11 Man of the Match performances in 11 World Cup Finals

#3 Mohinder Amarnath - 26 and 3/28 versus West Indies - 1983 World Cup Final

India went into the 1983 World Cup as underdogs and surprised everyone when they qualified for the finals. India were playing the 2-time defending champions West Indies with many claiming the match to be a no-match. Kapil Dev won the toss and decided to bat first.

Although the talismanic Sunil Gavaskar was dismissed for 3 runs, Kris Srikkanth's 38 and Mohinder Amarnath's 26 kept the mighty West Indian quicks at bay. When Amarnath departed, India were placed at 90 for 3. They lost wickets to some poor shot selection and folded up for a meagre 183.

When Balwinder Sandhu prised out Gordon Greenidge with a beautiful in-swinger, the great Sir Vivian Richards walked out to bat. He hammered 33 runs in no time before getting out. Suddenly, the Windies were tottering at 76 for 6.

Jeff Dujon was bringing them back into the game when Mohinder Amarnath's dibly-dobly medium pace dismissed him. He also picked up Malcolm Marshall and ended the misery for West Indies by picking the last wicket of Michael Holding. West Indies were dismissed for 140 giving India a 43 run win.

Since it was a low-scoring game, Amarnath was given the MoM award for his all-round efforts. West Indies started the day as favourites but they had to bow down to India's resolve.