1983 India Cricket Team

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Indian 1983 World Cup Squad

PlayerDate of BirthAge in 1983Batting StyleBowling Style
Kapil Dev (c)1/6/195924Right handRight-arm fast-medium
Mohinder Amarnath9/24/195032Right handRight-arm medium
Kirti Azad1/2/195924Right-handRight-arm off-spinner
Roger Binny7/19/195527Right-handRight-arm fast-medium
Sunil Gavaskar7/10/194933Right handRight-arm medium
Syed Kirmani (wk)12/29/194933Right-handedWicket-keeper
Madan Lal3/20/195132Right-handRight-arm medium
Sandeep Patil8/18/195626Right-handRight-arm medium
Balwinder Sandhu8/3/195626Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast
Yashpal Sharma8/11/195428Right-handedRight-arm medium
Ravi Shastri5/27/196221Right-handSlow left-arm orthodox
Krishnamachari Srikkanth12/21/195923Right handRight-arm medium
Sunil Valson10/2/195824Right-handLeft-arm medium
Dilip Vengsarkar4/6/195627Right handRight-arm medium

The Indian squad who was going to be taking part in the Prudential 1983 world cup was announced in May 1983 by the BCCI. Kapil Dev was named the captain of the team which had a lot of seasonal campaigners with the likes of the legendary Indian batsmen and the original 'little master', Sunil Gavaskar, the current Indian cricket team coach Ravi Shastri, Mohinder Amarnath, Rodger Binny among many other great names.

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The Indian playing XI that played against 1983 West Indies cricket team during the finals consisted of:

Sunil Gavaskar, Kris Srikkanth, Mohinder Amarnath, Yashpal Sharma, Sandeep Patil, Kapil Dev (c), Kirti Azad, Roger Binny, Madan Lal, Syed Kirmani (wk), Balwinder Sandhu.

FAQs

Q.Who was the 12th man in the 1983 World Cup-winning squad?

A. Sunil Valson was the 12th man in the 1983 World Cup-winning squad.

Q. Who is the highest run-scorer from India in World Cup Final 1983?

A. Kris Srikkanth was the player who scored the most runs for India in the match, he scored 38 runs from 58 balls. His innings consisted of seven fours and a six.

Q. How many runs did India make in the 1983 World Cup?

A. India made 183 runs for 10 wickets in 54.4 overs.

Q. Who was the highest wicket-taker from India in the 1983 World Cup?

A. Roger Binny was the leading wicket-taker for India in the 1983 world cup with 18 wickets.

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