The India cricket team won the 1983 and 2011 Cricket World Cup and the 2007 ICC World Twenty20 . They shared the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka . Cricket , however , is by far the most popular sport ; the India cricket team won the 1983 and the 2011 World Cups , 2007 ICC World Twenty20 , and shared the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy with Sri Lanka .