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

#2 Sanath Jayasuriya (Sri Lanka) - 3891 runs

Jayasuriya loved to take the attack to the opposition

The third-most capped player in ODO history, Sri Lanka's Sanath Jayasuriya had a fruitful period between the 1999 and 2003 World Cups as he resurrected his career somewhat after failing to score an ODI century for more than two years.

Jayasuriya broke the duck with a knock of 105 against India at Dhaka in June 2000 and his next ton turned out to be a batting masterclass as India once felt the wrath of Jayasuriya's big-hitting prowess as he batted the opposition out of the contest with his knock of 189.

He was in spectacular form in the lead-up to the 2003 World Cup scoring 122 against Australia and 106 and 99 against England in a tri-series Down Under just prior to the tournament before a smashing start to the 2003 World Cup with a ton against New Zealand in the opener.

During the period between the 1999 and the 2003 World Cup, Jayasuriya scored 3891 runs from 104 ODIs at an average of 38.52. As was the norm throughout his illustrious career, Jayasuriya wasted little time in scoring those runs as his strike-rate of 89.10 suggest.