New Delhi, June 25 -- India marked one of the greatest days in cricket history as they lifted the ICC ODI World Cup for the first time in England on June 25, 1983.

Kapil Dev's men were crowned champions at Lord's with an unbelievable victory over the favourites, West Indies. The latter won the toss and opted to bowl first.

Heading into the finals, India shocked the cricketing world with its impressive performances in the cricketing marquee event after disappointing outings in 1975 and 1979, in which they could not progress beyond the group stages.

West Indies were heading into the finals as favourites, having won the previous two World Cups in 1975 and 1979.

The Kapil Dev-led side managed to score just 183 runs as Andy Roberts took th...