The ICC Cricket World Cup is the biggest and most prominent cricket tournament in the world and is held every four years. The much-awaited 13th edition of the Cricket World Cup returned in 2023 and was hosted by India.
It was last held in 2019 when England emerged as the champions, winning the cup for the first time ever. In 2023, India was the lone host for the World Cup, and 10 teams challenged each other for one and a half months to lift the prestigious trophy. In the end, Australia emerged as the winner and won the World Cup title for a record sixth time after beating India by 6 wickets in the final.
The Cricket World Cup was first held in 1975, and the 13th edition of the championship will take place in 2023. In the nearly 50-year history of the World Cup, hundreds of players and multiple countries have participated. Numerous records have been established. Some teams have crossed 400 runs in 50 overs, while players have accumulated thousands of runs.
Today, we cover the highest batting average in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
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ICC World Cup: Highest Batting Average
The Cricket World Cup follows a One Day International (ODI) format, which consists of two innings of 50 overs each. Unlike the popular T20 format, ODI games are more paced, and cricketers play with restraint instead of just blasting the ball for boundaries. However, ODI is more fast-paced than test cricket.
Batters help register a big total on the scoreboard, which the bowlers later defend. Some batsmen play consistently well and score high runs in every game. However, the concept of batting average differs vastly in cricket than you’d think. It’s not the average of runs scored per inning. That means players whose average of runs scored is above 100 did not score a century every time they came to bat.
The batting average is calculated by dividing the total runs by the number of times a player was dismissed. It’s a tool to measure a batsman’s skill and consistency.
Check out the list of players with the highest average in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup below.
*Sorted by at least 5 innings played
Cricket World Cup Highest Batting Average | |||||||
| Rank | Player | Innings | NO | Average | Runs | Highest Score | Span |
| 1 | Lance Klusener (SA) | 11 | 8 | 124 | 372 | 57 | 1999-2003 |
| 2 | Andrew Symonds (AUS) | 13 | 8 | 103 | 515 | 143* | 2003-2007 |
| 3 | Graeme Fowler (ENG) | 7 | 2 | 72 | 360 | 81* | 1983-1983 |
| 4 | Daryl Mitchell (NZ) | 9 | 1 | 69 | 552 | 134 | 2023-2023 |
| 5 | Peter Kirsten (SA) | 8 | 2 | 68.33 | 410 | 90 | 1992-1992 |
| 6 | Shreyas Iyer (IND) | 11 | 3 | 66.25 | 530 | 128* | 2023-2023 |
| 7 | Larry Gomes (WI) | 7 | 3 | 64.5 | 258 | 78 | 1983-1983 |
| 8 | Rachin Ravindra (NZ) | 10 | 1 | 64.22 | 578 | 123* | 2023-2023 |
| 9 | Lee Germon (NZ) | 6 | 3 | 63.66 | 191 | 89 | 1996-1996 |
| 10 | Michael Clarke (AUS) | 21 | 7 | 63.42 | 888 | 93* | 2007-2015 |
| 11 | Viv Richards (WI) | 21 | 5 | 63.31 | 1013 | 181 | 1975-1987 |
| 12 | Jason Roy (ENG) | 7 | 0 | 63.28 | 443 | 153 | 2019-2019 |
| 13 | Ryan ten Doeschate (NED) | 9 | 2 | 62.14 | 435 | 119 | 2007-2011 |
| 14 | Rahul Dravid (IND) | 21 | 7 | 61.42 | 860 | 145 | 1999-2007 |
| 15 | Kane Williamson (NZ) | 26 | 7 | 61.42 | 1167 | 148 | 2011-2023 |
| 16 | Glenn Turner (NZ) | 14 | 4 | 61.2 | 612 | 171* | 1975-1983 |
| 17 | Rohit Sharma (IND) | 28 | 2 | 60.57 | 1575 | 140 | 2015-2023 |
| 18 | Jonathan Trott (ENG) | 7 | 0 | 60.28 | 422 | 92 | 2011-2011 |
| 19 | Virat Kohli (IND) | 37 | 7 | 59.83 | 1795 | 117 | 2011-2023 |
| 20 | Suresh Raina (IND) | 9 | 3 | 59.66 | 358 | 110* | 2011-2015 |
| 21 | Ben Stokes (ENG) | 16 | 3 | 59.15 | 769 | 108 | 2019-2023 |
| 22 | Abdul Qadir (PAK) | 9 | 7 | 59 | 118 | 41* | 1983-1987 |
| 23 | KL Rahul (IND) | 19 | 5 | 58.07 | 813 | 111 | 2019-2023 |
| 24 | Faf du Plessis (SA) | 21 | 5 | 57.87 | 926 | 109 | 2011-2019 |
| 25 | Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 44 | 4 | 56.95 | 2278 | 152 | 1992-2011 |
| 26 | Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 35 | 8 | 56.74 | 1532 | 124 | 2003-2015 |
| 27 | David Warner (AUS) | 29 | 2 | 56.55 | 1527 | 178 | 2015-2023 |
| 28 | Herschelle Gibbs (SA) | 23 | 4 | 56.15 | 1067 | 143 | 1999-2007 |
| 29 | Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 21 | 3 | 55.88 | 1006 | 183 | 1999-2007 |
| 30 | Guy de Alwis (SL) | 6 | 3 | 55.66 | 167 | 59* | 1983-1983 |
| 31 | Martin Crowe (NZ) | 21 | 5 | 55 | 880 | 100* | 1983-1992 |
| 32 | Travis Head (AUS) | 6 | 0 | 54.83 | 329 | 137 | 2023-2023 |
| 33 | Sean Williams (ZIM) | 11 | 2 | 54.66 | 492 | 96 | 2007-2015 |
| 34 | David Boon (AUS) | 16 | 1 | 54.33 | 815 | 100 | 1987-1992 |
| 35 | David Gower (ENG) | 11 | 3 | 54.25 | 434 | 130 | 1979-1983 |
| 36 | Rassie van der Dussen (SA) | 16 | 2 | 54.21 | 759 | 133 | 2019-2023 |
| 37 | Graham Thorpe (ENG) | 10 | 3 | 54.14 | 379 | 89 | 1996-1999 |
| 38 | Imad Wasim (PAK) | 5 | 2 | 54 | 162 | 49* | 2019-2019 |
| 39 | Ramiz Raja (PAK) | 16 | 3 | 53.84 | 700 | 119* | 1987-1996 |
| 40 | Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 21 | 4 | 53.82 | 915 | 113* | 1996-2003 |
| 41 | Shikhar Dhawan (IND) | 10 | 0 | 53.7 | 537 | 137 | 2015-2019 |
| 42 | Shane Watson (AUS) | 19 | 7 | 53.58 | 643 | 94 | 2007-2015 |
| 43 | Alex Carey (AUS) | 10 | 3 | 53.57 | 375 | 85 | 2019-2023 |
| 44 | Scott Styris (NZ) | 22 | 5 | 53.47 | 909 | 141 | 2003-2011 |
| 45 | Sadeera Samarawickrama (SL) | 9 | 2 | 53.28 | 373 | 108 | 2023-2023 |
| 46 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) | 25 | 4 | 52.95 | 1112 | 161* | 2007-2015 |
| 47 | Babar Azam (PAK) | 17 | 2 | 52.93 | 794 | 101* | 2019-2023 |
| 48 | Mark Waugh (AUS) | 22 | 3 | 52.84 | 1004 | 130 | 1992-1999 |
| 49 | CWJ Athey (ENG) | 6 | 2 | 52.75 | 211 | 86 | 1987-1987 |
| 50 | Yuvraj Singh (IND) | 21 | 7 | 52.71 | 738 | 113 | 2003-2011 |
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