Men’s World Cup Champions and Runner-Ups

Year

Winner

Runner-Up

Winning Captain

Runner-Up Captain

Player of the Final**

Player of the Series***

Host Nation(s)

2023
Australia
India
Patrick Cummins
Rohit Sharma
Travis Head
Virat Kohli (IN)
India
2019
England
New Zealand
Eoin Morgan
Kane Williamson
Ben Stokes
Kane Williamson (NZ)
England & Wales
2015
Australia
New Zealand
Michael Clarke
Brendon McCullum
James Faulkner
Mitchell Starc (AUS)
Australia/New Zealand
2011*
India
Sri Lanka
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Kumar Sangakkara
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
Yuvraj Singh (IN)
India/Bangladesh/Sri Lanka
2007
Australia
Sri Lanka
Ricky Ponting
Mahela Jayawardene
Adam Gilchrist
Glenn McGrath (AUS)
West Indies
2003
Australia
India
Ricky Ponting
Sourav Ganguly
Ricky Ponting
Sachin Tendulkar (IN)
South Africa/Zimbabwe/Kenya/Namibia
1999
Australia
Pakistan
Steve Waugh
Wasim Akram
Shane Warne
Lance Klusener (SAF)
UK/Ireland/Holland
1996
Sri Lanka
Australia
Arjuna Ranatunga
Mark Taylor
Aravinda de Silva
Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)
India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka
1992
Pakistan
England
Imran Khan
Graham Gooch
Wasim Akram
Martin Crowe+ (NZ)
Australia/New Zealand
1987
Australia
England
Allan Border
Mike Gatting
David Boon
N/A
India/Pakistan
1983
India
West Indies
Kapil Dev
Clive Lloyd
Mohinder Amarnath
N/A
England
1979
West Indies
England
Clive Lloyd
Mike Brearley
Vivian Richards
N/A
England
1975
West Indies
Australia
Clive Lloyd
Ian Chappell
Clive Lloyd
N/A
England

*The 2011 World Cup was to be held in India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. Due to security concerns, the International Cricket Council (ICC) decided to eliminate Pakistan as a potential venue. As such, the 2011 World Cup was held only in India, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh.

**The “Player of the Final” is always from the winning side. As such, the award recipient’s team is not separately indicated.

***The “Player of the Series” award was only introduced in 1992. Thus, the “N/A” in prior years.

+Fun fact: the late Martin Crowe was actor Russell Crowe’s cousin.