“It was undoubtedly India's- and
international Cricket's- finest hour”
Those were the words in the article
published by India Today magazine 36
years ago, when India lifted the ICC Prudential Cup, in what might be one of
the most significant moments of cricket history…
‘Cricket history’ is an interesting
term, as it takes into account the histories of multiple nations, sometimes
nations in times of tumultuous relationships between them; India and Pakistan,
Australia and New Zealand; back when
the cricket matches were more than vanilla exhibition matches. Back when
cricket matches were the battlegrounds that the masses could observe live.
One can argue that no other sport has
brought that dimension into play other than cricket.
In combination of national prides at
play, however, cricket does also bring in age-old sporting narratives in the
best possible ways; like the story of ‘comeback kings’, or the ‘rise of the
underdogs.’
Rise of
the underdog. That was the story of the 1983 Indian cricket team.
As far as the list of sporting fairy
tales go, the 1983 Cricket World cup is right up there. The West Indies Cricket
team was coming into the tournament riding a wave of 2 bac- to-back world cup
wins, and with the likes of Sir Gary Sobers and Vivian Richards on the side,
there seemed very little doubt about West Indies going for the Trifecta.
India on the other hand, was still a
nation unsettled on priorities since its political independence just 35 years
ago. We had won the military battles, now it was time for India to make its
mark in the sporting world. Cricket was
picking up as the sport in the streets of urban India. This fact was catalyzed
with widespread use of radio transmitters, ushering in an era of cricketing
frenzy in India.
The stage was set for the 1983 World
Cup drama.
What unfolded next is history. You
would be hard pressed to find an Indian who hasn’t heard at least some tale
about the World Cup in which Kapil Dev took his boys to unchartered territory
and came back as heroes.
That’s the power that cricket holds
over a nation, a nation such as India. But more so than cricket, great
sportsmen rise up to great occasions. And rarely are there greater sporting
occasions than the Cricket World which is held once every 4 years, with the
next edition scheduled to start in a month: the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019.
The qualified nations have started
announcing their squads, with India announcing its line-up just last week. With
Ambati Rayadu’s 3d glasses, to Virat Kohli’s poor form in the IPL, the
conversations regarding India’s world cup campaign have definitely started,
albeit gradually.
Is there going to be another Miracle
at Lord’s this year? I am willing to put my money that there will be. But
there’s only one way to find out: waiting for the World Cup!
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