India’s World Cup victory in 1983 was a historic event, and many analysts believe it was the turning point in the nation’s sport. Clive Llyod, a former captain of the West Indies who lost in the competition’s final match, claimed that the outcome was good for the sport. The renowned victory will be celebrated 40 years from now, and during an exchange on Backstage With Boria, Llyod made an intriguing insight regarding the outcome.
“Bowling India out for 183 was a very good effort, and on most days, we would easily chase this score down. But for cricket, however, it was a great result. It helped Indian cricket turn into something fundamentally different and world cricket, too, benefitted from this turnaround,” he averred.
India won the World Cup for the first time despite all odds and expectations. It is fundamentally an underdog story and is proudly told to each new generation. The crowning achievement of “Haryana Hurricane” Kapil Dev’s iconic fame and Indian cricket’s past is the picture of the delighted player holding the trophy still.
“Even when we beat the Indians convincingly in the winter of 1983, we knew that it was only a matter of time before they became a cricketing superpower. The self-belief the World Cup victory had given Indian cricket had little parallel. It was great for your cricket,” he further added.
