World Cup-winning captains: 1975-2015

9 Michael Clarke (2015)

Clarke lifts the 2015 World Cup trophy

The 2015 Cricket World Cup staged in Australia and New Zealand proved to be a huge personal success for Australian captain Michael Clarke as he signed off in style from limited overs cricket, after having led his nation to its 5th title in World Cup. Clarke did not set the World Cup on fire with the bat but provided effective leadership to the team as they only lost once to rivals New Zealand in the group stage.

After that there was no stopping them as Australia beat Pakistan in a tight game in the quarter-final and then muscled India in the semi-final to set up the summit clash against New Zealand. In the final, the Australians killed the game early and dismissed New Zealand for 183, before knocking off the target easily. They had won their 5th title.