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It is no surprise that the Indian cricket team is one of the most popular and successful cricket teams in the world. India’s first encounter with cricket began when the British colonized the land. In 1845, the Indian sepoys played cricket with the British and that event began establishing the first cricket team in India called the Parsi Team. 

India’s journey to attain their success in the sport was a long journey of ups and downs. It is said that the 80s was India's best year in cricket, where they catapulted their long career of impressive feats in the cricket field. India’s first world cup was in 1983. Under the lead of Kapil Dev, India defeated the West Indies with a blistering score of 72 off 38 balls from Dev and a 90 from Sunil Gavaskar. 

The World Cup against West Indies wasn’t the only highlight of Indian cricket team during the 80s. In 1985, the team faced one of their most formidable enemies in the field. During this time, India and Pakistan already had political tension that made the match more thrilling for the fans. This event was all over cricket news. India dismissed Pakistan for 87 and won by 38 runs. 

The 80s also witnessed the rise of India’s best cricketer in history. Sachin Tendulkar began his cricket career as a substitute for the Ranji Trophy. His actual debut came in 1988 when he scored a century during his first match. Since then, Tendulkar has been regarded as India’s best cricketer. He was given the title of “cricket god” for the astounding feats he achieved in cricket. 

Another player made noise in the cricket scene. In 2004, Mahendra Singh Dhoni made his debut in ODI cricket. Since then, India cricket team has seen one of its best years under his captaincy. Often nicknamed as Captain Cool, he trained cricketers and led the Indian cricket team which paved their way to success during the 2011 World Cup. Under his guidance, MS Dhoni led India to win the ICC Champions Trophy in 2013. He also led the Chennai Super Kings to win the IPL twice.

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