No one really gave India a chance to win the 1983 World Cup? Not quite. Then Australian captain Kim Hughes in an interview to a Mumbai journalist counted India as a contender. Hughes felt Kapil Dev's team were the dark horses of the competition.

Madan's plea
S Madan Lal, who lured Viv Richards to pull one to offer Kapil Dev a difficult catch at deep mid-wicket, was going to be taken off the attack but he pleaded with his captain for another crack. Madan Lal ended up claiming three West Indian wickets and his 17 with the bat shouldn't be forgotten.