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Cricket World Cup 2023: Sachin Tendulkar To Chris Gayle; A Look At Highest-Run Scorers In Tournament History - In Pics

The upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup is less than a month away and fans are anticipating high-quality cricketing action from teams and players. Many batters are in good form and teams will hope to display their prowess on the biggest stage of cricketing action. Over the years, batters have let their willow speak at the highest level to guide their team to match-winning and many times, trophy-winning performances. Players value their sustained consistency in World Cups.

Updated:Sep 20, 2023, 01:08 PM IST

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Sachin Tendulkar (India)

The Indian batting maestro is the leading run-scorer in WC history. In 45 matches and 44 innings, he scored 2,278 runs at an average of 56.95 and a strike rate of 88.98. He scored six centuries and 15 half-centuries in his WC career, with the best score of 152. He also has the most centuries in World Cup history. He had the most runs in the 1996 and 2003 editions of the tournament with 523 runs and 673 runs respectively. Tendulkar's 673 runs in 2003 is the highest number of runs scored by a batter in a single edition of the tournament.

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Ricky Ponting (Australia)

The Australian great and World Cup-winning skipper has played 46 World Cup matches, scoring 1,743 runs at an average of 45.86. He scored runs at a strike rate of over 79. He has scored five centuries and six fifties in his WC career in 42 innings, with the best score of 140* against India in the 2003 WC final.

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Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

The legendary Sri Lankan wicketkeeper won hearts all over the world with his elegant shots, especially the cover drive. In 37 World Cup matches, he scored 1,532 runs at an average of 56.74 and a strike rate of 86.55. He has five centuries and seven half-centuries in his WC career, with the best score of 124.

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Brian Lara (West Indies)

'The Prince of Trinidad' did not get to play during the peak of West Indies Cricket but he nonetheless got to enjoy some individual glory in the tournament. In 34 WC matches, he scored 1,225 runs at an average of 42.24 and a strike rate of over 86. He scored two centuries and seven fifties in 33 innings, with the best score of 116.

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AB de Villiers (South Africa)

Since his debut in the 2007 World Cup, the original 'Mr 360' set the World Cup on fire for the next three editions with his batting. In 23 matches for Proteas at this global event, De Villiers scored 1,207 runs at an average of 63.52, with a strike rate of over 117. His best score is 162*. De Villiers has scored four centuries and six fifties in his WC career.

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Chris Gayle (West Indies)

The 'Universe Boss' entertained cricket fans every time they came to the stadium or turned on their TV sets. In 35 matches and 34 innings in his World Cup career, Gayle scored 1,186 runs at an average of 35.93 and a strike rate of 90.53. He scored two centuries and six fifties, with the best score of 215, the first World Cup double-century.