India is celebrating the 40th anniversary of India’s 1983 World Cup win. Jeffery Dujon who was a part of the West Indies squad looked back on the famous Indian win and shared a few anecdotes.
Talking to Boria Majumdar on RevSportz, Jeffrey Dujon said he had an anxious feeling about the World Cup final in 1983. Despite the mighty West Indies chasing a paltry total of 184, West Indies were dismissed for 140 falling short by 43 runs.
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Talking to Rev Sportz, Jeffrey Dujon remembered having a conversation with Andy Roberts about the day of the final being a different day than normal.
I Knew We Would Struggle: Jeffrey Dujon
“I am not a superstitious person in that sense,’ said Dujon. ‘But I had this strange premonition that day was different. I knew we would struggle, and Andy agreed with me. Even the way I got out was destined. I had struggled hard to bring the match back in our favor and at 119, we just needed sixty-five more runs to win. Another thirty minutes of batting and it could have swung our way.”
He further remembered getting out to an unplayable delivery from Mohinder Amarnath. Recalling the dismissal, Dujon said it was an unplayable delivery and he could not prevent it from going onto hit the stumps.
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“It wasn’t to be. ‘It wasn’t an unplayable delivery [from Mohinder Amarnath], by any means, but I could not help but edge that ball onto my stumps,’ said Dujon. ‘The Gods were with India. The cricket world was destined to change” Jeffery concluded saying.
1983 World Cup Win Completes 40 Years
India were bowled out for a paltry 183 in the 1983 World Cup final. Kris Srikanth top-scored with 38, and Mohinder Amarnath scored 36 the second-best in the Indian batting lineup. Skipper Kapil Dev scored just 15 as India managed to post a below-par total.
West Indies, were firm favourites to win the match and were going strong. However, Viv Richard’s dismissal with the team score of 57 triggered a batting collapse for the Windies as they were bowled out for 140.
India won the match by 43 runs with Madan Lal and Mohinder Amarnath picking three wickets each. Balwinder Sandu picked up two wickets while Kapil Dev and Roger Binny picked up one each. Mohinder Amarnath was named the Man of the Match for his contribution of 26 runs and three wickets in the game.
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