1983 World Cup win changed India’s sporting destiny: Malini Parthasarathy
The 1983 cricket World Cup winning team members at the Sportstar Aces Awards function in Mumbai on Monday. h
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Dr. Malini Parthasarathy, Chairperson of The Hindu Group of Publications (Pvt. Ltd.), stated that India’s famous triumph in the 1983 Cricket World Cup powered the collective self-esteem of the nation.In the 40th year of the famous victory, Kapil Dev and members of his team were honoured at the Sportstar Aces Awards 2023 at The Taj Mahal Palace here on Monday.
“India won a subsequent Cricket World Cup in 2011, but 1983 remains etched on all our minds and hearts. Why so? Because it was the first time that an Indian team actually tasted the sweet taste of being the World No. 1. That also powered our collective self esteem, and gave us real self ...