Highest Run Scorers in Cricket World Cup: The biggest cricket tournament, the quadrennial ICC World Cup took place in 2023 after a gap of four years. It’s the most esteemed event in cricket, and several countries participate to lift the coveted World Cup trophy. England was the defending champions but became the first team to be eliminated from the current champions, having won their maiden cup in 2019 and looked determined to defend their title.
However, India and Australia clashed in the 2023 World Cup final and the Aussies lifted the trophy for a record sixth time. India was the sole host for the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup, and all the games took place in the country only. The championship lasted for a month from October 5 to November 19. The Cricket World Cup follows a one-day international format where each team is given 50 overs per inning. Due to the paced and critical nature of the World Cup, batsmen play responsibly and often score big totals, even double centuries.
However, there are only a few batters that have consistently performed at the highest level and scored the most runs. Today, we take a look at the list of players with the most runs in the ICC World Cup.
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Highest Run Scorers in Cricket World Cup
#1: Sachin Tendulkar
India’s Sachin Tendulkar is called the “God of Cricket,” and for good reason. Not only is he the highest-run scorer in test and ODI cricket, but also in the World Cup. Tendulkar has created multiple records in cricket, some of which are impossible to break, like the record for most international cricket centuries. Another unbreakable record of his is in the ICC World Cup for scoring the most runs.
Sachin Tendulkar has scored 2278 runs in 44 innings over a span of two decades from 1992-2011. His highest score is 152 runs.
#2: Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli became the second Indian batsman to reach 1500 runs in the ODI World Cup. Kohli crossed the milestone in just 34 innings. Overall, Virat Kohli has the second-most runs in the World Cup. In 37 innings, Kohli scored 1795 runs and hit 5 centuries.
#3: Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting is another living legend of modern cricket. He is considered one of the most successful captains in the history of cricket and led Australia to win two consecutive World Cup titles in 2003 and 2007. Under his leadership, Australia became the most feared and dominant cricket team in the world. However, Ponting was an accomplished batsman himself and is the second-highest run scorer in the ICC World Cup. Ponting scored 1743 runs in 42 innings with a highest score of 140 not out. He played in five world cups.
Most Runs In ODI Cricket World Cup History | ||||||
| Rank | Player | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Hundreds | Span |
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar (IND) | 44 | 2278 | 152 | 6 | 1992-2011 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli (IND) | 37 | 1795 | 117 | 5 | 2011-2023 |
| 3 | Ricky Ponting (AUS) | 42 | 1743 | 140* | 5 | 1996-2011 |
| 4 | Rohit Sharma (IND) | 28 | 1575 | 140 | 7 | 2015-2023 |
| 5 | Kumar Sangakkara (SL) | 35 | 1532 | 124 | 5 | 2003-2015 |
| 6 | David Warner (AUS) | 29 | 1527 | 178 | 6 | 2015-2023 |
| 7 | Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 36 | 1332 | 124* | 2 | 2007-2023 |
| 8 | Brian Lara (WI) | 33 | 1225 | 116 | 2 | 1992-2007 |
| 9 | AB de Villiers (SA) | 22 | 1207 | 162* | 4 | 2007-2015 |
| 10 | Chris Gayle (WI) | 34 | 1186 | 215 | 2 | 2003-2019 |
| 11 | Kane Williamson (NZ) | 26 | 1167 | 148 | 2 | 2011-2023 |
| 12 | Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) | 37 | 1165 | 120 | 3 | 1992-2007 |
| 13 | Jacques Kallis (SA) | 32 | 1148 | 128* | 1 | 1996-2011 |
| 14 | Steve Smith (AUS) | 30 | 1136 | 105 | 1 | 2011-2023 |
| 15 | Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) | 25 | 1112 | 161* | 4 | 2007-2015 |
| 16 | Mahela Jayawardene (SL) | 34 | 1100 | 115* | 4 | 1999-2015 |
| 17 | Adam Gilchrist (AUS) | 31 | 1085 | 149 | 1 | 1999-2007 |
| 18 | Javed Miandad (PAK) | 30 | 1083 | 103 | 1 | 1975-1996 |
| 19 | Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) | 37 | 1079 | 102* | 1 | 2007-2023 |
| 20 | Stephen Fleming (NZ) | 33 | 1075 | 134* | 2 | 1996-2007 |
| 21 | Herschelle Gibbs (SA) | 23 | 1067 | 143 | 2 | 1999-2007 |
| 22 | Aravinda de Silva (SL) | 32 | 1064 | 145 | 2 | 1987-2003 |
| 23 | Quinton de Kock (SA) | 27 | 1044 | 174 | 4 | 2015-2023 |
| 24 | Joe Root (ENG) | 25 | 1034 | 121 | 3 | 2015-2023 |
| 25 | Viv Richards (WI) | 21 | 1013 | 181 | 3 | 1975-1987 |
| 26 | Sourav Ganguly (IND) | 21 | 1006 | 183 | 4 | 1999-2007 |
| 27 | Mark Waugh (AUS) | 22 | 1004 | 130 | 4 | 1992-1999 |
| 28 | Ross Taylor (NZ) | 30 | 1002 | 131* | 1 | 2007-2019 |
| 29 | Martin Guptill (NZ) | 27 | 995 | 237* | 2 | 2011-2019 |
| 30 | Matthew Hayden (AUS) | 21 | 987 | 158 | 3 | 2003-2007 |
| 31 | Steve Waugh (AUS) | 30 | 978 | 120* | 1 | 1987-1999 |
| 32 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul (WI) | 28 | 970 | 102* | 1 | 1996-2011 |
| 33 | Arjuna Ranatunga (SL) | 29 | 969 | 88* | - | 1983-1999 |
| 34 | Mahmudullah (BAN) | 22 | 944 | 128* | 3 | 2011-2023 |
| 35 | Faf du Plessis (SA) | 21 | 926 | 109 | 2 | 2011-2019 |
| 36 | Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 21 | 915 | 113* | 3 | 1996-2003 |
| 37 | Scott Styris (NZ) | 22 | 909 | 141 | 2 | 2003-2011 |
| 38 | Glenn Maxwell (AUS) | 25 | 901 | 201* | 3 | 2015-2023 |
| 39 | Graham Gooch (ENG) | 21 | 897 | 115 | 1 | 1979-1992 |
| 40 | Michael Clarke (AUS) | 21 | 888 | 93* | - | 2007-2015 |
| 41 | Martin Crowe (NZ) | 21 | 880 | 100* | 1 | 1983-1992 |
| 42 | Rahul Dravid (IND) | 21 | 860 | 145 | 2 | 1999-2007 |
| 43 | Desmond Haynes (WI) | 25 | 854 | 105 | 1 | 1979-1992 |
| 44 | Virender Sehwag (IND) | 22 | 843 | 175 | 2 | 2003-2011 |
| 45 | Hashim Amla (SA) | 22 | 842 | 159 | 2 | 2011-2019 |
| 46 | Mohammad Azharuddin (IND) | 25 | 826 | 93 | - | 1987-1999 |
| 47 | David Miller (SA) | 21 | 816 | 138* | 2 | 2015-2023 |
| 48 | David Boon (AUS) | 16 | 815 | 100 | 2 | 1987-1992 |
| 49 | Andy Flower (ZIM) | 29 | 815 | 115* | 1 | 1992-2003 |
| 50 | KL Rahul (IND) | 19 | 813 | 111 | 2 | 2019-2023 |
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