10 iconic pictures from India's cricketing history

#3 A win that galvanised a nation

Kapil Dev receives the Prudential Word Cup

The West Indies were the overwhelming favourites in the 1983 World Cup. And when India squared off agianst the defending champs in the finals, very few game them a chance. Being shot of for 183 in the final didn’t help their cause either. But as the Indian medium-pacers, led by the skipper, exploited the conditions – the defending champions capitulated to hand India a 43 run victory. As Kapil Dev held the Prudential World Cup aloft, it was to be the beginning of a love-affair for an entire generation of cricket lovers in India.