History of Cricket - Post World War II (Part 2)

In the last podcast, we had traced the evolution of cricket until the early 1980s. The first two ODI World Cups had been held in England, and West Indies had triumphed on both occasions. In the 3rd ODI World Cup, India pulled off a stunning upset over the mighty West Indies in the final winning by 43 runs, ending the hegemony of the West Indians in ODIs. Just to prove that win was no fluke, India repeated their triumph in the World Championship of Cricket in Australia in 1985. They annihilated Pakistan in the final by 8 wickets and served notice to the rest of the world that they were a force to be reckoned with in international cricket. Their cricket team was beginning to be noticed for the quality of their cricket and the huge population in the sub-continent meant that it became the financial powerhouse of the cricketing world.

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