Cricket World Cup history: 3 players who have won the World Cup thrice

#1 Ricky Ponting

Ricky Ponting proved to be the most successful captain for Australia in the history of World Cup

Donning the yellow jersey of his nation, Ricky Ponting is known as one of the most successful captains for Australia in the history of ICC Cricket World Cup. He was an inseparable part of Australia’s 3 World Cup winning squads. After playing his debut match in the year 1995, Ricky Ponting won 3 World Cup trophies for his nation in the year 1999, 2003 and 2007.

After winning the trophy under the captaincy of Steve Waugh in 1999, Ricky Ponting became the captain of the Australian side thanks to his great records for the nation. The nation, later on, lifted the trophy World Cup twice even under their new and talented captain. Ricky Ponting even had a great career as an individual cricketer as he smashed over 13,000 runs in his ODI career.