Discover the lesser-known facts about India's journey in the Cricket World Cups that will leave you stunned!

India made its World Cup debut in 1975 but won only one match in the tournament.

[{"selector":"#anim-621ec4b6-9c7e-4d75-85d0-cf24b82e0ada","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4ead73e4-9c38-4195-a98e-46bebffbe83f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.92064%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-f1c878e3-37ae-469d-88ae-aac516e8dfc3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b8ed808f-48f8-49b2-a747-271bca3df06c","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -173.97363%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Kapil Dev's unbeaten 175 against Zimbabwe in 1983 was not televised.

[{"selector":"#anim-f278b19d-416d-4aa9-ad7e-238a24b402c8","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c4032fd0-fe90-4dff-a5ed-2927972be6c1","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -164.38015%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0ccf8b17-b894-4fbe-ad14-0f24bf8663cd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-920d9974-dc7f-4ccd-9f59-387314d739bd","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.87301%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Sachin Tendulkar was India's youngest World Cup captain at 23.

[{"selector":"#anim-9565cd3b-c749-42a4-9085-ac0606c86c5c","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-d49fa126-ee20-40d3-805c-b5c5b7d76528","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -185.36688%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2fc2b4c9-f1d7-4790-b900-d0c9f58e6765","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-db155398-e664-4e6f-8281-12c9cc127758","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.55555%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

MS Dhoni never scored a century in World Cup matches.

[{"selector":"#anim-9cf75d10-61d4-4d9b-bd82-7887700bc607","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-0c9305a4-07e1-4198-95df-e2a0670534e4","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -205.55556%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-da59fb9e-08b4-4e66-ac08-01c93c93a671","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3d900cf5-1ca4-4835-9eb7-cfa323d9fe72","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.92064%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

India was eliminated in the 2007 World Cup group stage.

[{"selector":"#anim-383552b3-a6ba-48e7-bcd9-9bbdccbab6e7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-30c00609-2509-4fa8-96ea-3ec2e88de555","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -206.93256%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-6a742df9-24c4-4c70-9ffe-fa266eb94e34","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7df8e05a-f14f-43c3-9656-a9b93ba68a1e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.23810%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Only three Indian bowlers have taken 5-wicket hauls in World Cups.

[{"selector":"#anim-0d3bf219-668c-430e-bec0-ae23469a1757","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-14d654c3-2901-4d14-bf96-7229a8a41e54","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -192.09973%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-c592b881-1fc6-44ff-8ee7-cc1aeda6f8a3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-743352c9-e79d-4756-9644-cef700bbbbae","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.92064%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

No Indian bowler has taken a World Cup hat-trick.

[{"selector":"#anim-f9310d23-618d-492a-94f2-b916d26e81fa","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-3937a176-6fe1-45d4-b661-0d310ed30c17","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -210.96617%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-acb412ad-4ed7-4101-9c4e-f304c061ac3a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-98a03ff2-8a88-4123-89a8-310792269713","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.92064%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

India lost to England in 1992 due to a controversial rain rule.

[{"selector":"#anim-30ec93b2-5180-4667-aa85-ecdfd2249281","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-8a1cf834-546a-4e91-aa3f-39dfba41a968","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -186.97462%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fba8f4cf-bfa5-411b-a226-45a78a37b880","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-fac4224a-2f47-48c8-b6b8-f743fd54b7d7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.92064%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Sachin Tendulkar scored 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup.

[{"selector":"#anim-52e6b7c0-5511-4da1-a866-0e03ab4a1bc9","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-a01ff437-313e-42f8-a3c2-d6f820f82568","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -224.17693%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-09bf0123-b617-4c1c-94c3-57ab347ac185","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4941eab3-15ea-4f43-bff9-b4ecf92ee331","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.23810%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

Dhoni's six to win the 2011 World Cup is iconic.

[{"selector":"#anim-5ac6a8de-976f-4d4e-8c84-d176aba3df22","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-795adcc3-ef60-4e5a-a6ea-2e95c5ba356a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -272.48366%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5f0ef3f7-0a0d-4539-b3ec-cb6f77c6e2b5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-33d9a08c-172d-4d65-97c2-060a2e92da1f","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.92064%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

India has never won consecutive World Cups.

[{"selector":"#anim-b3995ef9-8afb-40ba-8c44-e5b6dce2b253","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1c03524a-35c9-44ba-9035-357197a71d37","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -272.48366%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4b89d861-988d-4609-96fe-65ef169d038a","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-7e371efd-66c9-4f52-8677-6723d0610384","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.55555%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

India lost the 1987 semi-final by just one run.

[{"selector":"#anim-8f4650b5-f277-4065-a312-84ea371eadb2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-886ccb0a-b0b6-482a-9e90-d7e5a6cfbbe0","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -271.3072%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1c7e0f86-3bc7-4a57-bb3e-a4760c2003c2","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-9caeadac-e526-453e-a1df-d6f01166d0c7","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(114.92064%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

India tied a World Cup match with England in 1999.

[{"selector":"#anim-62afd6cd-2d59-4f71-87d3-4d2f44261ed3","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-4cb2a2fa-531a-466c-b14f-d5cbae2b913e","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -222.48679%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-1b828cb1-e7bc-492d-8fa3-366ef16978da","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-93691561-0071-4016-b36c-15acbf13f1a8","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.23810%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

India won the 1983 World Cup as underdogs.

[{"selector":"#anim-d8eb9209-f793-4421-b661-326a1bc32211","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b6c500f7-de35-4672-b0a5-17b2c5fb090d","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -257.4282%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-dec0d954-6c3e-4ab2-a689-62e0f027c9bd","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2e6e0da1-047e-4567-90a5-49179434bc6a","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.87301%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}]

India lost the 2003 final to Australia by 125 runs.

[{"selector":"#anim-f7e20e6f-42b1-48ca-ad00-78460157181d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-78aea30f-d931-463d-80ac-04404ddb6f79","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -225.77578%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1000,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-2433a0d1-4b76-4380-8ca5-0cbcbb0e2aa7","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b3cb40a6-0a7a-4707-b5aa-ad9752126f34","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(115.55555%, 0px, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":1500,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] Learn more