From 1983 World Cup Glory To Champions Trophy Triumph: 79 Years Of Indian Cricket’s Greatest Moments

Sports News: There have been many memorable moments in Indian cricket since 1947, and fans have also enjoyed them a lot. Team India won its first Test in 1952. Since then, Team India has performed brilliantly in ICC tournaments and has won many important matches. Not only this, but India also has many ICC trophies. You will also be surprised to know what achievements India has made in the last 79 years and what the records are that they have achieved.

The first World Cup was won in 1983

India won its first World Cup in 1983 under the captaincy of Kapil Dev. India won the final against the West Indies. Apart from this, legendary batsman Sunil Gavaskar became the first batsman to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. There are many such records, which have been amazing and have completely changed the history of Indian cricket. People still remember that innings of 175 runs against Zimbabwe during the 1983 World Cup.

The first series was won against Pakistan

India won its first Test match against England in 1952 at Chepauk. Vinoo Mankad took 12 wickets in this match. In the same year, they won their first Test series at home against Pakistan by 2-1. Mankad took 25 wickets in this series. In 1967-68, under the captaincy of Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, the team won its first series outside Asia. They won 3-1 against England, in which spinners Bishan Singh Bedi and Erapalli Prasanna together took 40 wickets. In 1971, under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar, Team India won the series against the West Indies and England. In this series, Sunil Gavaskar scored 774 runs, which is still the highest score by an Indian player in a series.

Sunil Gavaskar completed ten thousand runs

In the final of the 1983 ODI World Cup, under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, Team India defeated the West Indies by 43 runs. From here, Team India's game improved further. India won the first season of the Asia Cup. It was played in 1987. In 1987, Sunil Gavaskar became the first batsman to complete 10000 runs in Test cricket. He achieved this feat against Pakistan in Ahmedabad. Team India won the series against Australia in the 2001 Kolkata Test. In this series, there was a partnership of 274 runs between VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid, while Harbhajan Singh did wonders with bowling.

India won the first T20 World Cup

Virender Sehwag scored a triple century against Pakistan in Multan in 2004. He played an innings of 309 runs. Sehwag became the first Indian player to score a triple century in Test cricket. Under the captaincy of MS Dhoni, Team India won the 2007 T20 World Cup, 2011 ODI World Cup, and 2013 Champions Trophy. He was the first captain to win all the white ball titles of the ICC. The Indian Premier League tournament started in 2008. This tournament completely changed T20 cricket.

Sachin scored his first double century

Sachin Tendulkar scored the first double century in a men's ODI match against South Africa in 2010, while in 2012 he became the first player to score 100 international centuries. India performed brilliantly in Test cricket at home from 2013 to 2024. They won 18 consecutive series. However, last year New Zealand broke this record. Rohit Sharma scored 264 runs against Sri Lanka at Eden Gardens in 2014. This is the highest individual score in ODIs. The Indian player hit 33 fours and 9 sixes during his innings.

Under the captaincy of Virat Kohli, India won the Test series in Australia for the first time. He did this feat in 2018-19. Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India won the ICC T20 World Cup 2024. They faced South Africa in the final. After this, the team also won the ICC Champions Trophy 2025. The final match of this tournament was played against New Zealand.