The Indian team lost badly to Australia and West Indies in the 1983 World Cup, then won the title like this

World Cup 1983: When the Indian team came on the field for the 1983 World Cup, no one could have imagined that this team would win the title. The team started well in the World Cup and defeated the strong West Indies by 34 runs in the first match. After this, the team once again performed well and defeated Zimbabwe by 5 wickets. However, after this, the Indian team lost badly in the next two matches, which spoiled the chances of winning the World Cup. Team India’s morale itself fell a lot. But after this, Captain Kapil Dev pulled the team out of trouble. Let’s take a look at the journey of the team.

Won first two matches, then lost two matches

Indian team started the World Cup by defeating West Indies. After this, the team maintained the winning momentum and defeated Zimbabwe by 5 wickets. After this the team got derailed and suffered a 162-run defeat against Australia. Not only this, the team had to face defeat by 66 runs against West Indies. Due to this the morale of the team fell badly.

India made a strong comeback

After losing two matches, the team once again made a strong comeback and defeated Zimbabwe by 36 runs. Then the team avenged the loss against Australia and defeated Australia by 118 runs. With this the team entered the semi-finals. After reaching the semi-finals, the Indian team became a strong contender for the World Cup.

Won the title by defeating England in the semi-finals and West Indies in the final

In the semi-final, the Indian team faced England. Team India’s performance in this match was excellent and won by 6 wickets and entered the final of the World Cup. The final match was played at the historic ground of Lord’s. In this breath-taking match, India created history by defeating them by 43 runs.