 Rambai muchinyora ndima iyi - Pashure pokubudirira kweOlympics ya1980 kubudirira kweIndia kwakaderera uye makumi emakore akatevera akaunza kukwira nokudzika kukuru nokuda kwechikwata chenyika. Sezvo chikwata chakatadza kuhwina menduru muWorld cup kana maOlympics, asi chakaramba chiri chikwata chepamusoro muAsia uye chakaenderera mberi kuhwina menduru dzinoverengeka mumakwikwi emakondinendi.1982 World Cupyakatambirwa neIndia muna 1999 uye yakapedza iri panzvimbo yechishanu. Chikwata chakarasikirwa nePakistan mumakwikwi ese e1982 Asian Games uye mukombe wekutanga weAsia Cup wakaitirwa muKarachi. India yakapedza makore 80 nekuhwina menduru yebronze kuma 1986 Asian Games uye 1982 Champions Trophy uye menduru dzesirivheri pa 1985 Asia Cup uye 1989 Asia Cup. Kubudirira kwavo bedzi mumenduru yegoridhe mumutambo mukuru kwakauya muna 1985 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup. 