ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 will be starting from October 5. England and New Zealand will be locking horns in the inaugural match. The World Cup is the biggest tournament in the World Cricket. All cricket fans across the globe wait for four years to support their teams on the big stage. Every cricket wants to showcase their talent on this stage. Every team wants to be named as the world champion once in a lifetime.
The World Cup is also another name for breaking and making records. Sometimes records are created by a team or an individual player. Sometimes it is prestigious, sometimes it is not. Many players or teams touch unique milestones in this tournament. This tournament is a whole vibe. Fans always wait eagerly to see the world champion.
In this article, we explore the top 10 leading run scorers in the World Cup. it will describe their batting masterclass in the biggest tournament of cricket globally.
Top 10 Leading Run Scorers in the World Cup
| Players Name | Country | Runs Scored | Highest score | Innings |
| Sachin Tendulkar | India | 2278 | 152 | 44 |
| Ricky Ponting | Australia | 1743 | 140* | 42 |
| Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 1532 | 124 | 35 |
| Brian Lara | West Indies | 1225 | 116 | 33 |
| AB de Villiers | South Africa | 1207 | 162* | 22 |
| Chris Gayle | West Indies | 1186 | 215 | 34 |
| Sanath Jayasuriya | Sri Lanka | 1165 | 120 | 37 |
| Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 1148 | 128* | 32 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 1146 | 124* | 29 |
| Tilakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 1112 | 161* | 25 |
Sachin Tendulkar:
Sachin Tendulkar popularly known as Master Blaster is an absolute example of batting masterclass. His entire career is decked up with numerous number of achievements and records. He represent India in zsix World Cup since 1992 to 2011. He has won one World Cup trophy in 2011. He scored 523 runs in just 7 matches in 1996 World Cup. in 2003 World Cup, he scored 673 runs in 11 matches. This is huge.
He played 44 World Cup innings in the time span of 1992-2011. He scored total 2278 runs. His best score is 152. He scored this best scored against Namibia in 2003 World Cup. He scored 152 in 151 balls. He smashed 18 boundaries with a strike rate of 100.66.
Ricky Ponting:
Ricky Ponting is an all time gem of Australian cricket. He took Australian cricket to another level. In his captaincy, it was impossible to stop Australian side from winning a match. As a captain he won two consecutive World Cup for Australia. His tactical mind and batting masterclass was an asset to the Australian team.Â
Ponting played 42 World Cup innings and scored 1743 runs in the time span of 1996 to 2011. His best scored in the World Cup is registered as 140*. He played his magnificent knock against India. He scored 140* in just 121 balls. The innings was consisted with 4 boundaries and 8 boundaries with a strike rate of 115.70. Australia won the match by 125 runs.
Kumar Sangakkara:
Kumar Sangakkara is an all time Sri Lankan legend. He has played two World Cup. In 2007 and 2011 reached in the finals. He has won ICC ODI Player of the year in 2011 and 2013. In his captaincy, Sri Lanka lost to India in the final.Â
Sangakkara scored 124 in 95 balls. That innings contains 13 boundaries and 4 over boundaries with a strike rate of 130.52. He played this knock against Scotland also took two catches in the match.
Brian Lara:
Brian Lara is a all time great of West Indies cricket as well as World cricket. He has number of records in his entire career. He has touched many milestone over the years. He has been an absolute asset to west Indies cricket.
He has always been a batting legend in world cricket. He has played 33 world cup inings and scored 1225 . He played an amazing knock of 116 in 134 balls. The innings contains 12 boundaries and 2 over boundaries with a strike rate of 86.56. He played this knock against South Africa.
AB de Villiars:
AB de Villiars is known as ‘MR 360’ to world cricket. He has an ability to hit the ball at every corner of the ground. This is the reason behind his title of ‘MR 360’. He was a world class batter and an absolute asset to South African cricket. His calmness and exceptional batting ability make him an batting legend of modern cricket.Â
He has played 22 World Cup innings and scored 1207 runs in the time span of 2007 to 2015. He registered his best scored as 162* in the World Cup. The fans across the globe has witnessed this clinical performance in the 2015 World Cup. He scored this 162* only in 66 balls. The innings contains 17 boundaries and 8 over boundaries with a strike rate of 245.45. He played this sessational knock against West Indies. South Africa won the match by 257 runs.
Chris Gayle:
Caribbean super star Chris Gayle is known as the ‘ Universe Boss’ to the world. He is the best powe-hitter of entire cricket history. His ODI and T20 stats are the proof of this. Even he can hit sixes standing at one place. He scored most of the runs by hitting boundaries and over boundaries rather than taking singles.
Gayle has played 34 World Cup innings and scored 1186 runs. His best score is registered as 215. He scored this massive 215 runs in just 147 balls. He smashed 10 boundaries and 16 over boundaries with a strike rate of 146.25. He also took 2 wickets in 35 runs in this match. West Indies won the match by 73 runs in DLS method against Zimbabwe.
Sanath Jayasuriya:
Sanath Jayasuriya is an all time Sri Lankan legend. He is known for his aggression and batting techniques. He has always been a gem to Sri Lankan cricket.
He has played 37 World Cup innings and scored 1165 runs. He registered his best score in the World Cup as 120. He scored this 120 by 125 balls. It contains 14 boundaries with a strike rate of 96.00.Sri Lanka won the match by 47 runs against New Zealand.
Jacques Kallis:
Jacques Kalis is a South African legendof all time. During his career he has been the greatest asset to the team. He is known for his batting techniques and sharp cricketing mind.
He has played 32 World Cup matches and scored 1148 runs in the time span of 1996 to 2011. He registered his highest as 128* in the World Cup. he has played this amazing knock of 128* runs in 109 balls. It contains 11 boundaries and 5 over boundaries with a strike rate of 117.43. South Africa beat the Netherlands by 221 runs.
Shakib Al Hasan:
Shakib Al Hasan has been an asset for Bangladesh since long. As a captain and even as a player he has given number of successful matches to Bangladeshi fans. Till now he is giving his best.Â
He has played 29 World Cup innings till now and scored 1146 runs. He registered his highest scored his best runs in the World Cup as 124*. Shakib scored this 124* in only 99 balls. The innings contains 16 boundaries and with a strike rate of 125.25. He also took two wickets in 54 runs. Bangladesh Won the match by 7 wickets.
Tillakratne Dilshan:
Tillakratne Dilshan is a Sri Lankan batting superstar. He has always been an asset to his team. He is known for his exceptional batting ability and some nice shots.
He has played 25 World Cup innings and scored 1112 runs in the time span of 2007 to 2015. He registered his best score as 161* in the World Cup. He scored this absolute magnificent knock of 161* in 146 balls. He smashed 22 boundaries with the strike rate of 110.27. Along with this magnificent knock he took 2 wickets in 35 runs. Sri Lanka Won the match against Bangladesh by 92 runs.
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