Many batsmen have excelled in their careers as batsmen over the years in One Day International World cup. These batsmen have distinguished records in cricket history. We shall examine the top 5 batsmen who have the record of scoring the most runs in the world cup overall.
The man of records, Sachin Tendulkar seized the first spot on the list of scoring most runs in the world cup. The legendary batsman played the world cup tournaments from 1992 to 2011 for India and in the participation of 45 matches, he has the record of scoring 2278 runs, the most by any batsman till date. With 2278 runs, Tendulkar was named first on the list.
The Australian legendary batsman who won the max world cup trophies comes second in scoring most runs. The right hand legendary batter played the tournaments from 1996 to 2011 and with participation in 46 matches, he holds the record of 1743, the second most runs in the history of the world cup.
Sri Lankan leading batter is the third highest run scorer in the World cup history. The legendary left hand batsman played the tournaments from 2003 to 2015 and with batting in 35 innings of 37 matches, he scored 1532 runs. Which is the third highest runs by any batsman in the World cup.
The greatest batsman ever in the history of cricket Lara secured the 4th spot as the highest run scorer in the World cup. The west Indian legendary batter played the world cup tournaments from 1992 to 2007 and with enrolling into 34 matches, he made history with 1225 runs on behalf of West indies.
The African legendary deadly batter also referred to as Mr. 360 named himself on the 5th spot when it comes to scoring the highest runs in the world cup. The right hand explosive batter played tournament from 2007 to 2015 for Africa and with participation in just 23 matches, he amassed 1207 runs overall
