10 Most Successful Captains In World Cup History

One of Australia's cricket legends, Ricky Ponting, secured victory in the Men's ODI World Cup twice as captain and three times overall. With an impressive record of 26 wins in 29 matches as captain, Ponting undoubtedly tops this list.

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A legendary captain in New Zealand's cricket history, Stephen Fleming notched up 16 ODI World Cup victories out of 27 games. He produced his best knock of an unbeaten 134 runs against South Africa in the 2003 World Cup.

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Sir Clive Lloyd, a cricket pioneer, led the West Indies to consecutive World Cup triumphs in 1975 and 1979. During his captaincy of 17 games, the West Indies emerged victorious in 15 matches.

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A living legend of Indian Cricket, Mahendra Singh Dhoni is one of the greatest captains the game has ever seen. He led India to ODI World Cup glory in 2011, securing 14 wins out of 17 matches as captain.

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Easily the greatest captain in Pakistan's history, Imran Khan led his side to their only ODI World Cup win back in 1992. In the 22 games he captained, Pakistan won 14 times.

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Kapil Dev built the foundation of Indian cricket after guiding India to their first-ever trophy in 1983. He guided an underdog Indian team to a World Cup triumph against West Indies in the final.

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Allan Robert Border is a former Australian cricketer who led his side to their maiden World Cup trophy in 1987. In the 16 games Allan Border captained, he won on 11 occasions.

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Graeme Smith was widely regarded as a colossus in South African cricket. Graeme’s subtleties of captaincy established him to be one of the greatest ODI captains that cricket has ever seen. In the 17 games that he captained, South Africa emerged victorious 11 times.

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Hansie Cronje captained South Africa in a record 53 Tests and 138 ODI matches from 1994 to 2000. He played 15 ODI World Cup games as captain, winning 11, losing three, and drawing one.

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One of Pakistan’s finest cricketers, Wasim Akram was widely regarded as the best pacer in his prime. Despite his flare, Wasim was not able to lead Pakistan to World Cup glory. He did manage to pick up 10 wins in the 15 games he played at ODI World Cups.

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