When Kapil Dev stunned Zimbabwe and kickstarted India's dream 

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The Haryana Hurricane's 138-ball masterclass

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He hit 16 fours during his knock

It wasn't all mayhem, there was calculation and awareness of the situation, along with a clear understanding of what needed to be done. He used the irregular dimensions of the ground to good effect, hitting most of his fours towards the shorter boundary, hitting as many as 16 of them.

After he reached his hundred, close to the 50-over mark, he went berserk and added 75 quickfire runs in the last ten overs to take India past 260. Along the way, he also hit six sixes in total and held the record for the fastest World Cup century then.

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