5 greatest instances of fielding in the history of the World Cup

Kapil Dev, India vs West Indies (1983)

For Indian fans, the 1983 Cricket World Cup is the stuff of legend. A reference to 1983 will immediately mean the World Cup for most Indian cricket fans - and what better stage for a brilliant catch than the final, and what better person to do it than the captain?

Viv Richards is known for good cause as a batting legend, and although India took the early wicket of Gordon Greenidge, Richards was a different beast - and he tackled the Indian bowlers with aplomb. In fact, he was so ruthless that most Indian fans, and perhaps even the team, might have believed they were done for in that final and would shortly be on the way to the dugout.

This time, it was Madan Lal bowling to Richards, and Richards sent an edge in the direction of Kapil Dev, fielding at mid-on, took the difficult catch seemingly easily.

That wicket somehow saw the collapse of the remainder of the West Indies batting lineup, and the side quickly tumbled - with India winning by a 43-run margin in the end.