NewsPhotos Rohit Sharma Is Now Joint-Fastest To 1,000 Cricket World Cup Runs; Check Top 6 List Of Batters - IN PICS

Rohit Sharma Is Now Joint-Fastest To 1,000 Cricket World Cup Runs; Check Top 6 List Of Batters - IN PICS

India captain Rohit Sharma launched an attack into Afghanistan in the Match 9 of Cricket World Cup 2023. He reached the landmark of 1,000 World Cup runs, completing a stunning hundred too, in the process. Not to forget, Rohit has now also slammed the most number of sixes in international cricket. In this story, we look at top 6 batters who took the least number of innings to reach 1,000 World Cup runs.

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Updated:Oct 11, 2023, 08:13 PM IST

David Warner

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David Warner, Australian opener, is the joint-fastest to 1,000 runs in World Cup. Rohit has joined him. Both doing it in 19 innings. (Image: ANI)

Rohit Sharma

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Rohit Sharma reached the landmark in the Afghanistan match in the Cricket World Cup 2023. He has taken just 19 innings, same as David Warner, to reach the landmark. (Image: ANI)

Sachin Tendulkar

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The great Sachin Tendulkar has also slammed 1,000 World Cup runs. He did that in 20 innings. (Image: ANI)

AB de Villiers

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South Africa batter AB de Villiers played many World Cups and has over thousand runs in the tournament. He reached the landmark in 20 innings. (Image: ANI)

Sir Vivian Richards

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Sir Vivian Richards, West Indies great, smashed 1000 runs in Men's Cricket World Cup in just 21 innings. (Image: ICC)

Sourav Ganguly

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The former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly also has 1,000 runs in Cricket World Cup. Ganguly took just 21 innings to reach the masisve feat. (Image: ICC)