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Under whose captaincy did the Australian cricket team win the 1987 World Cup?A. Steve WaughB. Allan BorderC. Geoff MarshD. Mark Taylor1. A2. C3. B4. D

Answer» Correct Answer - Option 3 : B

The correct answer is the Allan Border.

  • The 1987 Cricket World Cup was the first time that it was played outside England.
    • The Aussies led by the legendary Allan Border managed to achieve their first big ICC title in India.
    • Australia lost only one match in the tournament, which leads Allan Border to become the third World Cup Winning Captain.
  • Hence, option 3 is correct.

 

  • The Australian cricket team is the most successful in the Cricket World Cup-winning 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, and 2015 editions.
    • This also makes them the only team to have won the world cup in all the regions (a group of countries) that have hosted the world cup till now.
    • Besides, Australia had reached the finals of the 1975 and 1996 World cups losing to West Indies and Sri Lanka respectively.
    • They also reached the quarterfinals of the 2011 Cricket World Cup and were knocked out in the first round three times: 1979, 1983, and 1992. 


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