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Golden Bat Winners In ODI World Cup: From 1975 To 2019; In Pics

Do you know there is a golden bat award given to the top run-scorers in the ODI World Cups. In this story, we tell you about each golden bat award winner from 1975 to 2019. The list includes many Indians as well.

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Updated:Sep 20, 2023, 05:58 PM IST

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Glenn Turner

Glenn Turner was the first man to win the golden bat award, smashing 333 runs in the first ODI World Cup in 1975. (Image: ICC)

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Gordon Greenidge

Former West Indies opening batter Gordon Greenidge smashed 253 runs in the 1979 World Cup to finish with the golden bat. (Image: ICC)

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David Gower

David Gower of England finished with 384 runs in the 1983 World Cup and got the golden bat. (Image: ICC)

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Graham Gooch

England's Graham Gooch scored 471 runs in the 1987 World Cup that won him the golden bat of that edition. (Image: ICC)

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Martin Crowe

Martin Crowe of New Zealand smashed 456 runs in the 1992 World Cup, finishing with the golden bat award. (Image: ICC)

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Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar scored 523 runs in 1996 World Cup, winning the golden bat award. (Image: ICC)

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Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid won the golden bat in 1999 World Cup in England, after scoring 471 runs in the tournament. (Image: ICC)

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Sachin Tendulkar

India's Sachin Tendulkar smashed a massive 671 runs in 2003 World Cup to win the golden bat. (Image: ICC)

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Matthew Hayden

Matthew Hayden won the golden bat in the ICC ODI World Cup 2007, scoring 659 runs in the tournament. (Image: ICC)

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Tillakaratne Dilshan

Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka had won the golden bat award in 2011 World Cup after smashing 500 runs in the tournament. (Image: ICC)

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Martin Guptill

Martin Guptill, of New Zealand, had won the golden bat in 2015 ICC Men's ODI World Cup as he finished with 547 runs in the tournament. (Image: ICC)

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Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma won the golden bat in 2019 World Cup after smashing 648 runs in the tournament. (Image: ICC)