India may not have lifted the trophy this year, but the country has come a long way from the first World Cup in 1975. ๐ ๐
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00:00India had competed in the World Cup two times and won only one match before 1983.
00:14That's why when Kapil Dev and his boys defeated the West Indies to lift the cup, it was considered
00:19one of the biggest upsets in the history of cricket.
00:32Nobody had imagined that India would defeat the two-time champions West Indies.
00:41The victory gave cricket and cricketers a new status in India.
00:44The players became national icons.
00:46It inspired many Indians to take up cricket, even future cricket star Sachin Tendulkar
00:51who probably would have become a tennis player.
00:59Cricket coaching centres sprouted up across the country, with the middle and lower middle
01:04class beginning to see cricket as a career option for their children.
01:07India's victory in 1983 paved the way for the World Cup to come to the Indian subcontinent
01:13in 1987.
01:14In 1987, the World Cup was held outside England for the first time and India and Pakistan
01:19jointly hosted it.
01:24This was the first time India and Pakistan faced off at the World Cup.
01:28An unforgettable moment that emerged from this game was the confrontation between Pakistan
01:33batsman Javed Miyadad and Indian wicket-keeper Kiran More.
01:37Miyadad had jumped up and down to mock More.
01:41More said Miyadad asserted that Pakistan would win the match but he replied saying,
01:46go to hell, we'll win this match.
01:48India won the match by 43 runs.
01:50Recalling the encounter in 2021, More said Miyadad was his good friend.
01:55Javed called me, I went to his house for dinner, till 4 o'clock in the morning we had a great
02:01time, great laugh.
02:05Another notable cricketing moment came from the semi-final match between India and Sri
02:09Lanka in 1996.
02:11The match was in Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
02:14India was 8 wickets down before they could make even half the runs that Sri Lanka had
02:18made.
02:19The crowd became so agitated, they threw bottles on the field and started fires in the stands.
02:25When the crowd couldn't be handled, the match was suspended and Sri Lanka was announced
02:29the winner.
02:30This made Vinod Kamblee cry as he walked back to the stands which became a picture that
02:35cricket lovers would remember for years to come.
02:37Indian captain Mohammad Azharuddin was also criticised for choosing to field first.
02:42Anger against him went up so much that armed guards had to secure his house.
02:49Rahul Dravid was the captain and this World Cup was one of the lowest points for India
02:54in the sport.
02:55India was outed before crossing the group stages or initial stages.
02:59Protesters in parts of the country such as Amritsar and Ahmedabad burned posters and
03:03refugees of the players saying, if they perform like this in the World Cup, there is no need
03:09to send the team.
03:10They blamed the team for betraying the hopes of the entire nation.
03:24This World Cup came as a respite for Indian cricket fans with India not only hosting the
03:29matches but also winning the tournament.
03:56India again hosted the tournament and won all matches to reach the finals against Australia.
04:01Mohammad Shami became the highest wicket-taker this World Cup and Virat Kohli completed his
04:0650th ODI century, breaking Sachin Tendulkar's record.