In Pics | From 1975 to 2019, winners of ICC Men's Cricket World Cup
This one-day international (ODI) cricket competition has been a quadrennial event since its inception in 1975.
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West Indies won the inaugural World Cup in 1975 by defeating Australia under the leadership of Clive Lloyd. (Image: X @cricketworldcup)
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West Indies went ahead to score their second successive win in ODI World Cup in 1979. (Image: ICC)
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India ended the reign of West Indies to win the ODI World Cup in 1983 under the leadership of Kapil Dev. (Image: ICC)
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Australia grabbed their first ODI World Cup in 1987 under the leadership of Allan Border. (Image: ICC)
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As coloured kits made their debut, Pakistan lifted the Cricket World Cup for the first time in 1992, under the leadership of Imran Khan. (Image: ICC)
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Sri Lanka beat all odds and Australia to win the ODI World Cup under the captaincy of Arjun Ranatunga in 1996. (Image: ICC)
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Australia beat Pakistan at Lord’s to win the 1999 Cricket World Cup under the captaincy of Steve Waugh. (Image: ICC)
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Australia won their third ODI World Cup in 2003 under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting. (Image: ICC)
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Ricky Ponting's men secured their third consecutive ODI World Cup championship in 2007, beating Sri Lanka in the final. (Image: ICC)
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Hosts India won their second ODI World Cup in 2011 under the leadership of MS Dhoni. (Image: ICC)
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Australia won their fifth ODI World Cup title under the captaincy of Michael Clarke in 2015 on home soil. (Image: ICC)
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Under Eoin Morgan's captaincy, hosts England emerged victorious in the 2019 World Cup final at Lord's in a dramatic match against New Zealand. (Image: ICC)
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