World Cup-winning captains: 1975-2015

3 Allan Border (1987)

Allan Border with the 1987 World Cup trophy

Australia had been going through a slump due to the retirement of key players during the 1980s and Allan Border's young team was not really fancied to lift the trophy.

The co-hosts India and Pakistan were the hot favourites, but Border and his young charges produced excellent performances to lift Australia's first World Cup trophy.

After starting the tournament with a 1-run win against hosts India, the team recorded 4 more victories to get to the semi-final. In the semi-final against Pakistan at Lahore, Australia won by 18 runs to set up a clash with arch-rivals England in the final at Eden Gardens.

Although Border did not score many runs in the final, it was a masterstroke from the captain that turned the game on its head. England seemed to be cruising towards the target of 254 when Border brought himself on to bowl.

Mike Gatting, who was batting beautifully, played a reverse sweep and was dismissed as the ball looped up in the air. The England innings stuttered and they ended up losing the game by 7 runs. Border had created the team and it was a stroke of genius from the captain that turned the final Australia's way.