World Cup-winning captains: 1975-2015

7 Ricky Ponting (2003 & 2007)

Ponting poses with both of his World Cup trophies

Like Clive Lloyd, former Australian great Ricky Ponting is the only other captain to have led his team to two World Cup titles and like Lloyd, he did it in two consecutive editions of the tournament. In the 2003 edition in Southern Africa, Ponting led one of the best limited overs sides ever and steamrolled every opposition as they won the tournament without losing a single game (11 in all).

Ponting was the 3rd highest run scorer in the tournament with 415 runs and his best innings came in the final against India when he plundered 140 runs in 121 balls (4 fours and 8 sixes) at the Wanderers. Australia posted a mammoth 359 in 50 overs and India's reply remained a formality, as Ponting's men won the game by 125 runs to lift the World Cup.

The Australian team led by Ponting that went to the 2007 World Cup was probably among the greatest one-day international sides ever and they duly won the title in the West Indies that year. They went unbeaten through 11 games in the tournament and won the final in their 12th game to lift their 4th World Cup, thereby becoming the most successful nation in World Cup history.

Ricky Ponting emerged as the tournament's 3rd highest scorer with a total of 539 runs, that included 1 century and 4 half-centuries.