These 8 Legends Have Captained Their Team To World Cup Glory. Can You Guess Them All?

Rishabh Banerji
Rishabh Banerji
Updated on Mar 26, 2015, 12:21 IST-352 Shares
Mahendra Singh Dhoni

The world has witnessed 8 iconic captains lift the ICC Cricket World Cup trophy for their nations since the first tournament held in England in 1975. 10 World Cups so far, how many do you remember watching?

1. The Windies were a team and a half back then.

Clive Lloyd

2. They continued their domination in '79. What joy it was watching them play. 

Clive Lloyd

3. Remember 1983, right?

Kapil Dev

4. Australia came in as a serious threat. It was their first of 4 World Cup trophies.

Allan Border

5. What a brilliant Pakistan team that was. Wonder where the spark went.

Imran Khan

6. An amazing tale of the underdogs fighting against the odds and coming out as champions!

Arjuna Ranatunga

7. Australia's 12-year reign began with this legend's legendary team.

Steve Waugh

8. And this man carried the baton with absolute elan.

Ricky Ponting

9. Australia became the only country to win three World Cups in succession.

Ricky Ponting

10. 28 years later, this man made us dream again, and what a dream it was.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni

Who's going to be next? 

These fantastic creatives have been made by Rohit Kumar from Createewitty. 

DING!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rishabh Banerji
Rishabh Banerji

Football, films and food are the three words to describe Rishabh. A complete movie and sitcom buff, he can spend days in front of the television watching his favourite films, TV shows and the greatest football team in the world - Chelsea. He doesn't believe in getting out of bed unless he absolutely has to. Much like his face, he likes to write on everything funny, obscure, and nonsensical the world has to offer. He believes travelling is the best way to learn anything, and can happily play FIFA all night long. 
A creature of the night, Rishabh is also a firm believer that the solution to all life’s problems is Batman

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