1983 World Cup  

Today (June 25) is the 37th anniversary of India's 1983 World Cup victory. Kapil Dev's team had stunned the mighty West Indies at Lord's to win the World Cup at Lord's

On Monday (November 11), Ranveer posted a picture of him playing Kapil’s “Natraj shot”. Twitter users hailed the actor for this. And, later the 1983 World Cup winning captain Kapil Dev wrote “Hats off Ranveer!”

'Kapil Dev will be the first Chancellor of Haryana Sports University at Rai, Sonepat,' Haryana minister Anil Vij wrote on Twitter

Boman Irani will essay the role of former opening batsman and wicket-keeper, Farokh Engineer, who was one of the commentators at the 1983 World Cup.

Bengaluru: June 25, 1983 was the day when Indian cricket changed forever. It was the day when the Kapil Dev-led Indian team stunned the mighty West Indies to win the 1983 World Cup at Lord’s in London. As the nation celebrates the 36th anniversary of that historic moment, let us walk down memory lane with the iconic images of that triumph in England. Fans, cricketers remembered the day as they took to social media to hail India’s first-ever cricket World Cup winners. India defeated the West Indies by 43 runs in the final to win the World Cup (Prudential Cup). This was the third World Cup and the previous two were won by West Indies.