India, Feb. 15 -- They were the pioneers of limited-overs cricket and the naturals of the format swept to the first two One-day World Cups in some pomp. However, the stunning blow underdogs India delivered in the 1983 final dashed the hat-trick hopes of West Indies and sent them tumbling while rivals rapidly climbed the ladder of success.

Once hailed as the Calypso Kings, their wait would last 33 years, and 10 more World Cups - 7 ODI and three T20Is - before West Indies would finally regain the crown at the 2012 T20 World Cup in Sri Lanka. It wasn't a tournament secured by any express fast bowler, rather by a bunch of players who had learnt to find efficiency in the shortest format of the game.

While West Indies didn't go beyond the sem...