5 Captains With Highest Win Percentages in World Cups

Ganguly led from the front with the bat in 2003, scoring two hundreds
Ganguly led from the front with the bat in 2003, scoring two hundreds

#2 Brendon McCullum (88.89%)

McCullum led New Zealand to their first ever World Cup final
McCullum led New Zealand to their first ever World Cup final

One of the finest cricketers from the Kiwi soil, McCullum led the Kiwis to their first ever finals in the World Cups.

Known for revolutionising modern day batting with his pyrotechniques, Baz was equally aggressive on the field as a skipper.

He played a key role in the smooth transition of the Kiwi side after the retirements of the likes of Fleming.

New Zealand started the 2015 World Cup as one of the favourites and it was McCullum's captaincy that had transformed New Zealand from being the perennial dark horses.

In the 2015 World Cup, New Zealand ended the group stages unbeaten, the only close game being against Australia which they won by one wicket.

Playing all their games till the finals at home, the Kiwis had to face the Aussies in the finals at Melbourne.

Despite having an outstanding tournament as a team, the Kiwis faltered in the all-important finals as Australia won their fifth title.

McCullum won eight of the nine games in the 2015 world cup and hence with a win percentage of 88.89%, stands second in the list.

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