List of Captains with most consecutive wins in World Cups

List of Captains with most consecutive wins in World Cups: Any Captain wishes to win matches in the World Cup and better the coveted World Cup. There have been captains who have led their teams to World Cup glory and some have done it multiple times. While some captains won matches, but well short of the ultimate goal. Here are the 10 most successful captains in World Cup history. 10. 6 – Stephen Fleming 2007 Former Kiwi captain Stephen Fleming won 6 consecutive matches in the 2007 World Cup all up to the semi-finals where they were beaten by Sri Lanka. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Former Kiwi captain Stephen Fleming won 6 consecutive matches in the 2007 World Cup all up to the semi-finals where they were beaten by Sri Lanka. But New Zealand had a wonderful 2007 tournament beating England, Kenya and Canada to top his group. They then beat West Indies, Bangladesh and Ireland in the super 8 before losing to Sri Lanka in super 8 stage match. 9. 6 – Wasim Akram 1996-1999 Wasim Akram led Pakistan in the 1996 and 1999 World where he won 6 consecutive matches each. (Photo Source : PA Photos ) Wasim Akram led Pakistan in the 1996 and 1999 World where he won 6 consecutive matches each. In 1996 they beat England, New Zealand until they were beaten by India in quarterfinals, but Wasim Akram didn’t play that match due to injury and Aamir Sohail led the team. In the 1999 World Cup, Akram again captained the Pakistani team and won their first 4 matches in the group against West Indies, Scotland Australia and New Zealand before Bangladesh stunned them in their last game. Pakistan reached the final of the 1999 World Cup where they were decimated by Australia after being bowled out for 132. 8. 6 – Arjuna Ranatunga 1996 Arjuna Ranatunga masterminded Sri Lanka’s brilliant and surprising victory in the 1996 World Cup. (Photo Source:Getty Images) Arjuna Ranatunga masterminded Sri Lanka’s brilliant and surprising victory in the 1996 World Cup. He also won 6 successive matches in the tournament on the way to victory. Sri Lanka defeated India, Kenya, England, India in semifinals and Australia in finals again. His tactic of using Sanath Jayasuriya and Romesh Kaluwitharana at the top to use the 15 overs of fielding restrictions to the max won Sri Lanka the World cup. 7. 6 – Clive Lloyd 1983 Clive Lloyd won 6 straight matches in the 1983 World Cup after losing the first match against India. (Photo Source: ICC) Clive Lloyd won 6 straight matches in the 1983 World Cup after losing the first match against India. But after that they defeated Australia, Zimbabwe, India again and Pakistan in the semis to reach the finals. After winning the 1975 and 1979 World Cup, Clive Lloyd wanted to make the hat-trick of World Cups with a flawless performance again, but were defeated by a spirited India in the finals at Lord’s. 6. 7 – Martin Crowe 1992 New Zealand were the team to beat in the 1992 World Cup led by the great Martin Crowe, they won 7 out of 8 games played. (Photo Source: Getty Images) New Zealand were the team to beat in the 1992 World Cup led by the great Martin Crowe, they won 7 out of 8 games played. Crowe was also the Man of the tournament in the World Cup. They defeated every team in the round robin league except Pakistan on their way to semi-finals. Even in the semi-finals, they had Pakistan on the ropes but Crowe had to leave the field due to injury leaving John Wright as the leader. Inzamam took this opportunity to play the innings of the World Cup making 60 off 37 balls. New Zealand lost their best chance to reach the finals and have never been in the finals since than despite reaching semi-finals 3 more times. 5. 8 – Sourav Ganguly 2003 India captain led a resurgent Indian team into the finals of the 2003 tournament. (Photo Source: ESPNcricinfo Ltd) India captain led a resurgent Indian team into the finals of the 2003 tournament. India had lost their second game to Australia by 9 wickets after getting bowled out for 125 which resulted in severe backlash back home. This led Indian team to regroup and they won 8 games on a trot against Zimbabwe, England, Pakistan, Kenya, Sri Lanka and New Zealand in Super sixes stage. India then defeated Kenya in semi-finas to meet Australia in the finals. India lost the finals by 125 runs, but got enough respect for the way they played. 4. 8** – Brendon McCullum 2015 The Kiwi Captain has won 7 matches on trot.(© Getty Images) The Kiwi Captain Brendon McCullum has won 8 straight matches in 2015 World Cup after the win against South Africa in the SFs. McCullum has led New Zealand with aggression and has shown confidence in his team no matter what the situation. He has said that his team with play aggressive cricket no matter what the situation demands. He himself has been in the fore front of that campaign, giving Kiwis blazing starts while opening the batting. 3. 9 – Clive Lloyd 1975-1979 West Indies who were already dominating the Test arena took to ODI format like fish takes to water, winning 9 matches in the first 2 tournaments each. (Photo Source: ICC) West Indies who were already dominating the Test arena took to ODI format like fish takes to water, winning 9 matches in the first 2 tournaments each. West Indies won the first 2 World Cups in 1975 and 1979 with ease without losing a single game in either of the World Cup. Clive Lloyd led his team filled with talents like Viv Richards, Joel Garner, Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Desmond Haynes among others. 2. 11** – MS Dhoni 2011-2015 MS Dhoni has won all the ICC tournament trophies there are.(Photo Source:AFP) MS Dhoni has won all the ICC tournament trophies there are. The World T20 in 2007, the ICC World Cup in 2011 and the ICC Champions trophy in 2013. India lost a group match against South Africa in the 2011 World Cup and have been unbeaten since then, winning 9 matches on the trot through to the current 2015 World Cup. India have defeated teams like Pakistan, Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies, South Africa along the way to defeating Ireland recently. MS Dhoni is determined to defend the World Cup and has got a team that can do it easily. 1. 24 – Ricky Ponting 2003-2011 The most successful Captain in World Cup history with 24 successive wins is Australia’s Ricky Ponting. (Photo Source : Reuters ) The most successful Captain in World Cup history with 24 successive wins is Australia’s Ricky Ponting. Ponting led Australia to 2 World Cup triumphs in 2003 and 2007 while winning the 1999 World Cup as a player. Ricky Ponting led Australia to 24 straight wins from 2003 World Cup right through the 2007 World Cup triumph right until the loss to Pakistan in 2011 World Cup group game. Ponting himself made great contributions to his team’s victories making 140* in the 2003 World Cup finals. (** denotes the record is currently ongoing) *All stats updated to 25th March 2015.