ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is one of the most important tournaments in the cricket world.
The International Cricket Council (ICC) runs this tournament in the ODI format once every four years. Here we are going through the records for most runs in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history.
We have already experienced many great batters who have performed consistently in international cricket, including in the biggest challenge ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup.
In this most runs article, we can talk about the top players in this list.
Article Contents
Who has most runs in World Cup history
List of most runs (Top 10)
Which right-handed batter scored most runs in World Cup history
List of most runs by right-handed batters (Top 5)
Which left-handed batter scored most runs in World Cup history
List of most runs by left-handed batters (Top 5)
Which captain scored most runs in World Cup history
List of most runs by captains (Top 5)
Which wicketkeeper scored most runs in World Cup history
List of most runs by wicketkeeper-batters (Top 5)
Highest run-scorer in ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history
Q. Who has the most runs in World Cup history?
A. Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar The right-handed batter scored 2278 runs in the ODI World Cup history. He also played the most number of world cups
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Most runs (Top 10)
Player (Team) | Matches (Innings) | Runs scored | Highest score | Average | 100s/50s |
Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 45 (44) | 2278 | 152 | 56.95 | 6/15 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 46 (42) | 1743 | 140* | 45.86 | 5/6 |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 37 (35) | 1532 | 124 | 56.74 | 5/7 |
Brian Lara (West Indies) | 34 (33) | 1225 | 116 | 42.24 | 2/7 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 23 (22) | 1207 | 162* | 63.52 | 4/6 |
Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 35 (34) | 1186 | 215 | 35.93 | 2/6 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 38 (37) | 1165 | 120 | 34.26 | 3/6 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa) | 36 (32) | 1148 | 128* | 45.92 | 1/9 |
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) | 29 (29) | 1146 | 124* | 45.84 | 2/10 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) | 27 (25) | 1112 | 161* | 52.95 | 4/4 |
(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)
Q. Which right-handed batter scored the most runs in World Cup history?
A. Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar holds this record with 2278 runs in the ODI World Cup history.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Most runs as a right-handed batter (Top 5)
Player (Team) | Matches (Innings) | Runs scored | Highest score | Average | 100s/50s |
Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 45 (44) | 2278 | 152 | 56.95 | 6/15 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 46 (42) | 1743 | 140* | 45.86 | 5/6 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 23 (22) | 1207 | 162* | 63.52 | 4/6 |
Jacques Kallis (South Africa) | 36 (32) | 1148 | 128* | 45.92 | 1/9 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) | 27 (25) | 1112 | 161* | 52.95 | 4/4 |
(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)
Q. Which left-handed batter scored the most runs in World Cup history?
A. Sri Lankan cricketer Kumar Sangakkara records the most runs as a left-handed batter in the ODI World Cup history. He scored 1532 runs in this competition’s history.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Most runs as a left-handed batter (Top 5)
Player (Team) | Matches (Innings) | Runs scored | Highest score | Average | 100s/50s |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 37 (35) | 1532 | 124 | 56.74 | 5/7 |
Brian Lara (West Indies) | 34 (33) | 1225 | 116 | 42.24 | 2/7 |
Chris Gayle (West Indies) | 35 (34) | 1186 | 215 | 35.93 | 2/6 |
Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) | 38 (37) | 1165 | 120 | 34.26 | 3/6 |
Shakib Al Hasan (Bangladesh) | 29 (29) | 1146 | 124* | 45.84 | 2/10 |
(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)
Q. Which captain scored the most runs in World Cup history?
A. Legendary Australian captain Ricky Ponting scored the most runs in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history. The right-handed batter is the only captain to score 1000+ runs in the ODI World Cup history. He scored 1160 runs in the Cricket World Cup as a captain in 25 innings, including four centuries and five half-centuries.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Most runs as a captain (Top 5)
Player (Team) | Matches (Innings) | Runs scored | Highest score | Average | 100s/50s |
Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 29 (25) | 1160 | 140* | 52.72 | 4/5 |
Stephen Fleming (New Zealand) | 27 (27) | 882 | 134* | 36.75 | 2/4 |
Mohammad Azharuddin (India) | 23 (20) | 636 | 93 | 35.33 | 0/6 |
Graeme Smith (South Africa) | 17 (17) | 626 | 91 | 39.12 | 0/5 |
Imran Khan (Pakistan) | 22 (19) | 615 | 102* | 38.43 | 1/4 |
(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)
Q. Which wicketkeeper scored the most runs in World Cup history?
A. Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Sangakkara records the most runs as a wicketkeeper in the ODI World Cup history. The left-handed wicketkeeper-batter scored 1532 runs in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Most runs as a wicketkeeper-batter (Top 5)
Player (Team) | Matches (Innings) | Runs scored | Highest score | Average | 100s/50s |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 37 (35) | 1532 | 124 | 56.74 | 5/7 |
Adam Gilchrist (Australia) | 31 (31) | 1085 | 149 | 36.16 | 1/8 |
Mushfiqur Rahim (Bangladesh) | 29 (28) | 877 | 102* | 38.13 | 1/6 |
MS Dhoni (India) | 29 (25) | 780 | 91* | 43.33 | 0/5 |
Alec Stewart (England) | 20 (17) | 520 | 88 | 32.50 | 0/4 |
Brendon Taylor (Zimbabwe) | 9 (9) | 520 | 138 | 57.77 | 2/2 |
(Updated till ICC Cricket World Cup 2019)
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