6 Captains who led India in cricket World Cup: From Venkataraghvan to MS Dhoni
Team India has won two World Cups from 1975 to 2015 having made 11 appearances in the tournament so far.
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4. Sourav Ganguly (2003):
Sourav Ganguly led India in just one World Cup but the team made quite an impact in the 2003 edition played in the African continent – South Africa, Zimbabwe and Kenya. India had an ordinary start by getting all out for 204 against the Netherlands and then they were walloped by Australia by 9 wickets.
However, India then went on to win all the matches that followed (against Zimbabwe, Namibia, England, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, New Zealand and Kenya (twice)) before losing a one-sided final to Austral again. Batting first the Aussies asked Ganguly’s men to chase down a massive 360 for the title victory and they failed miserably.
Ganguly led India in 11 World Cup matches, winning nine and losing two (success rate of 81.81).
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