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The World Cup is now only eight days away and this countdown piece to
the World Cup looks into the top five captains of the World Cup:
Clive Lloyd, West Indies:
It is a given that he has to be one of the best World Cup captains if
not the best. He led the side to two World Cup wins and one other final,
which they would have won had it not been for a rash display of
overconfident batting. To add to that, he was an excellent fielder and
scored a century in the final of one of the World Cups that his side
won. His presence was so vital to the side that post his retirement,
West Indies have entered the semi-final of the tournament only once in
the remaining seven tournaments.
Ricky Ponting, Australia:
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Another
two-time World Cup champion who has also been a part of the side under
another leader on two other occasion. He will have the chance to make it
three in a row as a captain of the side when the 2011 edition of the
World Cup comes around but even without that, he led the side to two
comprehensive World Cup wins – without dropping a single game.
Steve Waugh, Australia:
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He
won the 1999 World Cup for the side but the best part about him was
that it was done against a run of play. Australia were never deemed to
get to the semi-final let alone win the tournament after the kind of
start that they had to the tournament. But a Steve Waugh century in what
was the decider that allowed them to the semi-finals followed by a
pulsating win over South Africa in the semi-final led them to the 1999
World Cup titles.
Kapil Dev, India:
Kapil’s Devils, they were called. And devils they were, as they plucked
West Indies, Australia, England and then West Indies again in the final
to clinch the World Cup. And if one may add, against all odds. Of all
the teams that have won the World Cup, India’s odds to do so were the
longest and they had gone into the final at 66/1 to do so. Against West
Indies, Kapil scalped a couple of wickets, took an excellent catch to
dismiss Vivian Richards and won the final.
Imran Khan, Pakistan:
Pakistan were down and out in the 1992 World Cup. They had been bowled
out for 74 against England in another appalling batting performance and
looked to be headed out when divine intervention in the form of rain
stalled their defeat. The rest, as they say, is history. They managed to
get to the semi-finals thanks to that extra point obtained from that
abandoned game and won two successive games to win the tournament. Imran
did everything, bat, bowl and get his team up to the morale that they
had – all with a back injury.
Eileen Whelan
100 years
Sidney George Barnes
95 years
Sir Leonard Hutton
95 years
Vasant Naisadrai Raiji
92 years