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"Always Fear For...": Kapil Dev's Massive 'Injury' Remark On India Star Ahead Of ICC World Cup 2023

The ICC World Cup 2023 schedule is here and the countdown has begun for the much-anticipated competition. While the Indian cricket team will go into the competition as one of the favourites, thanks to their performances and the home advantage, injuries have been a major concern for them recently. While Rishabh Pant is slowly recuperating from his injury, questions remain over the availability of KL Rahul and star pacer Jasprit Bumrah who are also on the road to recovery right now. Legendary India skipper Kapil Dev spoke about the injury concerns plaguing the national side right now and expressed his concerns regarding Hardik Pandya and his future with the team.

"Realised We Could Go Far...": BCCI President Roger Binny On How India Won 1983 World Cup

On Sunday, June 25, India celebrated the 40th anniversary of its maiden ICC Cricket World Cup triumph. On the same day in 1983, India defeated two-time defending champions West Indies to win the third edition of the World Cup, known as the Prudential Cup back then. In the final, India managed to defend a low total of 183 against a star-studded West Indian side, featuring the likes of Sir Clive Lloyd, Vivian Richards and others. However, the most important factor behind India's triumph was the fact that they beat West Indies not once, but twice during the tournament.

Viral Pic Shows Match Fee Of India's 1983 World Cup Winning Team

India engraved their name in the history of cricket with an empathetic win in the 1983 ODI World Cup. The Kapil Dev-led team defeated the mighty West Indies by 43 runs in the summit clash and made the 25th June an immortal date. The entire world celebrated the 40th anniversary of India's 1983 triumph on Sunday as all the fans and players took a trip down the memory lane and relived those golden moments. Talking about old days, a picture is getting viral on social media, showing the match fees and daily allowance given to the India team during the 1983 World Cup.

Not MS Dhoni! Sunil Gavaskar Calls India Legend 'Original Captain Cool'

MS Dhoni is widely regarded as ‘Captain Cool' for his calm and composed demeanour on the field even in the toughest of conditions. Over the years, his captaincy style has been praised by experts and fans alike with the nickname becoming almost synonymous with the former Indian cricket team skipper. However, legendary India opener Sunil Gavaskar believes that there is another contender for that nickname. In a recent interaction with Times of India, Gavaskar said that Kapil Dev is the original ‘Captain Cool' and reminisced about his all-round performance in the 1983 World Cup.

On This Day In 1983, Kapil Dev Smashed 175* Against Zimbabwe

On this day in 1983, legendary Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev put on a historic performance by playing a magnificent knock of 175* runs against Zimbabwe in a must-win 1983 World Cup. It was one of the most prolific knocks of Kapil Dev, however, there is no footage of that game available as BBC covered other matches in the list of fixtures, considering India's past performance in the World Cup. Team India was headed to the match against Zimbabwe after defeating West Indies in their first match, ending their eight-year-long unbeaten run in the cricketing marquee event. Momentum was on their side.

"Don't Take Any Hasty Decision": India's 1983 World Cup Winners Urge Wrestlers

Concerned that the protesting wrestlers can take the extreme step of immersing their medals into holy river Ganga, members of the 1983 World Cup winning cricket team on Friday urged the elite athletes not to take a hasty decision and hoped their grievances will be heard and resolved. Vinesh Phogat, Sakshi Malik and Bajrang Punia, who have been demanding the arrest of Wrestling Federation of India (WFI) chief Birj Bhushan Sharan Singh for alleged sexual exploitation of women wrestlers, took their protest to Haridwar on May 30 but did not carry out the threat of immersing their medals into Ganga.

"If He Plays Another Season Like This Then...": India Great On Shubman Gill's Future

Shubman Gill had an exceptional outing in the Indian Premier League 2023. The Gujarat Titans openers showcased his brilliant batting skills on numerous occasions and emerged as the highest run-scorer of the season, so far. Apart from this, he smashed three centuries. As the tournament has reached it's conclusion, all eyes are on the young batter as many experts and fans see him as the future of Indian cricket.

"Too Early": Kapil Dev On Shubman Gill's Comparison With Greats Of Indian Cricket

Former India captain Kapil Dev feels that Shubman Gill needs to perform consistently in two to three more IPL seasons to be included in the list of great players. Gill is in red-hot form in the ongoing IPL having already scored 851 runs at an average of 60 plus and a strike rate of over 150. While many cricket experts and analysts have started comparing the youngster with the likes of Virat Kohli and Sachin Tendulkar, Kapil feels that it is too early to give that stature to Gill.

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"Always Fear For...": Kapil Dev's Massive 'Injury' Remark On India Star Ahead Of ICC World Cup 2023

"Realised We Could Go Far...": BCCI President Roger Binny On How India Won 1983 World Cup

Viral Pic Shows Match Fee Of India's 1983 World Cup Winning Team

Not MS Dhoni! Sunil Gavaskar Calls India Legend 'Original Captain Cool'

On This Day In 1983, Kapil Dev Smashed 175* Against Zimbabwe

"Don't Take Any Hasty Decision": India's 1983 World Cup Winners Urge Wrestlers

"If He Plays Another Season Like This Then...": India Great On Shubman Gill's Future

"Too Early": Kapil Dev On Shubman Gill's Comparison With Greats Of Indian Cricket