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Cricket World Cups (1975–1992)

World Cup Winners Year 1975 1979 1983 1987 1992 Host England England England India & Pakistan Australia & New Zealand Winner West Indies West Indies India Australia Pakistan Runner-up Australia England West Indies England England Greatest Player Profiles (1975–1992) 1. Clive Lloyd (West Indies) Role: Captain, Middle-order batsman Career Captained West Indies to two World…

Viv Richards

World Cup Winners

Host

England

England

England

India & Pakistan

Australia & New Zealand

Runner-up

Australia

England

West Indies

England

England

Greatest Player Profiles (1975–1992)

1. Clive Lloyd (West Indies)

Role: Captain, Middle-order batsman

Career

Captained West Indies to two World Cup titles
Aggressive left-handed batsman
Excellent tactician

World Cup Stats

Matches: 19
Runs: 569
Average: 47+
Hundreds: 1

Greatest Moment
1975 Final
102 off 85 balls
Changed the history of ODI cricket forever.

Role: Captain, Middle-order batsman

Career

Captained West Indies to two World Cup titles
Aggressive left-handed batsman
Excellent tactician

2. Viv Richards (West Indies)

One of cricket's greatest ODI batsmen.

World Cup Career

1975

Emerging superstar

1979

Match-winning 138* in Final

1983 Highest scorer for WI

Style

Fearless batting
Dominated fast bowling
Incredible fielder

3. Kapil Dev (India)

RoleCaptain
Fast Bowling All-rounder

Achievements

Led India to first World Cup
Greatest Indian captain before Dhoni

Greatest Innings

175* vs Zimbabwe
One of the greatest ODI innings ever.

4. Allan Border

Australia's rebuilding captain.

1987Won Australia's first World Cup.

5. Martin Crowe

1992Tournament's best batsman

Innovative captainChanged ODI tactics.

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