On Sunday, June 25, India celebrated the fortieth anniversary of its maiden ICC Cricket World Cup triumph. On the identical day in 1983, India defeated two-time defending champions West Indies to win the third version of the World Cup, generally known as the Prudential Cup again then. In the ultimate, India managed to defend a low whole of 183 towards a star-studded West Indian facet, that includes the likes of Sir Clive Lloyd, Vivian Richards and others. However, crucial issue behind India’s triumph was the truth that they beat West Indies not as soon as, however twice in the course of the match.

According to BCCI President Roger Binny, who was a part of the World Cup-winning squad, the win over West Indies of their closing group sport was the deciding issue of their marketing campaign.

“It’s been 40 years since we played in that World Cup, but it does not seem like that. Everything is still so fresh in my mind. I can pinpoint a lot of things that happened back then. The greatest moment in the tournament was the turnaround in the group league game against the West Indies in Manchester. That’s where it all started,” Binny told Sportstar.

Binny, who was India’s main wicket-taker within the match, futher revealed that the win over West Indies in Manchester made the staff realise that they might go all the way in which.

“Till then, we were not living up to our potential. That day, after we beat the West Indies, we realised we could go far. That was the most important day, besides the final on June 25, where we defeated the West Indies again,” he added.

India received their second 50-over World Cup title in 2011 after they defeated Sri Lanka on residence soil. Later this yr, the match will likely be as soon as once more held in India.