India won the 1983 World Cup and there were a lot of incredible performers which led to the historic win but there was one man who stood for India in the final and he was the star with both bat and ball for India in this match. Mohinder Amarnath was the man of the match in the Final and West Indies had no answers to his all round brilliance. The 1983 World Cup win will always be special for every Indian who was lucky to see that day live. India had a similar chance in the 2023 World Cup Final but unfortunately no player could perform like Mohinder Amarnath performed on that day.

Let’s talk about the iconic performance of Mohinder Amarnath in the 1983 World Cup Final

What was Mohinder Amarnath's performance in the 1983 World Cup?

In the 1983 world cup final, Mohinder Amarnath was named Man of the match for his all rounder performance. He made 26 runs from 80 balls and allowed all the other batters to attack. He took 3 wickets as well in 7 overs while giving away just 12 runs.

Mohinder Amarnath was the Hero for India

The 1983 World Cup Final was a low scoring match as only 323 runs were made Throughout the match. India were batting first and they batted first. Kris Srikanth was the highest scorer for India with the bat as he made 38 runs from 57 balls in a match that was difficult for batting. However the best performance throughout the match was by Mohinder Amarnath as firstly when India were batting he made 26 runs from 80 balls and he allowed all the other batters to attack and he did not get out. He had a strike rate of 32.50 in an ODI. This batting performance helped India reach 183 and West Indies needed just 184. This was considered a match over even before the second innings started.

India came out to bowl and they had an attacking field all the way through. The Indian Bowlers did not allow the West Indies batters to get into any sort of Rhythm in this innings. They were all getting out cheaply but there was one man between India and the win and he was Viv Richards. He was 33 from 27 balls and Madan Lal then worked his magic as he got his wicket and he bowled 12 overs for just 31 runs and he got 3 Wickets in the match. However, the best bowling performance in this Innings was once again by Mohinder Amarnath as he bowled 7 overs and he took 3 wickets while giving away 12 runs. This was a very special bowling effort that led to him taking the last wicket and India had created history.

Mohinder Amarnath had become one of the biggest heroes for India and everyone was hailing him as the best in the world. He had done something that only a few other players have done. He had cemented himself as one of the best all rounders of all time. The fans who were lucky to have seen that will never forget that. He has inspired so many young fast bowling all rounders in the years ahead. Now, he is enjoying the fruits of his labour.

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