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World Cup 1983: 25 years on

The year everything changed

Jun 25, 2008: The win that transformed Indian cricket sending it on an upswing that lasts to this day

World Cup 1983: 25 years on

Eighty-three once more

Jun 24, 2008: A look back at the magical, surreal summer that ended with Kapil Dev raising aloft the World Cup

World Cup 1983: 25 years on

It began at Berbice

Jun 23, 2008: Before they beat West Indies in the World Cup, India had the perfect dress rehearsal in Guyana

World Cup 1983

Kapil the brightest in starry '83 reunion

Jun 22, 2008: Sidharth Monga takes in an emotional and fun night commemorating 25 years of India's World Cup win

Kapil-PCA standoff

Kapil asks PCA to return 'gifts and memorabilia'

Jun 18, 2008: Kapil Dev has written to the Punjab Cricket Association requesting them to return his 'gifts and memorabilia'

Hallowed ground

Jun 18, 2008: Nestled in the Kent countryside is a patch of land that will forever be a shrine for Indian cricket fans

V for Vendetta

Jun 13, 2008: Try as it may, it will take the BCCI some effort to make people believe legends like Kapil Dev didn't exist

1983 World Cup win

Kapil and Gavaskar kick off silver jubilee celebrations

Jun 3, 2008: Kapil Dev and three other team members of the 1983 World Cup team were present at a function in Bangalore to kick start the silver jubilee celebrations of the triumph

Kapil to be invited for ceremony in New Delhi

BCCI function to mark silver jubilee of World Cup win

May 31, 2008: The BCCI will hold a felicitation function in New Delhi to mark the silver jubilee of India's triumph in the 1983 World Cup

Manager asks BCCI to be magnanimous

Board criticised for not commemorating World Cup win

May 27, 2008: Man Singh, the manager of India's 1983 World Cup winning squad, has criticised the Indian board for failing to organise a function to commemorate the 25th anniversary of the achievement and called its reluctance to felicitate players who have joined the I

Sunil Gavaskar's firm organise private celebration

BCCI kept out of World Cup anniversary party

May 20, 2008: The 25th anniversary celebrations of India's 1983 World Cup-winning campaign will not involve the Board of Control for Cricket in India in any capacity

Kapil Dev sets out his vision

ICL would welcome a UK-based team

Apr 17, 2008: Kapil Dev, the head of the Indian Cricket League, has told the BBC that he would like to incorporate a UK-based team into his event

Challenges board for 'deliberately amending the rules'

Kapil Dev files petition against BCCI

Feb 13, 2008: Kapil Dev levelled the charge that the board had "deliberately amended the rules" following his move to the ICL by altering the word 'pension' with 'Benevolent Fund'

Hitting it out of the park

Feb 7, 2008: A look at 11 cricketers who enjoyed taking the aerial route

Gilchrist: beautifully used

Feb 5, 2008: Australia's masterstroke with Gilchrist wasn't starting him at seven, but keeping him there

They also played cricket

Jan 17, 2008: Cricinfo looks at 11 other cricketers - notable and not-so-notable - who have tried their luck in front of the cameras

Bombay v Haryana, Bombay, Ranji Trophy final, 1990-91

Loss and longing in Bombay

Jan 15, 2008: Cup of woe for Vengsarkar, dream come true for Kapil. The 1990-91 Ranji final was one of the best

Daryll Cullinan to coach Calcutta Tigers

Kapil insists ICL to go on despite problems

Nov 13, 2007: The ICL has been facing a slew of problems since its launch, from the active opposition of the Indian board to the massive wage bill incurred by promising dozens of players' hefty packages that start at Rs30 lakhs (US$ 80,000 approx)

Chairman admits there are "teething problems"

ICL postponed until mid-November: Kapil Dev

Sep 23, 2007: Kapil Dev, chairman of the ICL's board, says that the tournament will be postponed to November

ICL chairman promises to reveal big signings soon

Kapil welcomes BCCI's proposed league

Sep 13, 2007: Kapil said the ICL was not trying to fight the BCCI and its aim was simply to improve the standard of cricket in the country