10 unsung World Cup Heroes

#8 Sandeep Patil

Sandeep Patil played some really good innings during the 1983 World Cup

One of the biggest reasons why India clinched the 1983 World Cup was the performance of their middle-order batting spearheaded by Sandeep Patil and another player who we’ll see in the upcoming slides.

Patil began his tournament by scoring 36 against West Indies followed by a brisk 50 of 54 deliveries against Zimbabwe. He did not have a very good showing in the following three matches, scoring a combined 21 runs against Australia, West Indies and Zimbabwe. Patil ended his group stage by scoring a 25-ball 30 against Australia.

The right-hander’s best batting performance of the tournament came in the semi-final against England at Old Trafford where he scored 51 of just 32 deliveries which steered India to the final. In the final at Lord’s Patil scored 27 from 29 deliveries. Sandeep Patil ended the 1983 World Cup with 216 runs- 4th highest for India and 16th overall. He also took two catches during the tournament.