How the host nation fared in each ODI World Cup

#9 England, 1983

As England hosted the third straight World Cup tournament in a row, there must have been a lot of hope among the fans that the team would finally go all the way and win the showpiece event at home. Clubbed with Pakistan, New Zealand and Sri Lanka, they topped the group once again by winning 5 out of 6 games and lost the solitary game to the Kiwis quite narrowly.

England were the firm favourites ahead of the semi-final against India at Old Trafford but after choosing to bat first, the batsmen simply could not get going and the accuracy of the medium pacers of the eventual champions proved detrimental for their batsmen. The hosts could only muster 213 in 60 overs, which India chased down in 54.4 overs for the loss of only 4 wickets, thanks to half-centuries from Yashpal Sharma and Sandeep Patil.