Why this limited edition book about India's 1983 World Cup win weighs 32kg and costs over Rs 25 lakh

SportsTak

As India celebrates the 39th anniversary of the iconic 1983 World Cup win on June 25, the hardcore fans and collectors of the game across the world will have a chance to get their hands on the first of its kind limited edition book.


Created by Opus India, which specialises in limited edition large format books. These books include handwritten signatures of the players or celebrities inscribed on them. A total of 1,983 copies of book are available which is divided in four volumes. There are only 15 copies of the flagship edition of the book.


Champion of Champions Edition: Rs 25 lakh +GST

Champions Edition: Rs 8 lakh 30 thousand +GST

Captain Edition: Rs 3 lakh 50 thousand +GST

Classic Edition: Rs 1 lakh 83 thousand +GST


Special features of the book

- First Signature Page: On the first page, signature of all 15 cricketers of Team India, who became the world champions.

- Rare pictures which cricket fans have not seen on any platform till date.

- 1,700 photos have been inserted from a collection of 10,000 photos.

- Weight 32 kg (in which the book weighs 25 kg while the book case is 7 kg)

- First Opus Edition on Cricket


The book was launched in Mumbai in the presence of 1983 World Cup-winning Indian cricket team members Kapil Dev, Mohinder Amarnath, Kirti Azad, Roger Binny, Syed Kirmani, Madan Lal, Sandeep Patil, Balwinder Sandhu, Krishnamachari Srikkanth, Sunil Valson, Dilip Vengsarkar, PR Man Singh.


Other Opus Editions

- Manchester United

- Arsenal

- Tottenham Hotspur

- Ferrari

- Formula One

- Michael Jackson

- Usain Bolt


Upcoming Editions

- Ukraine War

- World Boxing Championship