When India won the World Cup in England in 1983

October 29, 2014: 1983 Till the victory over Zimbabwe, India had looked shaky. After that, under Kapil’s leadership, they had the confidence to overthrow any team that came their way. ©Getty Images

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India were in the final against the two-time world champions, the most feared team in the world. No one thought India stood a chance. ©Getty Images

  India did nothing to dispel that impression in the first innings. They were bowled out for 183. Kris Srikkanth’s 38 was the highest score of the innings. ©Getty Images

India won by 43 runs when Amarnath got Michael Holding lbw. ©Getty Images

Roger Binny, the highest wicket-taker of the tournament, dismissed Clive Lloyd. ©Getty Images

It was Viv Richards’ wicket – off a spectacular catch by Kapil Dev – that turned things around for India. ©Patrick Eagar

Mohinder Amarnath scored 26, then took 3 for 12 in seven overs with his gentle medium pace. ©Getty Images

India did nothing to dispel that impression in the first innings. They were bowled out for 183. Kris Srikkanth’s 38 was the highest score of the innings. ©Getty Images