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30 years ago India achieved what was considered impossible at the time – winning the One-Day International World Cup, that too by beating the mighty West Indies in the final.
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Question 1 of 15
1. Question
Which Indian player batted at No. 10 in India’s first match, at No. 5 in the second match and opened the innings in third match?
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Shastri played at No. 10 against West Indies, then at three down against Zimbabwe and opened against Australia in India’s first three games of the tournament.
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Shastri played at No. 10 against West Indies, then at three down against Zimbabwe and opened against Australia in India’s first three games of the tournament.
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Question 2 of 15
2. Question
Who scored a 29-ball 37 in the group match between India and West Indies at Old Trafford, the highest for a No. 11 in World Cups till Shoaib Akhtar broke the record in 2003?
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Joel Garner and Andy Roberts (who also scored 37*) shared a tenth wicket partnership of 71 runs.
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Joel Garner and Andy Roberts (who also scored 37*) shared a tenth wicket partnership of 71 runs.
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Question 3 of 15
3. Question
Who captained Zimbabwe during the 1983 World Cup?
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Duncan Fletcher is the present coach of the Indian cricket team
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Duncan Fletcher is the present coach of the Indian cricket team
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Question 4 of 15
4. Question
Name the native South African who played in England and World Series Cricket and opened the batting for Australia against India in the tournament?
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Kepler Wessels played 24 Tests and 54 ODIs for Australia before going on to represent South Africa, the country of his birth
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Kepler Wessels played 24 Tests and 54 ODIs for Australia before going on to represent South Africa, the country of his birth
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Question 5 of 15
5. Question
Which young Australian fast bowler, playing only in his fifth ODI, picked up 6 for 39 against India at Trent Bridge?
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MacLeay’s 6 for 39 was the second best bowling figures in the 1983 World Cup behind Winston Davis’s 7 for 37
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MacLeay’s 6 for 39 was the second best bowling figures in the 1983 World Cup behind Winston Davis’s 7 for 37
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Question 6 of 15
6. Question
Name the bowler who took India’s only five-wicket haul in the tournament?
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Kapil Dev’s 5 for 43, also the first five-wicket haul by an Indian in ODIs, came against Australia in the league match at Trent Bridge
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Kapil Dev’s 5 for 43, also the first five-wicket haul by an Indian in ODIs, came against Australia in the league match at Trent Bridge
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Question 7 of 15
7. Question
Which Indian batsman was struck in the mouth by a Malcolm Marshall bouncer and had to retire hurt and was ruled out for the rest of the tournament?
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It was Vengsarkar’s only game in the 1983 World Cup; he scored 32 off 59 balls
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It was Vengsarkar’s only game in the 1983 World Cup; he scored 32 off 59 balls
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Question 8 of 15
8. Question
Before Kapil Dev’s 175* against Zimbabwe at Tunbridge Wells, how many centuries were scored in ODIs by Indian players?
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Prior to Kapil’s century, Krishnamachari Srikkanth’s 95 against Sri Lanka at Delhi in 1982 was the highest score in ODIs by an Indian
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Prior to Kapil’s century, Krishnamachari Srikkanth’s 95 against Sri Lanka at Delhi in 1982 was the highest score in ODIs by an Indian
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Question 9 of 15
9. Question
Which team finished top in India’s group after the league phase?
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West Indies finished with 20 points with five wins and one loss, while India finished second with four wins and two losses
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West Indies finished with 20 points with five wins and one loss, while India finished second with four wins and two losses
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Question 10 of 15
10. Question
Name the BCCI president who asked for two paid tickets for the final at Lord’s only to be snubbed by the English organisers.
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Salve, after being snubbed, vowed to host the World Cup away from England, which had never happened till then
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Salve, after being snubbed, vowed to host the World Cup away from England, which had never happened till then
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Question 11 of 15
11. Question
Kapil Dev catching a Viv Richards skier is considered as the moment that won the World Cup for India. Who bowled the delivery?
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Richards’s mistimed hook was caught by Kapil Dev running backwards
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Richards’s mistimed hook was caught by Kapil Dev running backwards
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Question 12 of 15
12. Question
Which of these Indian batsmen did not score a single fifty during the tournament?
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Srikkanth’s highest score of 38 came in the final of the tournament against West Indies
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Srikkanth’s highest score of 38 came in the final of the tournament against West Indies
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Question 13 of 15
13. Question
Which Indian player (non-wicket keeper) had the most catches during the tournament?
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Kapil Dev took seven catches in eight matches, including that of Viv Richards and Clive Lloyd in the final
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Kapil Dev took seven catches in eight matches, including that of Viv Richards and Clive Lloyd in the final
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Question 14 of 15
14. Question
Who was Man of the Match for India in both the semifinal and the final of the tournament?
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Amarnath score 46 and took 2 for 27 against England in the semifinal and 26 and 3 for 12 in the final against West Indies
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Question 15 of 15
15. Question
Name the only player from the Indian squad who didn’t get a game during the tournament?
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Sunil Valson
Valson, a left-arm medium-pacer, was in the squad but didn’t play a single game in the competition; in fact, he never played an ODI for India
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Sunil Valson
Valson, a left-arm medium-pacer, was in the squad but didn’t play a single game in the competition; in fact, he never played an ODI for India
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