The backbone of the Indian team that won the 1983 World cup Mohinder Amarnath .He was the Man of the series in this tournament.
- He was the Man of the Series when India won its first World Cup Cricket tournament in England in 1983.
- Mohinder Amarnath played 69 Tests scoring 4,378 runs at a batting average of 42.50, with 11 hundreds and 24 fifties, and picked 32 wickets at a bowling average of 55.68. In 85 One Day Internationals, he scored 1,924 runs at an average of 30.53 and claimed 46 wickets at 42.84 apiece.
- Imran Khan regarded Mohinder so highly that in his book "All Round View" he went on record to say that in the 1982-83 season, Mohinder was quite simply the best batsman in the world.Mohinder Amarnath is best known for his legendary performance in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
- He was awarded "Man of the Match" in the finals and semi-finals, playing a star role in leading India to their first ever One Day International title and first World Cup win.
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