Question

Which is the correctly matched option of captain of cricket team and year of World Cup victory?
1. Michael Clarke – 2007
2. Ricky Ponting – 2011
3. Imran Khan – 1996
4. Kapil Dev – 1983

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 4 : Kapil Dev – 1983

The correct answer is Kapil Dev – 1983.

• Captain of the Indian cricket team, Kapil Dev lifted the World Cup in 1983 defeating the West Indies team.
• India shocked the world under the charismatic captaincy of Kapil Dev, who took the catch of Clive Lloyd that changed the game in India's favour. 
• The rest three options are not matched correctly. Please check the table to know about all the winning teams and their captains of the International Men's Cricket World Cup since 1983.
• Men's Cricket World Cup winners since 1983:

Year	Winning Team	Captain Of the winning Team
1983	India	Kapil Dev
1987	Australia	Alan Border
1992	Pakistan	Imran Khan
1996	Sri Lanka	Arjuna Ranatunga
1999	Australia	Steve Waugh
2003	Australia	Ricky Ponting
2007	Australia	Ricky Ponting
2011	India	Mahendra Singh Dhoni
2015	Australia	Michael Clarke
2019	England	Eoin Morgan