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There were no coaches those days,India got its first coach in 1996.
The 1983 World Cup, held for the third consecutive time in England, was won by India, with a 43-run victory in the final against the West Indies. The match's top scorer was Indian batsman Krishnamachari Srikkanth. This was a complete turn-around in fortunes from their 1979 World Cup campaign, in which they lost three matches from three in the group stage.
India, who won the 1983 Cricket World Cup, won their first match of the tournament against the West Indies, who they beat by 34 runs. The top scorer was Indian batsman Yashpal Sharma, who scored 89 runs.
The only Indian cricketer to win a Man of the Match award in the 1975 World Cup was Farokh Engineer, whose innings of 54 not out helped India to a ten-wicket victory against East Africa. The match was India's second of three in the tournament.
As Simple as India won their first cricket world cup in 1983.