5 Great moments from India vs West Indies cricket rivalry

2. ICC Cricket World Cup Final 1983

Kapil Dev led India to a shock upset over the West Indies to win India's first ever ICC Cricket World Cup in 1983 and inspire a whole generation of new Indian cricketers

THE Match. The match that will forever be etched in Indian cricket folklore. The match that kick-started India’s cricket revolution and gave the whole country a truly world-class once-in-a-generation sporting moment to feel proud of for the rest of time.

India had reached the finals of the ICC Cricket World Cup 1983 after navigating a group consisting of West Indies, Zimbabwe and Australia, and then defeating England in the Semi-Finals with a disciplined first-innings bowling effort and a good run-chase.

The semi-final win against England set up a summit clash with the West Indies, the 2-time back-to-back champions and the greatest team of their era.

In the final, India lost the toss and had to bat first against the world’s most intimidating bowling attack. Andy Roberts, Joel Garner, Malcolm Marshall and Michael Holding, the famed West Indian pace quartet, ripped through India’s batting lineup; restricting them to a below-par score of 183.

Kapil Dev, however, marshalled his team and led a stunning fightback with the help of Balwinder Sandhu, Madan Lal and Mohinder Amarnath to dismiss the best team of their times for a mere 140 all out.

This stunning upset in the final gave India their first ever World Cup and inspired a generation of young cricketers to emulate their heroes and take the Indian cricket team to new heights in the years to come.