Here is a look at the result of the first game for India at every Cricket World Cup since 1975.
1975- England 334/4 beat India 132/3 (Lords)
1979- India 190/1 lost to West Indies 194/1 (Edgbaston)
1983- India 262/8 beat West Indies 228 ( Old Trafford)
1987- Australia 270/6 beat India 269 ( Chennai)
1992- England 236/9 beat India 227 (Perth)
1996- Kenya 199/6 lost to India 203/3 (Cuttack)
1999- India 253/6 lost to South Africa 254/6 (New County Ground, Hove)
2003- India 204 beat Netherlands 136 (Boland Park, Paarl)
2007- India 191 lost to Bangladesh 192/5 (Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain)
2011-India 214 beat Australia 176 ( M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru)
2015- India 364/5 beat Afghanistan 211/8 (Adelaide Oval, Adelaide)
2019- India 179 lost to New Zealand 180/4 (The Oval, London)
India first match record at ODI World Cup
Played 12- Won 5, Lost 7