"It Was Just India’s Luck In 1983" - Andy Roberts On India’s World Cup Winning Campaign
Published - 05 Jul 2023, 04:05 PM | Updated - 23 Aug 2024, 12:15 AM
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Legendary West Indies fast bowler Andy Roberts opened up about India’s victory in the 1983 World Cup, stating that India were fortunate to win the tournament. Andy Roberts highlighted that the West Indies were not outplayed by their opponents in the final match of the tournament.
India emerged as winners by defeating the Windies in the final match of the 1983 World Cup. The West Indies were considered favourites, having won the previous two editions of the tournament. India beat the team twice out of three games in the competition, including in the final match.
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We Are Always Prepared To Lose – Andy Roberts
In an interview with Sportstar, Andy Roberts highlighted the fact that the West Indies team had not lost any World Cup games before the 1983 tournament.
“Yeah, we lost to India. It was one of those things. As we all know, cricket is a game of glorious uncertainties. You win some, and you lose some.
We are always prepared to lose. We play to win—not at all costs, but fair and squarely. We were not outplayed by a better team,” Roberts told Sportstar.
“But as we all know, cricket is a game where you have to be on top for the duration of the match. We outplayed India up to the end of India’s innings. And you see, people don’t look at cricket as a game of luck and chance.
Up until 1983, we hadn’t lost a World Cup game. In 1983, we were beaten twice. There were only two defeats between 1975 and 1983 in the World Cup, and India beat us both times,” he added.
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We Weren’t Outplayed – Andy Roberts
Andy Roberts mentioned that the West Indies team went on to beat India by a margin of 6-0 in a series after the World Cup.
“We were in form but due for a bad game. It was just India’s luck in 1983. Because of that great team that we had, we lost two games in 1983, and both to India. And then, five or six months later, we beat India 6-0.”
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“So, it was just that game. Luck went India’s way after they were dismissed for 180-odd. We weren’t outplayed. We just lost the game. It was not overconfidence or complacency,” he further added.
I Was Not Impressed By Anyone – Andy Roberts
The former Windies pacer stated that the wicket of Viv Richards was the turning point in the match. He concluded by saying that none of the Indian players impressed him during the game.
“I think it was when Viv (Richards) got out. We could never recover. The only difference in the finals is that in 1975 and 1979, we were inserted. In ‘83, we batted second. That was the difference,” he continued.
“Among the batsmen, I was not impressed by anyone in particular. No one got a fifty. Among the bowlers, no one got a 5-fer or even a 4-fer. So, I was not particularly impressed. Batsmen impress when you play top-quality innings. And no one from India did that,” he concluded.
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