<P> The key to India's bowling in the 1970s were the Indian spin quartet--Bishen Bedi, E.A.S. Prasanna, BS Chandrasekhar and Srinivas Venkataraghavan . This period also saw the emergence of two of India's best ever batsmen, Sunil Gavaskar and Gundappa Viswanath . Indian pitches have had tendency to support spin and the spin quartet exploited this to create collapses in opposing batting line - ups . These players were responsible for the back - to - back series wins in 1971 in the West Indies and in England, under the captaincy of Ajit Wadekar . Gavaskar scored 774 runs in the West Indian series while Dilip Sardesai's 112 played a big part in their one Test win . </P> <P> The advent of One Day International (ODI) cricket in 1971 created a new dimension in the cricket world . However, India was not considerably strong in ODIs at this point and batsmen such as the captain Gavaskar were known for their defence - based approaches to batting . India began as a weak team in ODIs and did not qualify for the second round in the first two editions of the Cricket World Cup . Gavaskar infamously blocked his way to 36 not out off 174 balls against England in the first World Cup in 1975, India scored just 132 for 3 and lost by 202 runs . </P> <P> In contrast, India fielded a strong team in Test matches and were particularly strong at home where their combination of stylish batsman and beguiling spinners were seen at their best . India set a then Test record in the third Test against the West Indies at Port - of - Spain in 1976 when they chased 403 to win thanks to 112 from Viswanath . This West Indian defeat is considered to be a watershed in the history of their cricket because it led to captain Clive Lloyd dispensing with spin altogether and relying entirely on a four - man pace attack . In November 1976, the team established another record by scoring 524 for 9 declared against New Zealand at Kanpur without an individual scoring a century . There were six fifties, the highest being 70 by Mohinder Amarnath . The innings was the eighth instance in Test cricket where all eleven batsmen reached double figures . </P> <P> During the 1980s, India developed a more attack - minded batting line - up with stroke makers such as the wristy Mohammed Azharuddin, Dilip Vengsarkar and all - rounders Kapil Dev and Ravi Shastri . India won the Cricket World Cup in 1983, defeating the favourites and two - time defending champions West Indies in the final, owing to a strong bowling performance . In spite of this, the team performed poorly in the Test arena, including 28 consecutive Test matches without a victory . In 1984, India won the Asia Cup and in 1985, won the World Championship of Cricket in Australia . Apart from this, India remained a weak team outside the Indian subcontinent . India's Test series victory in 1986 against England remained the last Test series win by India outside the subcontinent for the next 19 years . The 1980s saw Gavaskar and Kapil Dev (India's best all - rounder to date) at the pinnacle of their careers . Gavaskar made a Test record 34 centuries as he became the first man to reach the 10,000 run mark . Kapil Dev later became the highest wicket - taker in Test cricket with 434 wickets . The period was also marked by an unstable leadership, with Gavaskar and Kapil exchanging the captaincy several times . </P>

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