The names of these 10 batsmen in the World Cup are the highest run, not even a player around Sachin at the top.
After the end of the Indian Premier League, Cricket fans are eagerly awaiting the biggest cricket tournament, the ICC World Cup 2019. The ICC World Cup is being held in England and Wales from May 30 and before that, we are telling you about the batsmen who scored the most runs in World Cup history.
#1 Sachin Tendulkar:
Former Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar has made many such records in the cricket world, which is difficult to break. Sachin has made the record of making the most runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup.
Sachin scored 2278 runs in 44 innings of 45 matches played between 1992 and 2011. During this period, their highest score is 152. Sachin has scored 6 centuries and 15 half-centuries in the World Cup.
#2 Ricky Ponting:
Former Australian captain Ricky Ponting is the second highest run-getter in the ICC World Cup. Ponting scored 1743 runs in 42 innings of 46 matches played between 1996 and 2011. His highest score is 140 not out and he has scored 5 half centuries and 6 half-centuries.
#3 Kumar Sangakkara:
Former Sri Lankan captain Kumara Sangakkara has scored 1532 runs in 35 innings of 37 matches played between 2003 and 2015 and is at number three in this list. Sangakkara’s highest score in the World Cup is 124 and he has scored 7 half centuries in addition to 5 centuries.
#4 Brian Lara:
Former West Indies captain Brian Lara is at number four in the highest run scorers in the ICC World Cup. He scored 1225 runs in 33 innings of 34 matches played between 1992 and 2007. His highest score is 116 and he has scored 7 half centuries in addition to two centuries.
#5 AB de Villiers:
Former South Africa captain AB De Villiers has taken part in three World Cups between 2007 and 2015 and is in the 22nd position of 22 innings with 1207 runs in the fifth position. His highest score is 162 not out and he has scored 4 half centuries and 6 half centuries.
#6 Sanath Jayasuriya:
Sri Lankan batsman Sanath Jayasuriya is at number three in the highest run scorers in the ICC World Cup. Jayasuriya has scored 1165 runs in 38 innings of 37 matches played in the World Cup between 1992 and 2007. His highest score is 120, and he has scored 3 hundred and 6 half-centuries.
#7 Jacques Kallis:
South African great batsman Jacques Kallis is at seventh in the World Cup between 1996 and 2011, with 1148 runs in 36 innings of 36 matches played. His highest score is 128 not out and he has scored 9 fifties in addition to 1 century.
#8 Tillakaratne Dilshan:
Sri Lankan all-rounder Tillakaratne Dilshan is eighth in this list, scoring 1112 runs in 25 innings of 27 matches played between the world from 2007 to 2015. His highest score is 161 not out and he has 4 fours in addition to 4 centuries.
#9 Mahela Jayawardene:
Former Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene is at number 9 in the highest run scorers in the ICC World Cup. He has scored 1100 runs in 34 innings of 40 matches played between 1999 and 2015. His highest score is 115 not out and he has scored 4 half centuries and 5 half-centuries.
#10 Adam Gilchrist:
Australia’s greatest batsman Adam Gilchrist is at number 10 in the highest run scorers in the ICC World Cup. He has scored 1085 runs in 31 innings of 31 matches played between 1999 and 2007 in the World Cup. His highest score is 149 and he has scored 8 half centuries in addition to 1 century.
These are the 10Â Highest Runs Record in ICC Cricket World Cup.
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