Not many gave India much of a chance in the 1985 World Championship of Cricket after they suffered a series loss in both versions of the game to David Gower's 1984-85 English tourists. But skipper Sunil Gavaskar, who had decided that the limited overs event would be his last as captain, had the last laugh... exactly 25 years ago when India beat Pakistan to clinch the World Championship of Cricket at the Melbourne Cricket Ground.

He led an incredible team, which did not lose a single game throughout the tournament. Four out of five times they bowled out the opposition and their lone 'failure' to claim 10 wickets came in the final when Pakistan finished up with 176 for nine.