They couldn't accept the fact that they had lost to us, some of them came to our dressing room later with champagne bottles: Mohinder Amarnath recalls India's win vs WI in 1983 WC final

June 25 is a date no hardcore Indian cricket fan can ever forget. It's a day that will always be remembered as one on which India won the biggest prize in world cricket - the World Cup - 39 years ago, on June 25, 1983. And that achievement became a watershed moment in Indian cricket, propelling it further and taking it from strength to strength.

There are multiple stories and anecdotes of course that we have all heard and enjoyed over the years about India's incredible achievement - from complete underdogs to world champions.