India At The Cricket World Cup
The Indian cricket team are the current World Champions. In addition to winning the 2011 Cricket World Cup on home ground, they won the 1983 Cricket World Cup. They were also runner-up at the 2003 Cricket World Cup, and semifinalists in the 1996 Cricket World Cup and in the 1987 Cricket World Cup.They came 6th place in the Super 6 in the 1999 World Cup and have been knocked out of the world cup 4 times in Group stage (1975, 1979, 1992 and 2007).
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