Most Run Scorers in ODI World Cup

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“

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

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

Ricky Ponting hundred in ODI — **Source: Twitter**

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.