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In 1983 BCCI officials in Mumbai are invited to the Cricket World Cup. The team arrive London where they witness the West Indies Cricket Team being hounded by paparazzi. Despite abysmal performance in warm-up matches, Indian captain Kapil Dev tells the press they are here to win. At a Buckingham Palace reception, the Queen wishes the teams luck. Dev gives the team an inspirational speech in his novice English. India is in Group B alongside Australia, West Indies, and Zimbabwe. India unexpectedly wins against West Indies at Old Trafford. Yashpal Sharma is Player of the Match for his 89 runs - the highest by an Indian cricketer at the time. They win their next match against Zimbabwe at Grace Road, Leicester. Sandeep Patil scores a half-century and Madan Lal is Player of the Match. The team loses badly against Australia. Sunil Gavaskar is unable to play due to a leg injury. In the West Indies match, Viv Richards scores 119 runs off 146 deliveries. In a violent second innings Malcolm Marshall bowls bouncers. Dilip Vengsarkar is hit on the chin and has seven stitches. Mohinder Amarnath scores 80 runs but India lose by 66 runs. The team's morale is depressed as Vengsarkar's injury rules him out of remaining matches and the team bus is blocked by celebrating West Indies crowds, but a young boy waving an Indian flag raises their spirits. The Zimbabwe match on 18 June at Nevill Ground will be India's last of the tournament if they lose.

Director

Kabir Khan

Release

24 Dec 2021

Run time

160 min

Language

Hindi