ODI World Cup 1975: ENG vs IND & First Century

The ODI World Cup began on June 7, 1975, with India vs England. Know who scored the first century and why Sunil Gavaskar’s innings sparked controversy.ODI World Cup begins, opening match played between ENG vs IND; Know who hit the first century.

The ODI World Cup started in the year 1975. The first match was played on this day, i.e., 7 June 1975, that too between India and England. India had suffered a crushing defeat at the hands of England in the very first match, while Sunil Gavaskar’s name was added to the list of shameful performances.

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A total of 8 teams participated in this tournament, played in England from 7 June to 21 July 1975. These 8 teams were divided into groups of four each. The special thing was that the matches were of 60 60 overs each. At that time, the players used to wear white dresses instead of colored jerseys. All matches were held during the day.

8 teams took part

The first group included the teams of host England, New Zealand, India, and East Africa. The second group included the West Indies, Australia, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. The first match of this World Cup was played between India and England.

This match is also remembered because the great batsman Sunil Gavaskar batted for the entire 60 overs and scored only 36 runs. During this innings, he hit only one four. He was criticized a lot for his slow innings.

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ODI World Cup 1975: Dennis had hit the first century

England batted first at Lord’s ground and scored 334 runs for 4 wickets in 60 overs. Dennis Amis played a brilliant innings of 137 runs. This was the first century of the ODI World Cup. In response, India could score only 132 runs for 3 wickets in 60 overs.

Sunil Gavaskar faced 174 balls and scored only 36 runs with the help of one four. In the same match, Gundappa Vishwanath scored the highest 37 runs, facing only 59 balls. It is said that Gavaskar played such a slow innings to oppose ODI cricket.

Srinivas Venkataraghavan was the captain

Srinivas Venkataraghavan was the captain of India in the World Cup. In the first World Cup, the Indian team had won only once. India won the match against East Africa by 10 wickets. In this match, Sunil Gavaskar played an unbeaten innings of 65 runs in 86 balls and hit 9 fours in the innings.