Top 10 run scorers for India in World Cup history

India v South Africa: Group B - 2011 ICC World Cup
India v South Africa: Group B - 2011 ICC World Cup

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#1 Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar is hailed as arguably the greatest ODI batsman in the modern era. Sachin has proved his prowess with the bat at the World Cups and boasts of an impressive record. The ‘Master Blaster’ has been the all-time leading run-getter at the World Cups so far. The prolific run scorer amassed over 2000 runs across 6 editions of the World Cup. He also holds the record for the maximum centuries at the showpiece event.

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Sachin hammered a record 673 runs in the 2003 World Cup to be adjudged the leading scorer of the tournament. In the 1996 World Cup co-hosted by India, Sachin was in a rich vein of form, scoring 523 runs that helped India make it to the semi-finals against Sri Lanka. Sachin contributed handsomely with the willow by scoring 482 runs in India’s successful 2011 World Cup winning campaign.

World Cup Record

Matches 45 Runs 2278 Avg 56.95 100s 6 50s 15

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