The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) secretary Jay Shah has pointed out that June 25 is a Red Letter Day for Indian Cricket. It was on June 25, 1932, Team India played its first Test under the captaincy of CK Nayudu at Lord’s and it was also on the same day that Kapil Dev became the first Indian skipper to lift the Cricket World Cup in 1983 after beating West Indies.
Captioning his tweet regarding the same, Jay Shah wrote: “June 25 is a Red Letter Day for Indian Cricket. On this day in 1932, India began its Test journey under CK Nayudu’s captaincy at @HomeOfCricket, the historic venue where @therealkapildev’s men produced a magical performance in 1983 to bring home the World Cup.”
June 25 is a Red Letter Day for Indian Cricket.
On this day in 1932, India began its Test journey under CK Nayudu's captaincy at @HomeOfCricket, the historic venue where @therealkapildev's men produced a magical performance in 1983 to bring home the World Cup. 🏆
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) June 25, 2021
Team India was the sixth team to be granted Test status after they played their first match at Lord’s in 1932. The match was given Test status despite being played over only 3 days. India got bundled out for 187 in the last innings and lost by 158 runs to host England. From 1932 India had to wait until 1952, almost 20 years to register their first win in Test cricket.
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Jump forward to 1983, Lord’s was again the focal point as India registered a win over the two-time World Cup winners West Indies by 43 runs to lift the coveted trophy.
Batting first, India was bundled out for 183 in 54.5 overs, with Kris Srikkanth was the highest run0getter with 38. Considering the talent in the Windies’ ranks, the total looked fairly chaseable. However, fine bowling from India’s bowling attack helped the team skittle out Clive Lloyd’s West Indies for just 140.
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Mohinder Amarnath and Madan Lal were the stars with the ball, as they took three wickets apiece as India recorded a historic 43-run victory. India had won the title two times, first in 1983 and then in 2011. MS Dhoni captained the 2011 team to win their second title after 28 years.
