6 most destructive hundreds in World Cup history

3. Kapil Dev 175 (138) vs Zimbabwe, 1983 Cricket World Cup

Kapil Dev

Perhaps the greatest comeback in the World Cup history, Kapil Dev orchestrated a terrific turnaround in what could've ended as a disaster for India otherwise. Facing Zimbabwe in a group game, the top five batsmen fell for single digits. The scorecard read as 17-5. Roger Binny joined Kapil Dev in order to save face and did a decent job while Kapil Dev hit back. The short boundaries at Tunbridge Wells were working tremendously well for the all-rounder.

Roger Binny departed after a 60-run partnership. Kapil Dev now shared another gritty partnership with Madan Lal and later with Syed Kirmani. At the end of the innings, Kapil Dev had turned into a one-man wrecking crew, amassing 175 off 138 deliveries because of considerable power-hitting which included 16 fours and six maximums.

Three determinating partnerships took India to a respectable 266 runs for the loss of eight wickets. The rest of the seven batsmen could contribute only 79 runs with 12 extras for a good measure.

In reply, Kevin Curran and Robin Brown were the only batsmen to score a substantial amount of runs. The rest of the batsmen succumbed against the pace of Roger Binny and Madan Lal with the former taking two and the latter taking three wickets. India won the match by 31 runs with Kapil Dev being adjudged the man of the match for his blazing century.