India Cricket Team in the ODI World Cup
The India Cricket Team played their first match in the Prudential World Cup 1975 against the English Cricket Team. However, the Indians couldn’t make any marks for themselves in the first two editions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The Indian Cricket Team became a strong contender after their first World Cup win in […]
The India Cricket Team played their first match in the Prudential World Cup 1975 against the English Cricket Team. However, the Indians couldn’t make any marks for themselves in the first two editions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. The Indian Cricket Team became a strong contender after their first World Cup win in 1983. That year marked the beginning of the craze for cricket in the country. Since then, the Indian Team has come a long way and won the World Champions title twice.
The India Men’s Cricket Team has had a blend of powerful batters and elegant bowlers occasionally. Kapil Dev, Mohinder Amarnath, Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar, MS Dhoni, Zaheer Khan, and Anil Kumble, among many others, have achieved many milestones in the ODI format of the World Cup for the team. Here is a record of the India Cricket Team’s performance in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup from 1975 to 2019.
India Cricket Team in ODI World Cup Stats
The India Cricket Team has been a part of all 12 editions of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup and has made significant contributions since 1983. They have played 85 World Cup matches since the 1975 edition, winning 53 and losing 29. Here is a complete win and loss record of the Indian Cricket Team in all the World Cup matches played till now.
| Year | Number of World Cup Matches Played | Won | Lost |
| Prudential World Cup 1975 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| Prudential World Cup 1979 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Prudential World Cup 1983 | 8 | 6 | 2 |
| Reliance World Cup 1987 | 7 | 5 | 2 |
| Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 | 8 | 2 | 5 |
| Wills World Cup 1996 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| ICC World Cup 1999 | 8 | 4 | 4 |
| ICC World Cup 2003 | 11 | 9 | 2 |
| ICC World Cup 2007 | 3 | 1 | 2 |
| ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | 9 | 7 | 1 |
| ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 | 8 | 7 | 1 |
| ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
| ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 | 9 | 9 | 0 |
Most Runs in World Cup for the India Cricket Team
Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket, has made the most runs for the India Cricket Team in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup till now. Master Blaster Tendulkar scored 2278 runs for the team and created the record for scoring the most World Cup runs ever. He played 45 matches from 1992 to 2011 and made 6 centuries too. Here are the top 10 runs scorers of the India Cricket Team in the ODI World Cup.
| Player | Span | Runs | Highest Score | 100s | 50s |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1992-2011 | 2278 | 152 | 6 | 15 |
| Virat Kohli | 2011-2023 | 1795 | 117 | 5 | 12 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2015-2023 | 1575 | 140 | 7 | 6 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1999-2007 | 1006 | 183 | 4 | 3 |
| Rahul Dravid | 1999-2007 | 860 | 145 | 2 | 6 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2003-2011 | 843 | 175 | 2 | 3 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 1987-1999 | 826 | 93 | – | 8 |
| Mahendra Singh Dhoni | 2007-2019 | 780 | 91* | – | 5 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 2003-2011 | 738 | 113 | 1 | 7 |
| Kapil Dev | 1979-1992 | 669 | 175* | 1 | 1 |
Highest Score in World Cup for the India Cricket Team
Sourav Ganguly, one of the fiercest captains of the Indian Cricket Team, made the highest score in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history for the India Cricket Team. He made 183 runs against the Sri Lankan Cricket Team in 158 balls during the 1999 edition of the World Cup. He also hit 17 boundaries and 7 sixes in this innings.
Here are the top 10 players who have scored the highest in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history for the India Cricket Team.
| Player | Score | Balls | Opponent | 4s | 6s | Year |
| Sourav Ganguly | 183 | 158 | Sri Lanka | 17 | 7 | 1999 |
| Kapil Dev | 175* | 138 | Zimbabwe | 16 | 6 | 1983 |
| Virender Sehwag | 175 | 140 | Bangladesh | 14 | 5 | 2011 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 152 | 151 | Namibia | 18 | – | 2003 |
| Rahul Dravid | 145 | 129 | Sri Lanka | 17 | 1 | 1999 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 140* | 101 | Kenya | 16 | 3 | 1999 |
| Rohit Sharma | 140 | 113 | Pakistan | 14 | 3 | 2019 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 137 | 137 | Sri Lanka | 8 | 5 | 1996 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 137 | 146 | South Africa | 16 | 2 | 2015 |
| Rohit Sharma | 137 | 126 | Bangladesh | 14 | 3 | 2015 |
Most 50s in World Cup for the India Cricket Team
Another record made by Sachin Tendulkar is for making the most half-centuries in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup for the India Cricket World Cup till now. He has made 15 half-centuries and 6 centuries for the team on the World Cup platform from 1992 to 2011. Here are the top 10 players of the India Cricket Team who have made the most half-centuries in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
| Player | Span | Matches | 50 | 50+ | Runs |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1992-2011 | 45 | 15 | 21 | 2278 |
| Virat Kohli | 2011-2023 | 37 | 12 | 17 | 1795 |
| Rohit Sharma | 2015-2023 | 28 | 6 | 13 | 1575 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 2003-2011 | 23 | 7 | 8 | 738 |
| Rahul Dravid | 1999-2007 | 22 | 6 | 8 | 860 |
| Mohammad Azharuddin | 1987-1999 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 826 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1999-2007 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 1006 |
| Navjot Sidhu | 1987-1996 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 454 |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 1975-1987 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 561 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2003-2011 | 22 | 3 | 5 | 843 |
Most 100s in World Cup for the India Cricket Team
Rohit Sharma is the man to score the most centuries for the India Cricket Team in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history. He made 6 World Cup centuries from 2015 till now. He has also made 3 half-centuries for the team. Here are the top 10 players of the India Cricket Team who have made the most number of centuries in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
| Player | Span | Matches | Centuries | Runs |
| Rohit Sharma | 2015-2023 | 28 | 7 | 1575 |
| Sachin Tendulkar | 1992-2011 | 45 | 6 | 2278 |
| Virat Kohli | 2011-2023 | 37 | 5 | 1795 |
| Sourav Ganguly | 1999-2007 | 21 | 4 | 1006 |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 2015-Present | 10 | 3 | 537 |
| Rahul Dravid | 1999-2007 | 21 | 2 | 860 |
| Virender Sehwag | 2003-2011 | 22 | 2 | 843 |
| KL Rahul | 2019-Present | 9 | 1 | 361 |
| Suresh Raina | 2011-2015 | 12 | 1 | 358 |
| Vinod Kambli | 1992-1996 | 12 | 1 | 205 |
Most Wickets in World Cup for the India Cricket Team
Zaheer Khan has taken the most wickets for the India Cricket Team in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup till now. This left-arm pacer created history with 44 wickets in the ODI World Cup. The next on this list is Javagal Srinath. Here are the top 10 wicket-takers of the Indian Cricket Team in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
| Player | Span | Matches | Wickets | Economy |
| Mohammed Shami | 2015-2023 | 18 | 55 | 5.13 |
| Zaheer Khan | 2003-2011 | 23 | 44 | 4.47 |
| Javagal Srinath | 1992-2003 | 34 | 44 | 4.32 |
| JJ Bumrah | 2015-2023 | 20 | 38 | 4.23 |
| Anil Kumble | 1996-2007 | 18 | 31 | 4.08 |
| Kapil Dev | 1979-1992 | 26 | 28 | 3.76 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 1987-1996 | 19 | 24 | 4.40 |
| Madan Lal | 1975-1983 | 11 | 22 | 3.66 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 2003-2011 | 23 | 20 | 4.99 |
| Harbhajan Singh | 2003-2011 | 21 | 20 | 4.20 |
Best Bowling Figures in an Inning in World Cup for the India Cricket Team
Ashish Nehra of the Indian Cricket Team created the record for the best bowling figure in an inning in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup by taking 6 wickets in 10.0 overs against the English Cricket Team. He spared only 23 runs to the opposition during the 2003 ODI World Cup. Here are the top 10 bowlers of the India Cricket Team to create the best bowling figures in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
| Player | Overs | Wickets | Runs | Opposition | Year |
| Mohammed Shami | 9.5 | 7 | 57 | New Zealand | 2023 |
| Ashish Nehra | 10.0 | 6 | 23 | England | 2003 |
| Venkatesh Prasad | 9.3 | 5 | 27 | Pakistan | 1999 |
| Robin Singh | 9.3 | 5 | 31 | Sri Lanka | 1999 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 10.0 | 5 | 31 | Ireland | 2011 |
| Kapil Dev | 12.0 | 5 | 43 | Australia | 1983 |
| Mohammed Shami | 10.0 | 5 | 69 | England | 2019 |
| Yuvraj Singh | 4.3 | 4 | 6 | Namibia | 2003 |
| Mohammed Shami | 6.2 | 4 | 16 | West Indies | 2019 |
| Manoj Prabhakar | 8.0 | 4 | 19 | Zimbabwe | 1987 |
Best Bowling Average in World Cup for the India Cricket Team
Vijay Shankar has had the best bowling average for the India Cricket Team in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup till now. He played 3 matches in the 2019 edition of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup with a bowling average of 11.00. Shankar bowled 5.2 overs and spared 22 runs in his ODI World Cup venture till now. Here are the top 10 players of the Indian Cricket Team to have the best bowling average in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
| Player | Matches | Average | Wickets | Economy | Runs Spared |
| Vijay Shankar | 3 | 11.00 | 2 | 4.12 | 22 |
| Mohammed Shami | 18 | 13.52 | 55 | 5.13 | 744 |
| Umesh Yadav | 8 | 17.82 | 18 | 4.98 | 321 |
| Robin Singh | 6 | 19.12 | 8 | 4.70 | 153 |
| Syed Abid Ali | 3 | 19.16 | 6 | 3.19 | 115 |
| Madan Lal | 11 | 19.36 | 22 | 3.66 | 426 |
| Jasprit Bumrah | 20 | 19.57 | 38 | 4.23 | 744 |
| Maninder Singh | 7 | 20.00 | 14 | 4.00 | 280 |
| Roger Binny | 9 | 20.10 | 19 | 4.02 | 382 |
| Zaheer Khan | 23 | 20.22 | 44 | 4.47 | 890 |
India Cricket Team Performance in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup Stats
The India Cricket Team won their first World Champions in 1983 and the second in 2011. They have reached the semi-finals of the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup four times. They have also been the runner-up of the tournament once. Here is a complete performance stat of the India Cricket Team in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup till now.
| World Cup Year | Team’s Performance |
| Prudential World Cup 1975 | Group Stage (3rd in Group A) |
| Prudential World Cup 1979 | Group Stage (4th in Group B) |
| Prudential World Cup 1983 | Winner |
| Reliance World Cup 1987 | Semi-Finals (3rd Position) |
| Benson & Hedges World Cup 1992 | Group Stage (7th position) |
| Wills World Cup 1996 | Semi-Finals (3rd Position) |
| ICC World Cup 1999 | Super 6 (6th Position) |
| ICC World Cup 2003 | Runners-Up (2nd Position) |
| ICC World Cup 2007 | Group Stage (3rd in Group B) |
| ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 | Winner |
| ICC Cricket World Cup 2015 | Semi-Finals (3rd Position) |
| ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 | Semi-Finals (3rd Position) |
| ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 | Runner-Ups |
Frequently Asked Questions About the India Cricket Team in ODI World Cup
Q1. When did India play their first World Cup match?
Ans: The India Cricket Team played the first World Cup match during the Prudential World Cup 1975. It was the tournament’s first match, and the English Cricket Team played against the Indians on 7th June 1975 at the Lord’s, London. The India Cricket Team lost the match by 202 runs.
Q2. Who has taken the most wickets for the India Team in the World Cup?
Ans: Zaheer Khan has taken the most wickets for the India Cricket Team in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup. He took 44 wickets in 23 matches from 2003 to 2011.
Q3. Under whose captaincy did India win their first World Cup?
Ans: Legendary allrounder Kapil Dev captained the Indian Cricket Team towards their first ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup win in 1983. The Indians defeated the West Indies by 43 runs.
