Cricket World Cup history: 3 players who have won the World Cup thrice

#2 Adam Gilchrist

Adam Gilchrist took the Australian wicket-keeping to a whole new level.

Australia have been having a slightly better luck in cricket because of their multi-skilled cricketers. The nation has produced a plethora of star all-rounders who have won the matches single-handedly for their nation. Apart from this, Australia has also been home to a great wicket-keeper batsman who proved to be a game changer in cricket.

Adam Gilchrist is the player who had mastery over his art of batting along with donning the wicket-keeping gloves. While playing his maiden World Cup in the year 1999, Adam Gilchrist proved to be the real match winner for his side as he could contribute in both the fields.

Widely regarded as the best wicket-keeper batsman in the history of cricket, he even holds a bunch of records in his name with both bat and gloves. He holds the record of 2nd highest dismissals after Kumar Sangakkara in the history of the World Cup. Gilchrist has also won the World Cup in 1999, 2003 and 2007.