CWC 2019: 3 major World Cup records that might be broken in this edition

A player's caliber is tested in the biggest of stages, his legend grows when he outperforms others at the 'Grandest Stage of Them All'. And in the world of cricket, no stage is bigger than the World Cup.

The icons of the game, including the likes of Sachin Tendulkar, Sir Vivian Richards, Ricky Ponting, Kapil Dev, Adam Gilchrist, and MS Dhoni will be remembered forever by cricket lovers, because of their ethereal performances at cricket's showpiece event. And, a champion is born, when he performs when the stakes are high.

We remember Dhoni's 91* more than any of his other innings, because it came in a final, out of the various gems that Tendulkar conjured in his career, his 98 against Pakistan sits at the top, because it came at the knock-out stages of the multi-nation event, and Gilchrist will forever be remembered for his 149 that pulverised the Sri Lankan bowling attack in the 2007 World Cup final.

As the 12th edition of the World Cup approaches us, let us look at three major records that might be broken in this edition.

#3 Most Runs In A Single Edition (673 by Sachin Tendulkar in 2003)

It might not be beyond players like David Warner to break this long-standing record of Tendulkar.

The great Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the most runs in a single edition at cricket’s showpiece event. The great master scored a whopping 673 runs in the 2003 edition, including 1 hundred and 6 fifties at an average of 61.18. Matthew Hayden came agonisingly close to breaking this record when he scored 659 runs in the 2007 edition.

Now, this is an era where the boundaries are shorter, pitches are extremely batsman-friendly, and hundreds have become common. And, with batting gladiators like Virat Kohli, David Warner and Chris Gayle in fine form, this long-standing record of Tendulkar might be broken in this edition of the World Cup.

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#2 Highest Individual Score In World Cups (237* by Martin Guptill in 2015)

Rohit Sharma has the habit of scoring 'Daddy Hundreds' in ODI cricket

The first double hundred in World Cup history was smashed in the 11th edition of the tournament. Chris Gayle smashed an ethereal 215 against Zimbabwe on 24th February 2015. And, in the same tournament, Martin Guptill bettered Chris Gayle’s record by smashing 237* off just 163 balls against the West Indies.

Now, scoring a double hundred is no longer a herculean task in ODI cricket, as boundaries have become shorter, pitches have turned more batsman-friendly, and the batsmen are raking in the runs at will. This record might most likely be broken by India’s Rohit Sharma, who has the habit of scoring those ’Daddy Hundreds’, or Chris Gayle, or by Guptill himself.

#1 Most Hundreds In A single Edition

(4 Hundreds by Kumar Sangakkara in 2015)

Kohli has made breaking records a habit in the recent past!

In the 2015 edition of the World Cup, Kumar Sangakkara was in the form of his life. The legendary Sri Lankan batsman scored 541 runs in the 7 matches that he played at an average of 108.20, including a whopping 4 hundreds.

Now, Virat Kohli, David Warner, and Chris Gayle are in the form of their life. And, with the way Kohli has been scoring hundreds in ODI cricket in the last three years, it might not be beyond him, to break Sangakkara’s record.

After all, Kohli has made breaking records a habit in the recent past!

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