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1983 World Cup win quiz: How well do you remember India's tryst with cricketing glory?
Firstcricket Staff • 5 years agoPulling off an upset of enormous proportions, India triumphed to rewrite sporting history in the 1983 World Cup, and on the occasion of its 37th anniversary, we prepared a short yet fun quiz, taking you back to that time.
Sourav Ganguly a born leader, India started winning abroad under him, says former India captain Kris Srikkanth
• 5 years agoFormer chairman of selectors Kris Srikkanth likened Sourav Ganguly with West Indies great Clive Lloyd, and described the current BCCI president as a born leader, who inspired the Indian cricket team to dream big on foreign shores.
Ben Stokes, Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler named in Britain's New Year's Honours List for World Cup 2019 heroics
• 6 years agoBen Stokes and other members of England's Cricket World Cup-winning squad have been recognized in Britain's New Year's Honours List, which also highlighted trailblazers in women's sport
Farokh Engineer should be allowed his embroidered tales, as long as they're not malicious: A fan makes his case
Austin Coutinho • 6 years agoFarokh Engineer's anecdotes are famously peppered with some ‘Parsi masala’. Though he had no business taking Anushka Sharma's name to prove his point, which he regretted later, he was not wrong in pointing out the fact that the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) should be looking for more experienced cricketers as national selectors. His
India vs Bangladesh: Hosts' dominant win over Tigers proves no cricketing force can mar their 'invincibility' at home
Yash J • 6 years agoPace was the foremost ‘hole’ that India needed to plug to become the undisputed World No 1 side in Tests and Kohli is blessed to have this fast-bowling assembly of Shami, Umesh and Ishant roaring together
India vs West Indies: How lack of pride and determination is hurting the Caribbean side
Austin Coutinho • 6 years agoThe West Indies teams in the latter half of the twentieth century thrived on pride and self-worth. That pride and determination have now gone missing.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Clive Lloyd says India are best-balanced side, calls Virat Kohli best batsman in the tournament
• 6 years agoVirat Kohli's men are unbeaten after their first six matches of the round-robin competition and need just one win from their remaining three games to guarantee a place in the semi-finals
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: West Indies have the talent, they need to be better tactically, feels two-time winner Clive Lloyd
• 6 years agoWest Indies are sixth in the World Cup points table with one win from six matches - against Pakistan - but have been able to push New Zealand and Australia close.
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: West Indies great Clive Llyod criticses Jason Holder's men for their one-dimensional approach
• 6 years agoWest Indies great Clive Llyod said, 'It would appear that they only have one way to play with no variation to their game plan. They are trying to blast people out and I don’t think they understand the English conditions.'
ICC Cricket World Cup 2019: Clive Lloyd feels Jason Holder-led West Indies have firepower to go all the away despite loss to England
• 6 years agoThey may have won just one match so far but legendary Clive Lloyd feels the West Indies have got the firepower in both their batting and bowling to go all the way in the ongoing World Cup.