The Indian team will be playing the ODI World Cup 2023 on their home soil after 12 years. There were many memorable moments for Indian fans when the Men in Blue hosted the ODI World Cup last time. This year, India will be hosting the ODI WC for the fourth time after the 1987, 1996 and 2011 editions.
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Here in this article, we will have a look at how Team India has performed in those ODI WC editions.
India in 1987 ODI World Cup (Captain - Kapil Dev):
- Lost to Australia by 1 run, Chennai (Group Stage)
- Defeated New Zealand by 16 runs, Bengaluru (Group Stage)
- Defeated Zimbabwe by 8 wickets, Mumbai-WS (Group Stage)
- Defeated Australia by 56 runs, Delhi (Group Stage)
- Defeated Zimbabwe by 7 wickets, Ahmedabad (Group Stage)
- Defeated New Zealand by 9 wickets, Nagpur (Group Stage)
- Lost to England by 35 runs, Mumbai-WS (Semi-Finals)
India ended as Semi-Finalists in the 1987 ODI WC.
India in 1996 ODI World Cup (Captain - Mohammad Azharuddin):
- Defeated Kenya by 7 wickets, Cuttack (Group Stage)
- Defeated West Indies by 5 wickets, Gwalior (Group Stage)
- Lost to Australia by 16 runs, Mumbai-WS (Group Stage)
- Lost to Sri Lanka by 6 wickets, Delhi (Group Stage)
- Defeated Zimbabwe by 40 runs, Kanpur (Group Stage)
- Defeated Pakistan by 39 runs, Bengaluru (Quater-Finals)
- Lost to Sri Lanka by Default, Kolkata (Semi-Finals)
India ended as Semi-Finalists in the 1996 ODI WC.
India in 2011 ODI World Cup (Captain - MS Dhoni):
- Defeated Bangladesh by 87 runs, Mirpur [Game happened outside India] - Exception
- Tied against England, Bengaluru (Group Stage)
- Defeated Ireland by 5 wickets, Bengaluru (Group Stage)
- Defeated Netherlands by 5 wickets, Delhi (Group Stage)
- Lost to South Africa by 3 wickets, Nagpur (Group Stage)
- Defeated West Indies by 80 runs, Chennai (Group Stage)
- Defeated Australia by 5 wickets, Ahmedabad (Quarter-Finals)
- Defeated Pakistan by 29 runs, Mohali (Semi-Finals)
- Defeated Sri Lanka by 6 wickets, Mumbai-WS (Finals)
India ended up winning the ODI WC title for the second time after the 1983 edition.
India team performance in ODI WC on Indian soil
Played - 22
Won - 15
Lost - 6
Tied - 1