Reviews suggest that the recently released Ranveer Singh-starrer 83 has delivered the goods. The victory of the underdogs in sports always has that cinematic element and India’s journey in 1983 World Cup in England has all the elements for a film. The 1983 triumph can be arguably considered a more important win for cricket in India than the 2011 World Cup victory when MS Dhoni smacked that winning six into the Wankhede crowd. ‘Kapil’s Devils’ thus impacted not only the sporting dynamics of the country, but their win over the mighty West Indies boosted India’s economy in many ways. India became a big market for a game that was bound to generate big money with television’s boom. Even in remote villages of the country, children started to play the game in paddy fields, streets and gullys. Cricket replaced hockey as India’s popular sport. Cricketing culture soon thrived in the country. It surely was an epoch making event that had many consequences.
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