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The Indian cricket team are two times World Champions. In addition to winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup, they triumphed over Sri Lanka in the 2011 Cricket World Cup on home soil. They were also runners-up at the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and semifinalists four times(1987, 1996, 2015, 2019). India's historical win-loss record at the cricket world cup is 53-29, with 1 match being tied and another one being abandoned due to rain.                                           

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The Indian cricket team are two times World Champions. In addition to winning the 1983 Cricket World Cup, they triumphed over Sri Lanka in the 2011 Cricket World Cup on home soil- "A remarkable achievement". They were also runners-up at the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and semifinalists four times(1987, 1996, 2015, 2019).         

1983 Cricket World Cup



  
The 1983 Cricket World Cup (officially the Prudential Cup '83) was the 3rd edition of the Cricket World Cup tournament. It was held from 9 to 25 June 1983 in England and Wales and was won by India. Eight countries participated in the event. The 1983 World Cup was full of dramatic cricket all through the tournament. Teams like India and Zimbabwe who were not playing well during those times scored victories over the West Indies and Australia respectively. England, Pakistan, India and tournament favourites West Indies qualified for the semi-finals. The preliminary matches were played in two groups of four teams each, and each country played the others in its group twice. The top two teams in each group qualified for the semi-finals.



Knockout stage[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 June – Old TraffordManchester
 
 
 England213
 
25 June – Lord'sLondon
 
 India217/4
 
 India183
 
22 June – The OvalLondon
 
 West Indies140
 
 Pakistan184/8
 
 
 West Indies188/2
 

Semi-finals[edit]

22 June 1983
scorecard
England 
213 (60 overs)
v India
217/4 (54.4 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Old TraffordManchester

In the first semi-final, at Old Trafford on 22 June, England won the toss and elected to bat. The English batsmen mistimed many balls and used the bat's edge frequently, as the restrictive Indian bowling led England to score 213 (all out, 60 overs). Graeme Fowler (33 from 59 balls, 3 fours) top scored, and Kapil Dev took 3 for 35 in eleven overs, with M000ohinder Amarnath and Roger Binny taking two wickets each. In reply, Yashpal Sharma (61 from 115 balls, 3 fours, 2 sixes) and Sandeep Patil (51 from 32 balls, 8 fours) made half-centuries, as India reached their target in 54.4 overs, winning by 6 wickets in a classic victory over the previous tournament's runners-up. Mohinder Amarnath (46 from 92 balls, 4 fours, 1 six) picked up the man-of-the-match award for his all round performance, which saw him add 46 runs to his earlier bowling success (2/27 in 12 overs).

22 June 1983
scorecard
Pakistan 
184/8 (60 overs)
v West Indies
188/2 (48.4 overs)
West Indies won by 8 wickets
The OvalLondon

The second semi-final, between Pakistan and the West Indies, was staged at The Oval on the same day. West Indies won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat, whom they restricted to just 184 (8 wickets, 60 overs). Mohsin Khan (70 from 176 balls, 1 four) fought his way past 50 against the superb West Indies Bowling (he was the only Pakistani batsman to reach 50). Malcolm Marshall (3/28) and Andy Roberts (2/25) starred with the ball. The West Indies innings was based around a superb innings by Viv Richards (80 from 96 balls, 11 fours, 1 six), who took the man-of-the-match award, and an unbeaten half-century by Larry Gomes (50 from 100 balls, 3 fours), as the defending champions reached their target for the loss of just two wickets.

Final[edit]

25 June 1983
scorecard
India 
183 (54.4 overs)
v West Indies
140 (52 overs)
India won by 43 runs
Lord'sLondon

In the final, India lost the toss and were asked to bat first against the West Indies. Only Krishnamachari Srikkanth (38 from 57 balls) and Mohinder Amarnath (26 from 80 balls) put up any significant resistance as Roberts, Marshall, Joel Garner and Michael Holding ripped through the Indian batsmen, ably supported by Gomes. Surprising resistance by the tail allowed India to compile 183 (all out, 54.4 overs). The Indian bowling exploited the weather and pitch conditions perfectly to bowl out the West Indies for 140 from 52 overs, winning by 43 runs and completing one of the most stunning upsets in cricket history. It still remains the lowest ever total successfully defended in a World Cup final. Amarnath and Madan Lal each took three wickets. Viv Richards, was West Indies' top scorer with 33 from 28 balls. Amarnath was the most economical bowler, conceding just 12 runs from his seven overs, while taking 3 wickets, and was once again awarded the Man of the Match award for his all-round performance. There was no 'Man of the Series' awarded in 1983.

  1. Kapil Dev (c)
  2. Mohinder Amarnath (vc)
  3. Kirti Azad
  4. Roger Binny
  5. Sunil Gavaskar
  6. Syed Kirmani (wk)
  7. Madan Lal
  8. Sandeep Patil
  9.  Balwinder Sandhu
  10. Yashpal Sharma
  11. Ravi Shastri
  12. Krishnamachari Srikkanth
  13. Sunil Valson
  14. Dilip Vengsarkar

               




2011 Cricket World Cup 

The 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup was the tenth Cricket World Cup. It was played in IndiaSri Lanka, and (for the first time) BangladeshIndia won the tournament, defeating Sri Lanka by 6 wickets in the final at Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, thus becoming the first country to win the Cricket World Cup final on home soil. India's Yuvraj Singh was declared the man of the tournament. This was the first time in World Cup history that two Asian teams had appeared in the final. It was also the first time since the 1992 World Cup that the final match did not feature Australia.

Fourteen national cricket teams took part in this tournament, including 10 full members and four associate members of the International Cricket Council (ICC).The opening ceremony was held on 17 February 2011 at Bangabandhu National StadiumDhaka, and the tournament was played between 19 February and 2 April. The first match was played between India and Bangladesh at the Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium in Mirpur, Dhaka.

Pakistan was also scheduled to be a co-host, but after the 2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team in Lahore, the International Cricket Council (ICC) cancelled that, and the headquarters of the organising committee, originally in Lahore, was transferred to Mumbai. Pakistan was to have held 14 matches, including one semi-final. Eight of the games (including the semi-final) were awarded to India, four to Sri Lanka, and two to Bangladesh.

  


Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
23 March – DhakaBangladesh
 
 
 West Indies112
 
30 March – MohaliIndia
 
 Pakistan113/0
 
 Pakistan231
 
24 March – AhmedabadIndia
 
 India260/9
 
 Australia260/6
 
2 April – MumbaiIndia
 
 India261/5
 
 India277/4
 
25 March – DhakaBangladesh
 
 Sri Lanka274/6
 
 New Zealand221/8
 
29 March – ColomboSri Lanka
 
 South Africa172
 
 New Zealand217
 
26 March – ColomboSri Lanka
 
 Sri Lanka220/5
 
 England229/6
 
 
 Sri Lanka231/0
 

Quarter-finals[edit]

24 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard
Australia 
260/6 (50 overs)
v India
261/5 (47.4 overs)
India won by 5 wickets
Sardar Patel StadiumAhmedabad
26 March 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard
England 
229/6 (50 overs)
v Sri Lanka
231/0 (39.3 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets
R. Premadasa StadiumColombo

Semi-finals[edit]

29 March 2011
Scorecard
New Zealand 
217 (48.5 overs)
v Sri Lanka
220/5 (47.5 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets
R. Premadasa StadiumColombo

Final[edit]

2 April 2011 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sri Lanka 
274/6 (50 overs)
v India
277/4 (48.2 overs)
India won by 6 wickets
Wankhede StadiumMumbai

The final was played on 2 April between India and Sri Lanka at Wankhede StadiumMumbai. India were crowned champions after winning by six wickets with only 10 balls remaining. India captain MS Dhoni was named man of the match after an unbeaten, match-winning innings of 91 runs off 79 balls, including the final shot that won the game. After the match, the Indian players paid tribute to Sachin Tendulkar, who was playing in his last World Cup. The final had a viewership of about 997 million people all over the world.

  1.  MS Dhoni
  2.  Sachin Tendulkar
  3.  Virender Sehwag
  4. Gautam Gambhir
  5. Virat Kohli
  6. Yuvraj Singh
  7. Suresh Raina
  8.  Yusuf Pathan 
  9. ravichandran Ashwin
  10. Harbhajan Singh
  11.  Piyush Chawla
  12.  Zaheer Khan
  13.  Ashish Nehra
  14.  Munaf Patel 
  15. S Sreesanth 


     


 

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