A Look at World Cup-Winning Captains

Producer: Aakash Biswas

CLIVE LLOYD – 1975

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CLIVE LLOYD – 1979

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KAPIL DEV – 1983

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ALAN BORDER – 1987

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IMRAN KHAN – 1992

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ARJUNA RANATUNGA – 1996

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STEVE WAUGH – 1999

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RICKY PONTING – 2003

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RICKY PONTING – 2007

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MS Dhoni – 2011

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MICHAEL CLARKE – 2015

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EOIN MORGAN – 2019

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