Mumbai, India (CU)_ Rohan Gavaskar, the son of renowned Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar, uploaded a valuable photo of the 1983 World Cup-winning heroes enjoying a good time. The photo showed the former cricketing legends of India Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar, and Mohinder Amarnath laughing and enjoying their lunch. Rohan Gavaskar, who played 11 One-Day Internationals for India, took to Twitter and posted the picture and captioned it as: “Decades of friendship , laughter , love and respect !! The beauty of a team sport is that you make friendships for life”.
While Kapil Dev captained the 1983 World Cup-winning squad, Sunil Gavaskar and Mohinder Amarnath were also equally instrumental in India’s inaugural title success in England. According to Rohan Gavaskar, even though it has been 38 years since India’s first World Cup victory, the bond between these three heroes is a real illustration of decades of friendship, laughter, love, and respect.
India fought all odds and thrashed the tournament favorites West Indies in the final tournament at Lord’s the ‘Home of Cricket’ and won their first ever World Cup championship. Kapil Dev scored 303 runs in eight games at an average of 60.6, while Mohinder Amarnath accumulated 237 runs in eight games.
In the meantime, in the bowling side, Roger Binny was the tournament’s best wicket-taker with 18 wickets in eight games. Their fictional characters will soon come to life in a Bollywood film. Since its announcement, Ranveer Singh’s upcoming movie ’83’ has been making waves in social media.
