The cast of '83 flew to London on 28 May. Khan announced that the major shooting of the film would start in England in May 2019. Singh was learning the game from Dev before the start of shooting in June. In the first week of April 2019 at a camp at Dharamshala Cricket Stadium, the cast trained at cricket with former cricketers Balwinder Sandhu and Yashpal Sharma. Tamil actor Jiiva was signed to play Krishnamachari Srikkanth, marking his Hindi debut. Deepika Padukone joined the cast as Kapil Dev's wife, Romi Bhatia, while also co-producing the film.
Composer Pritam joined to create an iconic anthem for the film.
Mali Marshall was cast to play his father, West Indies fast bowler Malcolm Marshall. Amiya Dev, the daughter of Kapil Dev, joined as an assistant to the director, Kabir Khan. The cast and their roles were announced in February 2019. Reliance Entertainment and Vibri Media hosted an event in September 2017 to announce the film along with the entire former team that won the Cricket World Cup in 1983.