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 Indies | 1 |
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 |
15 | 14 |
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 |
Statistics
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