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Who was the first Indian batsman to score a century in a Cricket World Cup match?
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Kapil Dev
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- Kapil Dev
- Sunil Gavaskar
- Mohammad Azharuddin
- Sachin Tendulkar
Explanation & Context
Kapil Dev scored India's first World Cup century, an unbeaten 175 against Zimbabwe in the 1983 tournament.
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