The English were stunned, as people never expected a team like England to lose to rookies like India.The final would rank as one of the biggest upsets of all time.The West Indies had won two trophies in succession in 1975 and 1979 and were looking for a hat-trick. The Indians were absolute no hopers against cricket'sjuggernauts.India scored a poor 183 with only Amarnath and Srikkanth reaching respectable scores. By the halftime break India was already looking like losers as 183 was a very easy target for the West Indies. Surely the likes of Greenidge, Haynes, Lloyd and Richards would chase it down.The Indians started well as they dismissed the opening pair cheaply.

Soon the middle order was in trouble as the Indian medium pacers struck. Viv Richards was looking dangerous, striking every ball for four. However, a brilliant catch by Kapil Dev sent him back too.The experienced Lloyd was suffering from an injury and his movement was hampered. Madan Lal took his wicket and West Indies were in deep trouble.As Andy Roberts and Gomes were dismissed, the writing was on the wall. West Indies were dismissed for 140 runs, 43 runs short of the target. India was the champion.And from then till now, exactly 25 years have gone by.That glorious day at Lord's remains India's only World Cup victory.

Despite having players such as Tendulkar, Ganguly and Dravid, India never managed to repeat that famous victory.Tthat victory also inspired a young generation of cricketers. It has become a holy grail of sorts for Indian cricket as none of the following teams have managed to win the trophy (Ganguly's men came close in 2003).I salute all those players who brought us the glory in 1983.Long live Kapil's Devils !. Du Plessis, Shaun Pollock, Charl Langeveldt, Grant Flower, Justin Kemprsveld, Ryan Mclaren, Justin Kemp, Jermaine Lawson, Lance Klusener, Andrew Hall, Nicky Boje, Chris Cairns and Corey Collymore are just some big names you will hear floating around the county grounds this season.They are not classified as overseas players, but fall under the Kolpak ruling and are eligible to play without restriction These players are true greats of the game in some cases. They take over a quarter of all places in the twenty county teams.Kolpak players are something that must surely be limiting the opportunities of our home grown stock, something that in the past cricket has been able to hold against the foreign player mix that isEnglish football.

I mean, who would you pick: your best youth player or leading South African Test wicket-taker Shaun Pollock?And with the money stakes being raised, especially in 20/20 with the new cricketing Champions League, it's no surprise the counties are looking for hired help in the form of Kolpaks who would give the counties a greater chance of success.But thankfully recent developments show that total foreign dominance is probably never going to happen. The ECB are apparently in talks with the EU Commission about closing the Kolpak loophole by restricting the number of Kolpak players allowed like the overseas.But just imagine what could have happened toEnglish cricket.... Here are the five best trades in Philadelphia Flyers’ history.5. Flyers trade Alexei Zhitnik to Atlanta Thrashers for Braydon Coburn.This, too, may take a few years to pan out, but Zhitnik has done nothing for the Thrashers and will retire soon.  Coburn, however, is now the number two defenseman for the Flyers and looks to have a great, strong career with this team for years to come. Paul Holmgren showed how much he appreciates Coburn with the contract extension that he offered Braydon earlier this season.4. Flyers trade Larry Wright, Al MacAdam & 1974 1st Rounder (Ron Chipperfield) to California Golden Seals for Reggie Leach.The Flyers gave up what seemed like a lot at the time, but now, looks like nothing.  None of the three players that the Flyers gave up had good careers. GM Keith Allen knew that the Flyers were going to need another asset if they wanted to repeat as the Stanley Cup champions, so he acquired Leach, who at that time was a pretty good player.  He wound up being one of the stars of the Flyers’ 1975 Stanley Cup winning team.3. Flyers trade Tommy Soderstrom to New York Islanders for Ron Hextall & 1995 6th Rounder (Dimitri Tertyshny).As we all know, Hextall became one of the greatest Flyers in history, perhaps the second best goalie behind Bernie Parent, Soderstrom had an okay NHL career after this trade and unfortunately Dimitri Tertyshny died in a boating accident in 1997. However, just getting Ron Hextall out of this trade proved it to be an unbelievable one because he had already had a successful career in Philadelphia before being traded in the Lindros trade.2.

Flyers trade Mark Recchi & 1995 3rd Rounder (Martin Hohenberger) to Montreal Canadiens for Eric Desjardins, John Leclair, and Gilbert Dionne.This was a great trade, especially since we wound up getting Recchi back a few years down the road. Dionne did not play too much, but everyone knows how the Desjardins-Leclair part of that trade turned out.  Desjardins became one of the best defenseman in team history, while John Leclair was paired with Lindros for a long time and recorded multiple 50-goal seasons alongside the great Lindros. Unfortunately, none of them brought the Cup to Philly, but they came close.1. Copyright © 2008 Bench Racing Productions, LLC. This weeks BUZZ ON PIT ROW asks:What is the probability that Mark Martin will win a championship if indeed he moves full time to Hendrick Motorsports?NASCAR journalist Dustin Long with the Roanoke Times will join The Pit Crew at 6pm to discuss all these topics.Give us your opinions and we may use them on this weeks ON PIT ROW.OPR can be heard via live stream from 5-7pm ET, followed by Inside ARCA from 7-8:30 at credit: Icon Sports Media This article is also featured on . So the debate initially sparked by Ronaldo's desire to leave United, returns.