india won the first world cup in 1975.
india won the first world cup in 1975.
when did india won the first world cup?
1975
1983 cricket world cup final









































the final of the 1983 prudential cup was played between india and west indies at lord's on 25 june 1983. this was the third consecutive world cup final appearance for west indies. india playing their first finals defeated the west indies to claim the title. it was the first world cup win for india.









































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the match was the third consecutive world cup final hosted at lord's, following those in 1975 and 1979.
1983 cricket world cup final
as the defending champions, india went into the 2015 world cup co-hosted by australia and new zealand with high expectations and were billed pre-tournament favourites. unlike in 2007 and 2011, this time india went into the world cup on the back of poor results, with a mediocre australian tour preceding the event. despite this, it was expected that india would still do well in the world cup due to their familiarity with the australian conditions, having already spent more than 2 months there. the indian team for the 2015 world cup comprised only 4 members from the 2011 world cup-winning squad, which included captain and wicketkeeper mahendra singh dhoni, virat kohli, who was now the vice-captain of the side and one of the best batsmen in odi cricket, suresh raina and ravichandran ashwin. for the first time since the 1992 world cup, the indian world cup squad was without sachin tendulkar, who had retired from all forms of cricket in 2013, while the other stars of the 2011 world cup such as virender sehwag, yuvraj singh, gautam gambhir, harbhajan singh and zaheer khan were dropped due to poor form. despite the absence of these key performers, the indian world cup squad was still a strong side, with a power-packed batting lineup comprising kohli, dhoni, raina, destructive openers rohit sharma and shikhar dhawan and the stylish middle-order bat ajinkya rahane, and a strong bowling attack comprising pacers mohammed shami, umesh yadav, mohit sharma and bhuvneshwar kumar, supplemented by the spinners ashwin and all-rounder ravindra jadeja. the 1996 world cup format, which was also used in 2011, was used for the last time in the world cup, as the 2019 world cup would see the return of the round-robin format last used in 1992. in the group stage, india were placed in group b with arch-rivals pakistan, south africa, the west indies, minnows zimbabwe and associates ireland and the uae.
india at the cricket world cup