Over the years, we have seen the top players playing one of their finest knocks to help their teams lift the World Cup. The first World Cup was held in England. Here's a look at the teams winning most World Cups (Pic: AFP)
Updated On: 2023-09-11 06:04 PM IST
Compiled by : ronak mastakar
Australia won its first World Cup in 1987 under the captaincy of Allan Border. The Man of the Match for the finals that year was David Boon. He played a knock of 75 runs in 125 balls. Australia also won the World Cup in 1999 under the captaincy of Steve Waugh. After that in 2003 and 2007, Ricky Ponting led the side and won the World Cup in both years. Michael Clarke was the captain in 2015 when the Australian team lifted the World Cup
India has lifted the World Cup twice till now. In the year 1983, India won the World Cup under Kapil Dev's captaincy and the man of the match was Mohinder Amarnath. India lifted its second world cup in 2011 with M.S. Dhoni leading the side. In this match, M.S. was awarded the Man of the Match award, but he gave it to Yuvraj Singh
West Indies has won two World Cup titles so far. The captain for both World Cup-winning years was Clive Lloyd. In 1975, Clive Lloyd was declared as Man of the Match and in the year 1979, the West Indian legend Vivian Richards was named as Man of the Match for the final
Pakistan, Sri Lanka and England, all three have won the World Cup once till now. Pakistan won under the captaincy of Imran Khan while Arjuna Ranatunga helped Sri Lanka for the lifting the cup and Eoin Morgan won the title for England in 2019
The 2023 edition of the World Cup would be an exciting one for all cricket fans all across the world. The wait is still on for the 2023 World Cup trophy-lifting team
