Ranking the top 5 captains of the 21st century

#2 Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting with two World Cup trophies

Ricky Ponting won three World Cups in his career and two of them as captain of the Australian team. The legendary player also won 2 Champions Trophy titles as captain and with 4 ICC titles as captain, he has won the most number of ICC tournaments as captain.

Ponting's stats as captain

Easily one of the best captains in cricketing history, under his captaincy, Australia continued its dominance and won several matches and series. He won the Ashes as well and lost very rarely. They were invincible under him and to defeat them was considered very difficult and for some of the other teams, impossible.

He always led the team from the front, not just with his incredible batting performances, but also with his great courage and determination. The former Aussie skipper has been described as an inspirational leader by many and is the most capped captain in ODIs. He also captained the ICC World XI in his illustrious career.