1983 WC win: Wanted to prove that we can play ODI cricket, says Kapil Dev

Jun 25, 2021

New Delhi, June 25 (ANI): Reminiscing the 1983 World Cup win, former India skipper Kapil Dev on Friday said the side wanted to prove that they can play ODI cricket. Team India on this day 38 years ago made history, as they won the ICC Cricket World Cup for the first time. It was India's greatest cricketing triumph at the time, as they defeated two-time winners West Indies by 43 runs to lift the coveted trophy."We were enjoying ourselves and we had an aim and we wanted to prove that we can play ODI cricket. Journey before the World Cup was also important as we had started playing good ODI cricket," Kapil Dev told ANI."Our confidence kept on increasing as the tournament progressed and we finally won on June 25," he added.