1983 World Cup

On This Day: India beat England in the 1983 World Cup semi-final

India chase down the 214 run target to beat England in the semi-finals of the 1983 World Cup. They would go on to lift the trophy by beating West Indies in the final.

On this day in 1983: Kapil Dev played one of the greatest ODI knocks in World Cup

Well-assisted by Roger Binny, Madan Lal and Syed Kirmani, Kapil Dev went on trying to punish Zimbabwe’s bowling unit in every delivery. Including as many as 16 boundaries and 6 maximums, Dev smashed an unbeaten 175 runs facing just 138 deliveries.

83 movie review: Team Kabir Khan and Ranveer Singh bring the Cup home … again

83 is a stirring reminder of a time when pride in a national team’s achievement united India and national pride had not yet been weaponised by the mob.

When Lata Mangeshkar's pro-bono concert rescued BCCI post 1983 win

The event ensured that BCCI collected enough money and each of the 14 members got Rs 1 lakh each as cash award

In defense of 83: Why Kabir Khan's cricket drama is as pan-India a film as there can be one

What is a 'pan-Indian' film? Full of VFX and action? In that case, yes 83 did not have tacky slow-mo sequences or bodies getting pummeled by the hero, but the action on the field was poetry and the world-building authentic.

Why 83 underperformed at the box office: More docudrama than masala, high ticket prices, no youth connect, third wave

"Winning the '83 World Cup is a fond memory for all but again, the youth couldn't connect nor relate to the film. And the youth constitutes a majority of our box-office tickets": trade analysts and film experts weight in on 83's box office.

Dishonesty in Kabir Khan's 83 stems from its desperate need to cater to cricket fans of the 'Virat Kohli era'

83 seems to be made with such retrospective wisdom that it is the most damning quality of the film. It never fully embraces how these were just 14 clueless men with noble intentions.

Yashpal Sharma passes away: Ranveer Singh, Jatin Sarna pay tribute to veteran cricketer

Jatin Sarna, who essays the role of Yashpal Sharma in sports drama 83, shared pictures with the veteran during his preparation for the film.

Yashpal Sharma passes away: 'His contribution shall always be remembered', cricketing world mourns loss of 1983 World Cup hero

From Sachin Tendulkar to Yuvraj Singh, cricketing world mourns the loss of former India cricketer Yashpal Sharma

Former India cricketer and World Cup winner Yashpal Sharma passes away

In his international career, Yashpal played 37 Tests, scoring 1606 runs, and 42 ODIs in which he made 883. He also picked up one wicket each in the two formats to his credit.