Captains' Centuries: Ponting, Kapil Dev, Ganguly, and More in ICC World Cup History
Captains' Centuries: Ponting, Kapil Dev, Ganguly, and More in ICC World Cup History
- •Harry Brook becomes first captain to score T20 World Cup century, but ODI World Cup has many legendary captain centurions.
- •Ricky Ponting scored an unbeaten 140 in the 2003 ODI World Cup final against India, leading Australia to victory.
- •Kapil Dev's historic 175* against Zimbabwe in 1983 saved India from collapse and was the first century by an Indian captain.
- •Sourav Ganguly hit 112* against Kenya in the 2003 World Cup; AB de Villiers smashed 162* off 66 balls against West Indies in 2015.
- •Clive Lloyd scored 102 in the 1975 World Cup final, and Kane Williamson achieved centuries against South Africa and West Indies in 2019.