Over the years, many batsmen shone in their careers as batsmen. These are the batsmen who hold rich records in the history of cricket. In this article, we will delve into the details of top 5 batsmen who have the record of amassing highest runs in a single world cup event.
The legendary batsmen and God of cricket Sachin Tendulkar has a long list of records to his name. He is considered the man of records who built milestones with his bat. Even after retiring from international cricket for so long, the batting legend sat in the first position of the highest run scorer in the single event of the World Cup. Sachin amassed 673 runs, the most in the 2002-03 world. His total of 673 runs includes 1 hundred and 6 fifties in 11 matches.
The Australian explosive batsman ranks 2nd in the list of most runs in a single World cup. The left hand batsman crunched 659 runs with a batting average of 73.22 in 11 matches of 2006-07 ODI world cup. To set the record of second most runs in the world cup, he took the help of solid 3 centuries and 1 fifty.
Rohit Sharma performed brilliantly in the whole tournament of the world cup in 2019. The star opener batter scored 648 runs in a total of 9 participations in the 2019 world cup. He smacked 5 record breaking centuries in one tournament with a batting average of 81. Along with 5 hundreds, which were the most in the 2019 world cup, he had 1 fifty to his name. Sharma is ranked 3rd after that event.
The Australian deadly opener batsman Warner is listed on the 4th number. The left handed mighty batter has several records to his name across all formats of the game. Warner amassed a mammoth 647 runs in the 2019 world cup, ranked 2nd after Rohit Sharma in the 2019 world cup. With participation in 10 matches, Warner hit 3 centuries and the same number of fifties.
Shakib AL Hasan
One of the finest all-rounders ever in the history of cricket Shakib AL Hasan was named 5th on the list for his marvellous performance with bat in the 2019 world cup tournament. Shakib made a total 606 runs with the help of 2 hundreds and 3 fifties in just 8 matches.
