Top 5 batsmen with most runs between 1999 and 2003 World Cup

#4 Sachin Tendulkar (India) - 3492 runs

Tendulkar was in sublime form and had the highest average among the Top 5 run-scorers during the period

A favourite of the record books, Sachin Tendulkar, walks into the list at Number 4, despite missing out a number of matches due to a streak of unfortunate injuries.

Tendulkar was forced to miss the tri-series in 2001 involving Sri Lanka and New Zealand due to a toe injury while a thigh and hamstring injury kept him out of bilateral series against Zimbabwe and West Indies respectively in 2002.

Despite the setbacks, India's Master Blaster performed exceedingly well when fit, scoring 3492 runs from 85 matches at an average of 47.18 - the highest among the five batsmen in this list.

He scored 11 centuries during the period, including an unbeaten knock of 186 against New Zealand at home which remained his highest score in ODIs for nearly a decade before the maiden ODI double ton against South Africa in 2010.