Highest Run Scorers in ICC World Cup History

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TOP 10 HIGHEST RUN SCORERS IN ICC WORLD CUP
HISTORY
Name Matches Runs Average St
Sachin Tendulkar 45 2278 56.95
Ricky Ponting 46 1743 45.86
Kumar Sangakkara 37 1532 56.74
Brian Lara 34 1225 42.24
AB de Villiers 23 1207 63.52
Sanath Jayasuriya 38 1165 34.26
Jacques Kallis 36 1148 45.92
TM Dilshan 27 1112 52.95
M. Jayawardene 40 1100 35.48
Adam Gilchrist 31 1085 36.16
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1 Sachin Tendulkar
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(2278 Runs in 45 Matches)
Sachin Tendulkar is the only Indian player in the
list and tops the list with 2278 runs in 45
matches and an average of 56.95. With his
achievements, he is no less than a legend and
has been a part of total of 6 World Cups. In his
World Cup career, he has scored six centuries
and has maintained a strike rate of 89. He
achieved his first century in 1996 by scoring 127
runs against Kenya. His maximum score was in
2003 against Namibia were scored 152 runs from
151 balls by hitting 18 fours. 2 Ricky
Ponting (1743 Runs in 46 Matches)
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This former captain of an Australian cricket team
is second in the list with 1743 runs in 46
matches with an average of 45.86 and strike rate
of 80. He has also entered the ICC Cricket Hall
of Fame in 2018. Ricky Ponting has won 3 ICC
Cricket World Cups out of which he was the
captain of the team in 2003 and 2007. 3 Kumar
Sangakkara (1532 Runs in 37 Matches)
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The former Sri Lankan Captain and batsman Kumar
Sangakkara is third in this list with 1532 runs
in 37 matches with an impressive average of 56.74
and strike rate of 86.55. He was one of the best
wicketkeeper batsmen of his time. He scored 5
centuries and 7 fifties during his World Cups
career. 4 Brian Lara (1225 Runs in 34 Matches)
Being the only West Indies cricketer in the list,
Brian Lara has scored 1225 runs in 34 matches
which make him fourth on the list. With an
average of 42.24 and strike rate 87, he is
considered as an iconic figure in world
cricket. He retired from international cricket
after the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 ending his
17 years career with West Indies. He has also
entered the ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2012. 5
AB de Villiers (1207 Runs in 23 Matches)
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Mr. 360 AB de Villiers needs no introduction
in Cricket. The player, who made cricket so much
popular with his destructive batting and
unorthodox shots, is fifth in the list. He made
1207 runs in 23 Matches with an awesome average
of 63.52 and strike rate of 117.29. He is the
man to score most number of sixes(37) in the
world cup which shows his big hitting
capabilities. 6 Sanath Jayasuriya (1165 Runs in
38 Matches)
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This Sri Lankan cricketer is sixth in the list
with 1165 runs in 38 matches with an average of
34.26. Sanath Jayasuriya was labeled as a game
changer in 1996 World Cup when he achieved 82
runs from 44 balls and became a man of the
series. Despite his marvelous achievements, he
was banned for two years starting 2018 for
breaching ICC Anti-Corruption Code. 7 Jacques
Kallis (1148 Runs in 36 Matches)
This South African cricketer has achieved 1148
runs in 36 matches and an average of 45.92 which
has made him seventh in the list. He is
considered the best all- rounder with a strike
rate of 76. Jacques Kallis has received 32 Man of
the Match awards in his ODI career of 328
matches. 8 Tillakaratne Dilshan (1112 Runs in
27 Matches)
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Tillakaratne Dilshan is surely one of those
player who changed the face of cricket. His
innovative shots and unique batting skills made
him a legend in cricket. He was fabulous as an
opener and one of the best player Sri Lanka has
ever produced. He is eighth in the list of
highest run scorer in the history of World Cup.
He scored a total of 1112 runs in 27 matches with
an average of 52.95 and strike rate of
92.97. 9 Mahela Jayawardene (1100 Runs in 40
Matches)
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Mahela Jayawardene is one of the greatest batsmen
of all time who had mastery of playing spin
bowling. He was a former Sri Lankan player and a
very successful captain. He played 40 matches in
the world cup in which he scored 1100 runs with
the help of 4 centuries and 5 half-centuries. He
has managed to get the ninth spot in this
list. Jayawardene was named as Best
International Captain of the Year in 2006 by
ICCI. 10 Adam Gilchrist (1085 Runs in 31
Matches)
This Australian cricketer, Adam Gilchrist, is
tenth in the list with 1085 runs in 31 matches
and an average of 36.16. He is considered the
greatest batsman and wicketkeeper of all time
and made his debut in 1996 for Australia. During
the 2007 World Cup, he scored 149 runs from 104
balls and this remained his only century in
World Cup tournaments. He has also entered the
ICC Cricket Hall of Fame in 2013.
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