Cricket World Cup History - Captains with 'Highest Win Percentage'

Clarke
Clarke

#2 Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)

Clarke and McCullum with the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy before the Final
Clarke and McCullum with the 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup Trophy before the Final

World Cup Captaincy Record (2015)

Matches - 9, Won - 8, Loss - 1

Win Percentage - 88.88%

Result - World Cup Finalists (2015)

Brendon McCullum is greatly admired for his aggressive captaincy. The 2015 ICC Cricket World Cup was held in Australia and New Zealand. Previously the Black Caps have reached the semifinals stage of the tournament six times, but never reached the finals.

New Zealand were considered as the dark horses at the ICC tournaments. The 2015 Cricket World Cup was their best chance to claim the World Cup glory.

Lead by Brendon McCullum in the 2015 Cricket World Cup, New Zealand went undefeated in the tournament and reached the finals of the World Cup for the first time in their history. However, they failed to cross the final hurdle and lost to Australia in the Finals.

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