WC 2015: Brendon McCullum becomes 18th captain to play a final, here's the list

Bengaluru, March 25: New Zealand skipper Brendon McCullum became the 18th captain in history to lead his team to the final of the cricket World Cup. The 33-year-old dashing batsman also became the first New Zealander to take the island-nation to the final of the quadrennial tournament after they beat South Africa in a thrilling semifinal at Eden Park in Auckland on Tuesday.

Here is a list of the other captains who have played in the final of the cricket World Cup:

• Clive Lloyd of the West Indies (1975, 1979 & 1983) [Won in 1975 & 1979 but lost in 1983]
  

• Ricky Ponting of Australia (2003 & 2007) [Won]
  

• Kapil Dev of India (1983) [Won]
  

• Allan Border of Australia (1987) [Won]
  

• Imran Khan of Pakistan (1992) [Won]
  

• Arjuna Ranatunga of Sri Lanka (1996) [Won]
  

• Steve Waugh of Australia (1999) [Won]
  

• Mahendra Singh Dhoni of India (2011) [Won]
  

• Ian Chappell of Australia (1975) [Lost]
  

• Mike Brearley of England (1979) [Lost]
  

• Mike Gatting of England (1987) [Lost]
  

• Graham Gooch of England (1992) [Lost]
  

• Mark Taylor of Australia (1996) [Lost]
  

• Wasim Akram of Pakistan (1999) [Lost]
  

• Sourav Ganguly of India (2003) [Lost]
  

• Mahela Jayawardena of Sri Lanka (2007) [Lost]
  

• Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka (2011) [Lost]
  

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