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The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India. Eight countries participated in the event. England, India, Pakistan and West Indies qualified for the semi-finals.
The final of the 1983 Cricket World Cup was played between India and the West Indies at Lord's on 25 June 1983. This was the third consecutive World Cup final appearance for the West Indies, having won the last two Cricket World Cups. India, playing in their first final, defeated the West Indies to claim their first World Cup title.
This is a list of cricketers who represented their country at the 1983 Cricket World Cup in England which took place from 9 June 1983 to 25 June 1983. The oldest player at the 1983 Cricket World Cup was Somachandra De Silva (40/41) while the youngest player was Rumesh Ratnayake (19), both of Sri Lanka.
India won the 1983 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Kapil Dev when PR Man Singh was the coach. [1] In 2007, India won the inaugural T20 World cup under Dhoni when Lalchand Rajput was the coach. [2] In 2011, they won the ODI world cup for the second time under Dhoni when Gary Kirsten was the coach. [3]
India secured their second World Cup and the first since 1983. [93] This was also the first instance of any host nation winning the World Cup. [107] Tendulkar scored 482 runs and was the second-highest run scorer in the tournament. [108] Khan was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament with 21 wickets. [108]
The West Indies cricket team embarked on a tour of India in 1983–84 following their surprise defeat to India in 1983 World Cup.Captained by Clive Lloyd, the West Indies played six Test matches against India as well as five ODI in addition to other first class matches.
Sunil Valson (born 2 October 1958) is a former Indian cricketer who was selected for the 1983 Cricket World Cup but was the only player in the squad who did not play a single match. He represented the state Tamil Nadu in 1981–82.
India won the toss and elected to bat. Kapil Dev came in when India were 4/9, and soon after they were 5/17. He scored 75 in the last 11 overs. [2] Kapil Dev became the first player for India to score an ODI hundred. [2] Kapil Dev scored the then-highest individual ODI score at the ICC Cricket World Cup.