Sunil Gavaskar bizarrely batted out 60 overs for an unbeaten 36, claiming he needed the batting practice.

Dennis Amiss, scorer of the first two ODI centuries, made another on the opening day of the tournament, hitting 137 as England racked up 334 against India.

Roy Fredericks trod on his stumps and was out for 7.

Rohan Kanhai played the sheet-anchor role to steady the innings, going 11 overs without scoring. ©PA Photos

Lillee and Thomson briefly made things exciting with a 41-run stand for the final wicket before yet another run-out sent the West Indies fans into delirium.

Clive Lloyd thoroughly dominated a stand of 149 for the fourth wicket with Kanhai.

Alvin Kallicharran blasting 35 off his last ten balls from Dennis Lillee in 1975 World Cup match

Alan Turner's 101 powered them to 328 against lightweights Sri Lanka.

All Teams of 1975 World Cup

in 1975, Clive Lloyd played a fine captain's innings to guide West Indies to the first ever ICC Cricket World Cup

Gary Gilmour took 6 for 14 in the 1975 semi-final © Getty Images

1975 World cup squads are entertained at Buckingham Palace on the eve of the tournament © Getty Images

The first Cricket World Cup was played in 1975 in England.

The first Cricket World Cup was played in 1975 in England. England, Australia, New Zealand and West Indies cricket teams qualified for the semifinals in Cricket World Cup 1975. In 1975, One Day Internationals were of 60 overs per innings.

Javed Miandad was not yet 18 when he was picked for the 1975 World Cup, and he made his ODI debut in the most thrilling game of the tournament

Sri Lanka Team in First World Cup in 1975

Clive Lloyd in 1975 World Cup