2809]

Happiest day of my life.

[@dk-wp5kh]

Ye saare log aaj bhi saath me celebrate karte 1983 ki win ko aur ek taraf gambhir 2011 ki jeet pe controversy karta hai

[@santoshsrivastava5746]

Vengsarkar& Ravi Shastri should also share their experiences, despite of they couldn't participate in the game.

[@avmacPune]

83 World Cup set the example playing cricket matches ONLY wining !!!!

[@rahulkarjatkar5912]

K srikant ❤❤❤

[@sridhariyengar9294]

Sunil Gavaskar's audio is not audible

[@juahirmatin9369]

You guys making this cricketer embarrassed to ask them same question in every show. Lol kapil sharma show was great.

[@shrikantmandpe7261]

What happened to the mike when Sunny was speaking ?

[@jaimattam7306]

Year after year these guys are milking it . Please don’t loose your hero status to commerce

[@KHAJAAFZALSYED]

Best team good hart team 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉am 🎉i

[@avmacPune]

Congratulations 🎊

[@vinitpandey1594]

Why in our country it is celebrated?? Has Australia celebrated his 5 wc like this?? Why we give so much value to a world cup.....

[@sundeeprajagopalan8673]

Let's see how many of them turn up for the 40th Anniversary of 2011 win in 2051, 28 years from now.. Dhoni will be 70 Yuvi will be 70 Sachin will be 78,

[@adnanmotiwalla8895]

Great job 40 years back by Kapil & Team. However, I think with a movie that has come and social media, it has been an overkill on this subject. So much so that Im sure no one can share any new anecdotes on it either. Time to lower the temperature on this topic for a bit.

[@anirudh6386]

But i felt after watching movie it was like highlights of 1983 they didnt show hw they formed indiant team

[@premkumar-fh1hi]

Mere luck, the same West Indies Team beat them 5 - 0 in ODI seriea which followed immediately, best team is 2011 winners, coz the team was gradually improving and steadily performing at home and overseas under Coach Gary Kirsten

[@gajendrasinhrathore2913]

After 2011 world cup We lost the most important format of the game .. 4- 0 Eng 4-0 Aus

[@Dr.Kikki_07]

A Win is a Win.. The Victory won't see whether they have skill or not.. It's abt who performed better that day.. Stop degrading by calling it luck.. Without Talent nothing is Possible.. BTW, what u gonna get by pulling them down after 40 yrs? 🙂

[@archanashingavi3798]

But no one remembers 5-0 loss All remember the big games only

[@parameshwarashiva9034]

I agree with Mr. Premkumar. Luck has favored india. However win is a win.

[@madhureddychittepu3622]

Do u know what happened to west indies in subsequent world cup...just recall...

[@RockyRJ589]

Bhai theek hei wc jeete the 1983 mei,but there is a limit of everything..every 6 months they are doing this..Appreciate karna is good but ek hi cheez ke liye baar baar over appreciate karna is not good..

[@PriyanshuKumar-xe1om]

That was first time which change the cricket in country before that we are not much interested in cricket that time I was only 17

[@manojsurve5881]

Saheb Please Padmakar Shivalkar sahebancha video banva.

[@22danfrancis]

Cant hear Sunnybhai speaking

[@SHEKHARBOPARDIKAR]

Sound is very poor can't hear what SG is saying

[@ajaynaidu7648]

With due respect nothing that has been said by these greats have NOT been said before. In fact, everything has been said before and been repeated several times. It may sound harsh but I think this 1983 victory celebrations has been overdone. I don't think our 2007, 2011 or 2013 triumphs anniversaries have been celebrated by those teams. And yet, the most significant achievement for us as a nation was 15th August 1947. Apart from the customary unfurling of the tri colour and PM speech from the Red Fort, all those greats who played a significant part in achieving freedom are seldom celebrated annually.

[@dingribeast]

Still people want to hear it.

[@nelsondantas3253]

Why no celebration for 2011 WC win ??? Why stuck in 83 ?? They even made movie .

[@sanjaysanj6688]

Uske liye togetherness bhi honi chahiye 🤨

[@hariharannarayanan5813]

Top scorer is my dear Srikanth The six and four of Andy is still green in my maid

[@ShivKumar-kf2nf]

Why this event, is it done byBCCIpl

[@RajendraRaway-cr4pr]

What's Gavaskar saying kuch pataa nahi chal raha hai

[@sathya36]

You fool check the mic of Sunil Gavaskar ji

[@RajendraRaway-cr4pr]

Sounds nahi aa Raha hai

[@SriAiyerRS]

Nonsense. I can't hear a word of Gavaskar. Correct your acoustics man.

[@NirmalyaChowdhury-u3y]

Great victory 25.06.1983 Next victory 02.01.1988.

[@ravikari1233]

Binny took maximum wickets in the tournament , but the media has been projecting mostly Kapil .

[@udaysawant5822]

Kapil agree that world cup is team spirit and he decided to win when Indian team first beat West Indies and 175 runs of Kapil Dev to qualify for next games

[@saradjha4495]

sound quality very poor

[@praveensharma398]

गावस्कर की आवाज़ नहीं आ रही है

[@sudheertare4372]

Recording is not at all good we can not hear what Siunny is saying

[@jyothireddya.n5501]

Ravi Shastri never came up in any of these shows though he has zero contributions in the 1983 wc

[@filiperodrigues5001]

Sunil gavaskar was very gelous with Kapil ,that time

[@sivag2032]

Yes that is why he never comes to these shows

[@amaramar36]

Where is mr. Shastri

[@subhamoyghosh6778]

Very poor audio quality