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Viral Pic Shows Match Fee Of India’s 1983 World Cup Winning Team | Cricket News

India engraved their name in the history of cricket with an empathetic win in the 1983 ODI World Cup. The Kapil Dev-led team defeated the mighty West Indies by 43 runs in the summit clash and made the 25th June an immortal date. The entire world celebrated the 40th anniversary of India's 1983 triumph on Sunday as all the fans and players took a trip down the memory lane and relived those golden moments. Talking about old days, a picture is getting viral on social media, showing the match fees and daily allowance given to the India team during the 1983 World Cup.The total payment which was made to all the players, including the manager was Rs 2100, which consisted of the match fee of Rs 1500 and a daily allowance of Rs 600.This is the match fee of 1983 world cup champion players #1983Wor...
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On This Day In 1983, Kapil Dev Smashed 175* Against Zimbabwe | Cricket News

On this day in 1983, legendary Indian all-rounder Kapil Dev put on a historic performance by playing a magnificent knock of 175* runs against Zimbabwe in a must-win 1983 World Cup. It was one of the most prolific knocks of Kapil Dev, however, there is no footage of that game available as BBC covered other matches in the list of fixtures, considering India's past performance in the World Cup. Team India was headed to the match against Zimbabwe after defeating West Indies in their first match, ending their eight-year-long unbeaten run in the cricketing marquee event. Momentum was on their side.But the moment the Indian team took to the field after choosing to bat first, everything went wrong for them. The top order collapsed badly, with openers Sunil Gavaskar and Kris Srikkanth scoring du...
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India vs Pakistan: All The Matches Between Arch-Rivals In Asia Cup So Far | Cricket News

Asia Cup 2022 is all set to kick off on August 28 in the United Arab Emirates. The continental event will once again see arch-rivals India and Pakistan battle it out against each other. Given that the sides play head-to-head matches only in multi-team tournaments since January 2013, their face-off has become much more valuable in the past decade. While the sides first face each other on August 28 in the upcoming Asia Cup, chances are high that they will square off again in the later part of the tournament, not once but twice.Before the T20I action between the sides kicks off in Dubai International Cricket Stadium, let's recollect all the India vs Pakistan encounters that have taken place in Asia Cup so far.1984: India beat Pakistan by 54 runs in inaugural Asia CupThe low-scoring thrille...