Top 5 Players With Most Matches As Captain In World Cup History

Top 5 Most matches as Captain in World Cup history: Captaining their teams in the prestigious World cup is a thing of great pride. Many players have done so in more than one World cup and some have even led their teams to glory of winning the World Cup. Here are 5 such Captains with the distinction of leading their teams in the World cup the most times. 5.Clive Lloyd (West Indies 1975-1983) Matches : 17 Won: 15 Lost: 2 Winning percentage: 88.23% Clive Lloyd was the charismatic leader and a captain that unified a team which came from different nations. (Photo Source: ICC) First captain to win 2 World cups back to back in 1975 and 1979. Clive Lloyd was the charismatic leader and a captain that unified a team which came from different nations. He built a team that was the first true world champions in every form of the word. They took on the very best of the opposition and beat them into submission. This was evident from the dominance they showed in the first two editions of the World cup. They didn’t lose a single game until the 1983 World cup and reached the finals of the first 3 World cups. Clive Lloyd led from the front in the 1975 final with a brutal century in the final. He just Lost: two matches in the entire 3 World cups and both against India in the 1983 World cup. 4.Imran Khan (Pakistan 1983-1992) Matches : 22 Won: 14 Lost: 8 Winning percentage: 63.63% Imran Khan led Pakistan in 3 editions of the World cup from 1983 to 1992.(Photo Source: PA Photos) Imran Khan led Pakistan in 3 editions of the World cup from 1983 to 1992. In 1992, he came out of retirement at the age of 40 years to fulfil his dream of lifting the World Cup before finally bidding goodbye to his playing career. He made good on that promise and won the World cup in 1992 beating England in the final. He had earlier led Pakistan to semi-final in the 1987 World cup also, but they were beaten by Australia who eventually won the World cup in 1987. Imran Khan brought together a team with different personalities and egos and showed confidence in them, encouraging them to perform to their full potential. For e.g. He asked Wasim Akram to just bowl fast in the 1992 World cup and not to worry about no balls and extra runs. He wanted him to pick wickets and gave him full backing to do so. 3.Mohammad Azharuddin (India 1992-1999) Matches : 23 Won: 10 Lost:: 12 NR:1 Winning percentage: 45.45% The wristy magician captained India in 3 World cups from 1992 to 1999. (Photo Source: AFP) The wristy magician captained India in 3 World cups from 1992 to 1999. Azharuddin lead India to semi-finals of the 1996 World cup and to the super six stage of the 1999 World Cup. Azharuddin had a horrid 1992 World cup where India managed to win just 2 out of 8 matches. But he still had a decent 1996 and 1999 World cup. Mohammad Azharuddin, personally contributed a lot in form of batting brilliance in 1992 and 1999 Word cup. 2.Stephen Fleming (New Zealand 1999-2007) Matches : 27 Won: 16 Lost 10 NR:1 Winning percentage: 61.53% Fleming made the team a force to reckon with and won major victories against top teams. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Stephen Fleming took over from Lee Germon in 1998 and Captained New Zealand in 3 World cups. New Zealand reached the Semi-finals in 1999 and 2007 editions. There were not many stars in the Kiwi team, but they always punched above their weight as they always play as a team and have a never die attitude towards cricket. Fleming made the team a force to reckon with and won major victories against top teams in the 3 editions he captained in. 1.Ricky Ponting (Australia 2003-2011) Matches : 29 Won: 26 Lost 2 NR: 1 Winning percentage: 92.85% Ponting also was the man of the final in the 2003 edition, when he scored a record 140 runs against India. (Photo Source : Reuters) Captain with most wins in World cup is Australia’s Ricky Ponting. Making his World cup debut in 1996 World cup, he was a part of winning team in 1999 and won the World cup himself as a captain in 2003 and 2007 editions. He also took Australia to 2011 edition quarterfinals where they were beaten by India. Ponting also was the man of the final in the 2003 edition, when he scored a record 140 runs against India. Ponting’s Australia remained unbeaten in the 2003 and 2007 editions of the World cup and lost just 2 games against Pakistan and India in 2011 World cup. Without a doubt, Ponting is not only one of the greatest to play in the World cups, but the most successful Captains in World cup and world cricket.

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