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Cricket World Cup - Player Records
Most Runs
This list features the players with the most runs in Cricket World Cup history.
RANK | PLAYER | NATION | APPS | RUNS | YEARS |
1 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 45 | 2278 | 1992-2011 |
2 | Virat Kohli | India | 37 | 1795 | 2011-2023 |
3 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 46 | 1743 | 1996-2011 |
4 | Rohit Sharma | India | 28 | 1575 | 2015-2023 |
5 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 37 | 1532 | 2003-2015 |
6 | David Warner | Australia | 29 | 1527 | 2015-2023 |
7 | Shakib Al Hasan | Bangladesh | 36 | 1332 | 2007-2023 |
8 | Brian Lara | West Indies | 34 | 1225 | 1992-2007 |
9 | Ab de Villiers | South Africa | 23 | 1207 | 2007-2015 |
10 | Chris Gayle | West Indies | 35 | 1186 | 2003-2019 |
References
ESPNcricinfo (n.d.). World Cup trophy batting most runs career. Available at: https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/batting-most-runs-career/world-cup-12 (Accessed 1 December 2025).
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