Ranveer Singh Starrer 1983 Reveals Its Releasing Date

Updated - 05 Jul 2018, 09:28 PM

Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev. Credits: PA Photos

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Ranveer Singh starrer 1983 has revealed its releasing date. The movie is made on the life of former Indian skipper Kapil Dev. The legendary all-rounder was the first Indian skipper to lead India to glory in the World Cup.

Thus, the movie will focus on the life of the Haryana Hurricane. India was the underdogs in the third edition of the World Cup. However, Dev was able to deliver the goods with both and ball.

Kapil Dev
Kapil Dev. Credits: PA Photos

In fact, India’s final match was against the potent West Indies side which had won the first two World Cups. India won the final match by a margin of 43 runs. Meanwhile, Baroda’s Mohinder Amarnath was the hero of the final in 1983. The right-hander had scored valuable 26 runs. Moreover, the medium pacer was able to take three scalps.

Meanwhile, Kapil Dev scored only 15 runs in the final of the World Cup. He also took a wicket.

Kapil Dev famous catch of Sir Vivian Richards while running back is also a famous sight of the World Cup of 1983.

Furthermore, Kapil Dev was one of the finest all-rounders produced by India. Kapil Dev played 131 Test matches for the Indian team. The right-hander went on to score 5248 runs at an average of 31.05. He also scalped 434 wickets in his long Test career.

Moreover, Kapil Dev featured in 225 One Day Internationals. He scored 3783 runs in the One-Day form. The talisman all-rounder also scalped 253 wickets in his One-Day career.

Kapil made his debut against arch-rivals Pakistan while he played his last match against Windies.

1983 will hit the cinema halls on 10 April 2020.

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