What Kapil said after the final to MiD DAY In an exclusive interview, Kapil Dev spelled out the reasons for India&#39;s spectacular performance... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/jun/250613-what-kapil-said-after-the-final-to-mid-day-in-1983.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> <img alt="" src="http://images.mid-day.com/2013/jun/Kapil-Dev_2.jpg" style="width: 500px; height: 484px;" /> 1983 was the year Indian cricket team came of age Rajdeep Sardesai, son of late batting great Dilip Sardesai, recalls Indian cricket&rsquo;s most memorable evening at Lord&rsquo;s... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/jun/250613-1983-was-the-year-indian-cricket-team-came-of-age.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> PHOTOS: India&#39;s 1983 World Cup triumph! MiD DAY celebrates 30 years of India&#39;s first Cricket World Cup triumph - At Lord&#39;s 1983... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/sports/30th-anniversary-indias-world-cup-triumph/kapil-trophy/" target="_blank">View photos</a> WI underestimated India in 1983 World Cup final We should have paid a little more attention to how Kapil and Co reached the final in the first place, writes Michael Holding... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/jun/250613-wi-underestimated-india-in-1983-world-cup-final.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Capturing India&rsquo;s final win in Tony Lewis&rsquo; words MiD DAY reproduces former England captain&rsquo;s dispatch to Sportsweek&rsquo;s World of Cricket when India won the Cup... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/jun/250613-capturing-india-final-win-in-tony-lewis-words.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> PHOTOS: How well do you know Kapil&rsquo;s devils? To commemorate 30 years of the achievement, take our special quiz and guess the players who featured in the final... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/photos/sports/how-well-do-you-know-kapil___s-devils/pru-jjimmykaps/" target="_blank">View photos</a> Where are the 1983 WC heroes now MiD DAY takes a look at what the players from the 1983 World Cup-winning squad are doing now... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/jun/250613-where-are-they-now.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> What former cricketers said before the World Cup final Let us look at what our Indian veteran cricketers were talking about before the final of the 1983 World Cup... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/jun/250613-what-former-cricketers-said-before-the-world-cup-final.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> No tickets, no problem for 1983 final Dilip Vengsarkar reveals how Kapil &amp; Co accommodated ticketless Indian fans in the team bus to help them enter Lord&rsquo;s... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/jun/250613-no-tickets-no-problem-for-1983-final.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a> Viv had the power, but I got his wicket thanks to Kapil&rsquo;s epic catch: Madan Lal Looking at one of the few moments of the 1983 World Cup which stands the tests of time and will be remembered by fans in futureu00a0... <a href="http://www.mid-day.com/sports/2013/jun/250613-no-tickets-no-problem-for-1983-final.htm" target="_blank">Read more</a>

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