Top 5 spells by Indian bowlers in ODIs against Australia

#4. Kapil Dev- five for 43, Nottingham, 1983

The 1983 world cup is remembered for Kapil Dev's iconic catch of Vivian Richards and his historical inning of 175 versus Zimbabwe but it is seldom remembered for a lion-hearted bowling performance by the Indian skipper against Australia.

Kapil's five-wicket haul in that losing cause has gone unnoticed amidst other heroic performances during this World Cup. In the 11th match of the World Cup, Australia routed India by 162 runs.

After haemorrhaging 320 runs, India was reduced to 158 runs but during this abysmal show, one man left his mark by sending back five Aussie batsmen.

In his first spell, Kapil castled Kepler Wessels and came back in the death overs to limit the damage. At 277 for five wickets, Australia was aiming for a massive score, but Kapil wrecked the lower batting order.

The Indian skipper sent back Rodney Marsh, took the catch of Ken MacLeay in his own follow-through and castled Hogan. He also accounted for Lawson and in no time, Australia's batting had collapsed.

Kapil finished the inning with the figures of five for 43, but the joy was short-lived as India lost the ODI by a big margin.