West Indies Archives

Why My Family Remembers the 1983 World Cup Victory More Fondly than Most

I still remember what it was like on 25 June, 1983, the day India beat West Indies to win its maiden cricket World Cup, an odd thing to say about an event that occurred before one’s lifetime. But pieced together from anecdotes told over innumerable lunches, I know exactly how it all happened.

Rupha Ramani July 9, 2016

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Virat Kohli: The Man Who Makes Miracles Seem Mundane

Virat Kohli has reached a rare peak that only few sportsmen do, where he has become so good that it has become boring. It’s not a surprise anymore when he gets a 100; in fact, it’s a surprise when he doesn’t. And that is an astonishing feat.

Hardik Rajgor June 21, 2016

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Haar Kar Jeetne Wali Ko Harmanpreet Kaur Kehte Hain

If there’s one word to describe a captain who leaves out a veteran from her squad in a crucial game, it’s bold. That’s Harmanpreet Kaur, India Women’s T20 skipper for you.

Hardik Rajgor May 22, 2016

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World Cup 2019: Ben Stokes, The Man Who Can Make Miracles Happen

With a performance that will go down in history in the World Cup final against New Zealand, England’s Ben Stokes infused ecstasy and euphoria befitting the occasion. The World Cup belonged to England. The World Cup belonged to Ben Stokes. And late last night, Stokes ascended to the cricketing pantheon.

Parth Pandya April 3, 2016

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India vs West Indies: Can the Men in Maroon Rise Above the T20 Conditioning?

The rise of the West Indies as a T20 superpower has been detrimental for the other formats. They can play the big shots, but they cannot sustain for 50 overs. Their World Cup, and indeed all future successes, hinge on the team finding the fine balance between aggression and restraint.

Rupha Ramani April 2, 2016

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Winning the World Cup as Coach Will Be Ravi Shastri’s Greatest Achievement Since Rewriting Our Cricket Vocabulary

Is it even possible to describe a close match without calling it “down to the wire”, or concluding, in the end, that the real winner is cricket? In sports pubs and living rooms across the country, among scotch-swilling 50-somethings and cricket-mad teenagers alike, the language of Ravi Shastri reigns supreme. Let’s hope he puts it to use in some fiery dressing room speeches this World Cup.

Kahini Iyer March 20, 2016

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The Making of Prithvi Shaw, the Virar Boy Who Took on the Windies

About five years ago, a boy rewarded with a meal of manchow soup in the khau gully behind Churchgate station, began a journey that ended yesterday: with a scintillating hundred on debut in a Test match against West Indies.

Shail Desai March 2, 2016