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Most Runs in ODI Cricket World Cup History (1975 to Present)

Every cricketer especially a batsman always dreams of playing match-winning knocks for his respective nation, but if those runs come in a tournament like the ICC ODI World Cup will be more delightful for that player than anything else. So, Here is the list of the Most Runs in ODI Cricket World Cups.

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Sachin Tendulkar still holds the record for the most runs in the ODI World Cup History (2278 runs). Sachin took retirement in 2013.

Rohit Sharma has the most centuries (7 hundred) in ODI World Cup history.

Chris Gayle is the only cricketer to register a double century (215 runs) in the ODI World Cup. Also, 215 runs is the highest individual score in the ICC ODI World Cup by Chris Gayle.

Sachin Tendulkar still holds the record for the most number of half-centuries (15 fifties) in ODI World Cups.

Most Runs in ODI Cricket World Cup History

PosPlayerMatInnsRunsAvg100s50sHS6s
1Sachin Tendulkar (IND)4544227856.9561515227
2Virat Kohli (IND)3737179559.8351211714
3Ricky Ponting (AUS)4642174345.8656140*31
4Rohit Sharma (IND)2828157560.577614054
5Kumar Sangakkara (SL)3735153256.745712414
6David Warner (AUS)2727152756.556517841
7Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)3636133241.62211124*12
8Brian Lara (WI)3433122542.242711617
9AB de Villiers (SA)2322120763.5246162*37
10Chris Gayle (WI)3534118635.932621549
11Kane Williamson (NZ)2726116761.422614810
12Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)3837116534.263612027
13Jacque Kallis (SA)3632114845.9219128*13
14Steve Smith (AUS)3430113642.071101059
15Tilakratne Dilshan (SL)2725111252.9544161*9