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India in World Cups -- a statistical history

Mohandas Menon

As India readies for its tryst with cricketing destiny in England, history records that the last time the World Cup was held there, the side had emerged as the unlikely winner.

Statistics tell only half the story -- but that half is important to understand the side's performances in past editions of the World Cup.

We encapsulate India's World Cup outings, in a series of tables below.

Season Venue Against P W L NR
1975 England England 1 - 1 -
    East Africa 1 1 - -
    New Zealand 1 - 1 -
1979 England West Indies 1 - 1 -
    New Zealand 1 - 1 -
    Sri Lanka 1 - 1 -
1983 England West Indies 3 2 1 -
    Zimbabwe 2 2 - -
    Australia 2 1 1 -
    England 1 1 - -
1987-88 India Australia 2 1 1 -
    New Zealand 2 2 - -
    Zimbabwe 2 2 - -
    England 1 - 1 -
1991-92 Australia England 1 - 1 -
    Sri Lanka 1 - - 1
    Australia 1 - 1 -
    Pakistan 1 1 - -
  New Zealand Zimbabwe 1 1 - -
    West Indies 1 - 1 -
    New Zealand 1 - 1 -
  Australia South Africa 1 - 1 -
1995-96 India Kenya 1 1 - -
    West Indies1 1 - -
    Australia 1 - 1 -
    Sri Lanka 2 - 2 -
    Zimbabwe 1 1 - -
    Pakistan 1 1 - -
Total     36 18 17 1

Tournament-wise:

Season Venue P W L NR
1975 England 3 1 2 -
1979 England 3 - 3 -
1983 England 8 6 2 -
1987-88 India 7 5 2 -
1991-92 Australia/N Zealand 8 2 5 1
1995-96 India 7 4 3 -

Against each opponent:

Against P W L NR
Australia 6 2 4 -
East Africa 1 1 - -
England 4 1 3 -
Kenya 1 1 - -
New Zealand 5 2 3 -
Pakistan 2 2 - -
South Africa 1 - 1 -
Sri Lanka 4 - 3 1
West Indies 6 3 3 -
Zimbabwe 6 6 - -

In each country:

Venue P W L NR
In England 14 7 7 -
In India 14 9 5 -
In Australia 5 1 3 1
In New Zealand 3 1 2 -

HIGHEST TEAM TOTALS

Score Over Country Venue Date
   By India :
289-6 (50 overs) v Australia Delhi 22-10-87
287-8 (50 overs) v Pakistan Bangalore 09-03-96
   Against India :
334-4 (60 overs) by England Lord's 07-06-75
320-9 (60 overs) by Australia Nottingham 13-06-83

LOWEST TEAM TOTALS

Score Over Country Venue Date
   By India :
120-8 (34.1 overs) v Sri Lanka Calcutta 13-03-96
132-3 (60 overs) v England Lord's 07-06-75
India's lowest total when they have been dismissed has been
158 in 37.5 overs v Australia at Nottingham (13-6-83)
   Against India :
120 (55.3 overs) by East Africa Leeds 11-06-75
129 (38.2 overs) by Australia Chelmsford 20-06-83
135 (44.2 overs) by Zimbabwe Mumbai 17-10-87
140 (52 overs) by West Indies Lord's 25-06-83

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL SCORES

Score Player Country Venue Date
   By India (5) :
175* Kapil Dev v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 18-06-83
137 SR Tendulkar(1) v Sri Lanka Delhi 02-03-96
127* SR Tendulkar(1) v Kenya Cuttack 18-02-96
106 VG Kambli v Zimbabwe Kanpur 06-03-96
103* SM Gavaskar v New Zealand Nagpur 31-10-87
   Against India (8) :
137 DL Amiss for England Lord's 07-06-75
126 ME Waugh for Australia Mumbai 27-02-96
119 IVA Richards for West Indies The Oval 15-06-83
115 GA Gooch for England Mumbai 05-11-87
114* GM Turner for New Zealand Manchester 14-06-75
110 TM Chappell for Australia Nottingham 13-06-83
110 GR Marsh for Australia Chennai 09-10-87
106* CG Greenidge for West Indies Birmingham 09-06-79

HIGHEST RUN AGGREGATES

Player Period M Ins NO Runs HS Avg 100 50
SR Tendulkar 1992-96 1514 2 806 137 67.17 2 6
Kapil Dev 1979-92 26 24 6 669 175* 37.16 1 1
M Azharuddin 1987-96 22 18 3 665 93 44.33 - 7
SM Gavaskar 1975-87 19 19 3 561 103* 35.06 1 4
K Srikkanth 1983-92 23 23 1 521 75 23.68 - 2

HIGHEST PARTNERSHIPS

Wkt Runs Partners Country Venue Date
1st 163 AD Jadeja (53) / SR Tendulkar (127*) v Kenya Cuttack 18-02-96
2nd 127 M Azharuddin (55) / SR Tendulkar (84) v N Zealand Dunedin 12-03-92
(145 runs were added for this wicket. AD Jadeja (13) retired hurt after 18 runs were added)
3rd 175 SR Tendulkar (137) / M Azharuddin (72*) v S Lanka Delhi 02-03-96
4th 142 NS Sidhu (80) / VG Kambli (106) v Zimbabwe Kanpur 06-06-96
5th 66 M Azharuddin (93) / SV Manjrekar (47) v Australia Brisbane 01-03-92
6th 73 Yashpal Sharma (89) / RMH Binny (27) v W Indies Manchester 09-06-83
7th 58 Kapil Dev (40) / S Madan Lal (27) v Australia Nottingham 13-06-83
8th 82* Kapil Dev (72*) / KS More (42*) v N Zealand Bangalore 14-10-87
9th 126* Kapil Dev (175*) / SMH Kirmani (24*) v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 18-06-83
10th 27 S Venkatraghavan (12*) / BS Bedi (13) v W Indies Birmingham 09-06-79

CENTURY PARTNERSHIPS (7)

1st wicket (3):

Runs Partners Country Venue Date
163 AD Jadeja (53) / SR Tendulkar (127*) v Kenya Cuttack 18-02-96
136 K Srikkanth (75) / SM Gavaskar (103) v N Zealand Nagpur 31-10-87
123* SM Gavaskar (65*) / FM Engineer (54*) v East Africa Leeds 11-06-75

2nd wicket (1):

Runs Partners Country Venue Date
127 M Azharuddin (55) / SR Tendulkar (84) v N Zealand Dunedin 12-03-92
(145 runs were added for this wicket. AD Jadeja (13) retired hurt after 18 runs were added)

3rd wicket (1):

Runs Partners Country Venue Date
175 SR Tendulkar (137) / M Azharuddin (72*) v S Lanka Delhi 02-03-96
Note: 109 runs for the 3rd wkt were added between M Amarnath (80), DB Vengsarkar (32) and SM Patil (21) v WI at the Oval in 15-6-1983. Vengsarkar retd hurt after 68 runs have been added.

4th wicket (1):

Runs Partners Country Venue Date
142 NS Sidhu (80) / VG Kambli (106) v Zimbabwe Kanpur 06-06-96

9th wicket (1):

Runs Partners Country Venue Date
126* Kapil Dev (175*) / SMH Kirmani (24*) v Zimbabwe Tunbridge Wells 18-06-83

BEST BOWLING

Best Bowler Country Venue Date
By India (4)
5-43 Kapil Dev v Australia Nottingham 13-06-83
4-19 M Prabhakar v Zimbabwe Mumbai 17-10-87
4-20 S Madan Lal v Australia Chelmsford 20-06-83
4-29 RMH Binny v Australia Chelmsford 20-06-83
Against India (6)
6-39 KH Macleay for Australia Nottingham 13-06-83
5-36 DW Fleming for Australia Mumbai 27-02-96
4-33 MA Holding for West Indies Birmingham 09-06-79
4-33 AC Cummins for West Indies Wellington 10-03-92
4-52 EE Hemmings for England Mumbai 05-11-87
4-56 CJ McDermott for Australia Chennai 09-10-87

HIGHEST WICKET AGGREGATES

Bowler Period Matches Overs Md Runs Wkts Avge 4wi BB
Kapil Dev 1979-92 26 237 27 892 28 31.85 1 5-43
M Prabhakar 1987-96 19 145.1 10 640 24 26.67 1 4-19
Madan Lal 1975-83 11 116.2 12 426 22 19.36 1 4-20

MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKET-KEEPER IN A MATCH

Dismissals Player Country Venue Date
5 (5ct) SMH Kirmani v Zimbabwe Leicester 11-06-83
4 (2ct+2st) KS More v Zimbabwe Mumbai 17-10-87

MOST DISMISSALS BY A WICKET-KEEPER

Player Period Matches Dismissals Cts Sts
KS More 1987-1992 14 18 12 6

MOST CATCHES BY A FIELDER IN A MATCH

Two catches each by seven Indian fielders on 12 occasions with Kapil Dev doing so on four occasions, while Anil Kumble and K Srikkanth on two occasions.

MOST CATCHES DURING A WORLD CUP CAREER

Player Period Matches Cts
Kapil Dev 1979-1992 26 12
K Srikkanth 1983-1992 23 9

CAPTAINCY RECORDS

Captain Period Matches Won Lost NR Success% Tosswon
Kapil Dev 1983-87 15 11 4 - 73.33 6
M Azharuddin 1992-96 15 6 8 1 43.33 7
S Venkataraghavan 1975-79 6 1 5 - 16.66 2
    36 18 17 1 51.38 15


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