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“Caribbean giants tamed at Lord’s” and “Kapil’s leadership inspires bowlers” were the words below the headline “The Cup Is Ours” in the Hindustan Times on 25th June 1983, celebrating India’s first-ever Prudential Cup* win. The report, filed from London, detailed how India made cricket history by defeating the West Indies by 43 runs. Despite being underdogs, the team, led by Kapil Dev, showed the world at Lord’s they could triumph in the toughest of one-day matches.
*The Prudential World Cup was renamed the Cricket World Cup after the 1983 tournament.
