Kapil Dev
A courageous cricketer with the quality of inspiring his mates with quality performances, Kapil had a rare capability of bringing out the best in his teammates. Not a Captain who had penchant for tactical nuances, he was really inspirational with both his bat and ball throughout the tournament. He was the highest run getter for India with 303 runs, with an unbeaten 175 to lift his struggling team against Zimbabwe. He also claimed 12 wickets in the tournament

Syed Kirmani
Safe as house behind the wickets, Kirmani also provided oxygen to the Indian batting order whenever the team badly needed it. He stitched a vital unbroken 126-run partnership with Kapil Dev in the group match against Zimbabwe after India was tottering at 17/5 in the initial stages.

Roger Binny
Roger Binny finished the World Cup as the highest wicket taker for India with 18 wickets at an incredible average of 18.67 to his name. In the group match against Australia at Chelmsford, Binny ran through Australian batting line-up to finish with 4/29, his best bowling figure in the historic tournament.

Madan Lal
A medium pacer, who used to depend on swing rather than on pace, Madan Lal found a perfect niche for himself in the wet English condition of the ’83 World Cup. He captured 17 wickets and was the second highest wicket taker for India. His three crucial wickets in the final turned the tide in India’s favour.

Sandeep Patil
An attacking batsman with a fondness for hitting boundaries, Sandeep Patil played a pivotal role in India’s World Cup victory. He scored 216 runs at an average of 30.85 with an unbeaten 51 off just 32 balls at the crucial semi-final against England. Patil's blistering knock hastened India's victory in that match.

Balwinder Singh Sandhu
In the final, after being skittled out for 183 in 54.4 overs, India's Balwinder Singh Sandhu produced that magic ball which dismissed opener Gordon Greenidge cheaply.Though that ball has remained etched in the memory of million of Indians, Sandhu, a swing bowler, played an important role throughout the event sharing new ball with Kapil Dev.

K. Srikkanth
An unorthodox batsman in an era of copybook cricket, Srikkanth came up with a typical innings of 38 in a low-scoring match in the final with 7 hits to the fence and one over it. Srikkanth was the highest scorer in that eventful June 25, 1983 match.

Ravi Shastri
A bowling all-rounder to start with, Ravi Shastri started his career as left-arm spinner who could bat a bit. Though the Cup was not to be remembered for his personal glory, Shastri played 5 matches in which he claimed 4 wickets with 3/26 being his best.

Kirti Azad
A batting all-rounder who used to bowl off-spin as well, Azad was unable to ignite the 1983 English summer either with his willow or with the red cherry.

Dilip Vensarkar
Dilip Vensarkar’s World Cup journey was cut short by a bouncer from Malcom Marshal. He got injured in India-West Indies league match when he was playing on 32 and looking all set to score big. He could play only 2 matches in which he scored 37 runs with an unconquered 32 being his best.

Yashpal Sharma
If Kapil’s 175 knock against Zimbabwe helped India from being embarrassed, Yashpal Sharma’s defiant innings of 89 against a fearsome pace attack of West Indies- featuring the likes of Michael Holding, Andy Roberts, Joel Garner and Malcolm Marshall at Old Trafford- set the tone for India’s greatest run in the World Cup history. India defeated the two-time world champion in the group stage which ultimately turned things around for them. Sharma made 240 runs in the tournament which was the second highest individual total for the winning team.

Sunil Gavaskar
A rare failure in his career, Gavaskar was lackluster with the bat scoring overall 59 runs in 6 matches with 25 being his top score. Though he failed with the bat, he was always there with a bagful of tricks up his sleeves and sharp slip catching throughout the tournament.

Mohinder Amarnath
Man of the match in the semi-finals and the final, Amarnath was the best performer after captain Kapil Dev. He scored 237 runs with the bat apart from picking up eight crucial wickets with his military medium-pace with 3 for 12 in the final being his best effort.

Sunil Valson
A left arm pace bowler that was a rarity in Indian cricket in those days, Valson had a bad luck in not being able to play a single match in the World Cup. But he was, nevertheless, very important member of the side. As Kapil said about Valson: “A unique person who was a very important member of the side. He was the one who told us where we are going wrong. Something that you cannot analyse for yourself when you are playing.''