Most Run Scorers in ODI World Cup: ODI World Cup is one of the most famous cricket tournaments in the world, in which all the batsmen want to play, but only a few cricketers are able to be a part of any ODI World Cup tournament and score runs with the bat in ODI World Cup.
And in today’s article, we are going to tell you about some such batsmen who have scored the most runs in the history of ODI World Cup so far, so let’s know about “Most Run Scorers in ODI World Cup“
Table of Contents
Highest Run Scorers in ODI World Cup
Sachin Tendulkar, who is called the God of Cricket, is at the first position in the list of batsmen who have scored the most runs in the World Cup tournament. And sachin has scored 2278 runs in 44 World Cup innings, After that, the former famous captain of Australia Ricky Ponting is at the second position, who has scored 1743 runs in 42 World Cup innings.
Apart from this, the list of names of other batsmen who have scored the most runs in the World Cup history so far is given below, in which Virat Kohli is at the third position and Rohit Sharma is at the fifth position.
| Position | Player Name | Country | Innings | Runs | Highest Score | Year |
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 44 | 2278 | 152 | 1992-2011 |
| 2 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 42 | 1743 | 140* | 1996-2011 |
| 3 | Virat Kohli | India | 36 | 1741 | 107 | 2011-2023 |
| 4 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 35 | 1532 | 124 | 2003-2015 |
| 5 | Rohit Sharma (IND) | India | 27 | 1528 | 140 | 2015-2023 |
| 6 | David Warner (AUS) | Australia | 27 | 1491 | 178 | 2015-2023 |
| 7 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 36 | 1332 | 124* | 2007-2023 |
| 8 | Brian Lara | West Indies | 33 | 1225 | 116 | 1992-2007 |
| 9 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 22 | 1207 | 162* | 2007-2015 |
| 10 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 34 | 1186 | 215 | 2003-2019 |
Most Run Scorers in ODI World Cup
In the World Cup history so far, only a few batsmen have scored the most runs, information about them is given below.
- Sachin Tendulkar – 2,278 runs
- Ricky Ponting – 1743 runs
- Virat Kohli – 1689 runs
- Kumar Sangakkara – 1532 runs
- Rohit Sharma – 1528 runs
Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 2,278 runs
Sachin Tendulkar, who is called the God of Cricket, has scored the most runs in the World Cup history so far, and he has scored 2278 runs in 44 innings of the ICC World Cup, in which his highest score is 152, and In the year 2011, he played his last World Cup match under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni.
Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 1743 runs
Australia’s greatest captain Ricky Ponting is also hold the second spot in the list of most run-scoring batsmen in the World Cup and has scored 1743 runs in a total of 42 World Cup innings, in which his highest score is 140 not out. And he also played his last World Cup match in the year 2011.
Virat Kohli (India) – 1741 runs
Former captain of India and one of the greatest batsmen in World cricket, Virat Kohli also comes third in the list of most run scorer batsman in the World Cup, who has scored 1741 runs in only 36 World Cup innings and his highest score is 117, And apart from this, he is also a part of the World Cup 2023 and is at the forefront among the batsmen scoring the most runs.
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) – 1,532 runs
Kumar Sangakkara, the elegant left-handed batsman from Sri Lanka, occupies the Fourth spot on the list of most run scorers in ODI World Cup history. In his four World Cup campaigns (2003-2015), Sangakkara scored 1,532 runs, including four centuries and five fifties.
Rohit Sharma (India) – 1528 runs
Indian Captain Rohit Sharma, who is also known as Hitman, is also on the fifth position in this list, And he has scored 1528 runs in 27 word cup innings, and his highest score is 140.
Read Also:
Most hundred in One Day International world cup
One Day International Records, Most Runs, Most Sixes and Most Wickets