ICC Cricket World Cup Golden Ball Winners List (1975-2025)

The ICC Cricket World Cup is the premier international champion of One-Day International (ODI) cricket and is organized every four years by the International Cricket Committee (ICC).

The important honor in this competition is the Golden Globe Award, which is awarded to the players with the most options. The award recognizes outstanding bowling performances, thus having a significant impact on competition.

Historically, Australian bowlers have performed well in this field. It is worth noting that Mitchell Starc is the only player to win the Golden Ball twice, achieving that feat in 2015 and 2019. He set a record 27 wickets in the 2019 World Cup, the highest in a game.

Other Australian winners include Glenn McGrath in 2007, Shane Warne in 1999, Craig McDermott in 1987 and Gary Gilmour in 1975. Indian bowlers also had success, with Anil Kumble winning Anil Kumble in 1996 and Zaheer Khan in 2011.

These players are expected to compete for the prestigious Golden Ball in the upcoming match.

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ICC World Cup Golden Ball Champions List (1975-2025)

Unlike most campaign awards, the most ticketed champion is usually shared by multiple players, with Australian bowlers leading the way. Only two spinners claim this honor. This is the top ticket inspector in the history of the ICC Cricket World Cup.

This is the complete list of ICC Golden Ball Championships from 1975 to 2025.

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Golden Ball Championship (Team)

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1975

Gary Gilmour (Australia) and Bernard Julien (West Indies)

11

1979

Mike Hendrick (UK)

10

1983

Roger Binney (India)

18

1987

Craig McDermott (Australia)

18

1992

Wasim Akram (Pakistan)

18

1996

Anil Kumble (India)

15

1999

Jeff Alotte (New Zealand) and Sharn Vaughan (Australia)

20

2003

Chaminda Vaas (Sri Lanka)

twenty three

2007

Glenn McGrath (Australia)

26

2011

Zaheer Khan (India) and Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)

twenty one

2015

Mitchell Starc (Australia) and Trent Boult (New Zealand)

twenty two

2019

Mitchell Stark (Australia)

27

2023

Mohamed Shami (India)

twenty four