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.

Stats to focus

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

Pos	Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	100s	50s	HS	6s
1	Sachin Tendulkar (IND)	45	44	2278	56.95	6	15	152	27
2	Virat Kohli (IND)	37	37	1795	59.83	5	12	117	14
3	Ricky Ponting (AUS)	46	42	1743	45.86	5	6	140*	31
4	Rohit Sharma (IND)	28	28	1575	60.57	7	6	140	54
5	Kumar Sangakkara (SL)	37	35	1532	56.74	5	7	124	14
6	David Warner (AUS)	27	27	1527	56.55	6	5	178	41
7	Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	36	36	1332	41.62	2	11	124*	12
8	Brian Lara (WI)	34	33	1225	42.24	2	7	116	17
9	AB de Villiers (SA)	23	22	1207	63.52	4	6	162*	37
10	Chris Gayle (WI)	35	34	1186	35.93	2	6	215	49
11	Kane Williamson (NZ)	27	26	1167	61.42	2	6	148	10
12	Sanath Jayasuriya (SL)	38	37	1165	34.26	3	6	120	27
13	Jacque Kallis (SA)	36	32	1148	45.92	1	9	128*	13
14	Steve Smith (AUS)	34	30	1136	42.07	1	10	105	9
15	Tilakratne Dilshan (SL)	27	25	1112	52.95	4	4	161*	9