Teams have to play group-stage matches before progressing to play the knock-out rounds or final of the ICC World Cup. In the last World Cup, a total of 10 teams participated in the tournament. Among them, the top four teams from the group progressed to the knockout stage. India was one of them and had won all the group-stages except against England in the World Cup 2019. Even though Virat Kohli led side won the most number of matches at group stages, they had a disheartening end because they faced defeat in the semi-final against New Zealand.
Here, in this article, we have discussed the top five captains who won most matches in the ODI World Cup
MS Dhoni:
MS Dhoni is one of the successful captains of India. He had fulfilled the dreams of millions of fans after leading the team to victory in the World Cup 2011. It was India’s second World Cup triumph as, under the captaincy of Kapil Dev, the Men in Blue lifted the maiden World Cup trophy in 1983.
Dhoni, who gave up the captaincy in 2017, has captained India in two World Cups in 2011 and 2015. During which, he captained the team in 17 matches out of which India won 14 matches and faced defeat in two matches and one ended in a draw.