India engraved its name in the history of cricket with an emphatic victory in the 1983 ODI World Cup. The Kapil Dev-led team defeated the mighty West Indies by 43 runs in the summit clash and made June 25 an immortal date. The entire cricket fandom of India celebrates the date every year, takes a trip down memory lane and relives those golden moments. Speaking of the old days, a photo is going viral on social media, showing an old cricket bat that has a very close connection with that great team of 1983. The photo was posted by a user on Reddit and shows the old cricket bat, signed by the entire 83-member Indian team that won the World Cup for the very first time.
The Redditor said they came across the bat while cleaning out old belongings. They revealed that they obtained the bat by collecting the bottle caps from Thumbs Up. One side features the Thumbs Up logo while the other side features the signatures of the 1983 Indian World Cup team. The caption of the post reads: “We found this old bat that belongs to my dad during clearing out old stuff. He says he won this one by collecting Thums Up crown caps.”
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The post was shared by a Reddit user named @batmantheedarkknight.
The appearance of the bat on Reddit has created a wave of nostalgia among fans, causing them to relive the iconic moments of that tournament. The post racked up thousands of likes, prompting a flood of comments from the community. It is a powerful reminder of the unifying spirit of sport and the lasting legacy of India's historic 1983 World Cup victory.
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