The World Cup, which comes every four years, is important in the game of cricket. No prize is as big as lifting the World Cup trophy and no success is as rewarding. So, it is only natural that the greatest players in the world of cricket want to improve their game and showcase their potential during the World Cup.
It becomes a matter of pride and honor for the batsmen to score runs consistently and help the team progress. In this sequence, some batsmen go one step ahead and create history. He leaves an indelible mark in the history of the prestigious World Cup competition.
Let’s take a look at the batsmen with the most runs in the history of the World Cup.
*Last Updated on 20th November 2023
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar (IND) | 1992-2011 | 45 | 44 | 2278 | 152 | 88.98 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| V Kohli (IND) | 2011-2023 | 37 | 37 | 1795 | 117 | 88.20 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 1996-2011 | 46 | 42 | 1743 | 140* | 79.95 | 5 | 6 | 1 |
| RG Sharma (IND) | 2015-2023 | 28 | 28 | 1575 | 140 | 105.49 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) | 2003-2015 | 37 | 35 | 1532 | 124 | 86.55 | 5 | 7 | 1 |
| DA Warner (AUS) | 2015-2023 | 29 | 29 | 1527 | 178 | 101.46 | 6 | 5 | – |
| Shakib Al Hasan (BAN) | 2007-2023 | 36 | 36 | 1332 | 124* | 82.27 | 2 | 11 | 1 |
| BC Lara (WI) | 1992-2007 | 34 | 33 | 1225 | 116 | 86.26 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| AB de Villiers (SA) | 2007-2015 | 23 | 22 | 1207 | 162* | 117.29 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| CH Gayle (WI) | 2003-2019 | 35 | 34 | 1186 | 215 | 90.53 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| KS Williamson (NZ) | 2011-2023 | 27 | 26 | 1167 | 148 | 81.21 | 2 | 6 | – |
| ST Jayasuriya (SL) | 1992-2007 | 38 | 37 | 1165 | 120 | 90.66 | 3 | 6 | – |
| JH Kallis (SA) | 1996-2011 | 36 | 32 | 1148 | 128* | 74.40 | 1 | 9 | 2 |
| SPD Smith (AUS) | 2011-2023 | 34 | 30 | 1136 | 105 | 87.11 | 1 | 10 | 1 |
| TM Dilshan (SL) | 2007-2015 | 27 | 25 | 1112 | 161* | 92.97 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 1999-2015 | 40 | 34 | 1100 | 115* | 85.93 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| AC Gilchrist (AUS) | 1999-2007 | 31 | 31 | 1085 | 149 | 98.01 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| Javed Miandad (PAK) | 1975-1996 | 33 | 30 | 1083 | 103 | 68.02 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN) | 2007-2023 | 38 | 37 | 1079 | 102* | 79.39 | 1 | 8 | 2 |
| SP Fleming (NZ) | 1996-2007 | 33 | 33 | 1075 | 134* | 76.89 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| HH Gibbs (SA) | 1999-2007 | 25 | 23 | 1067 | 143 | 87.38 | 2 | 8 | 1 |
| PA de Silva (SL) | 1987-2003 | 35 | 32 | 1064 | 145 | 86.57 | 2 | 6 | 2 |
| Q de Kock (SA) | 2015-2023 | 27 | 27 | 1044 | 174 | 96.57 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
| JE Root (ENG) | 2015-2023 | 26 | 25 | 1034 | 121 | 88.15 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| IVA Richards (WI) | 1975-1987 | 23 | 21 | 1013 | 181 | 85.05 | 3 | 5 | – |
| SC Ganguly (IND) | 1999-2007 | 21 | 21 | 1006 | 183 | 77.50 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| ME Waugh (AUS) | 1992-1999 | 22 | 22 | 1004 | 130 | 83.73 | 4 | 4 | 2 |
| LRPL Taylor (NZ) | 2007-2019 | 33 | 30 | 1002 | 131* | 74.00 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| MJ Guptill (NZ) | 2011-2019 | 27 | 27 | 995 | 237* | 88.36 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| ML Hayden (AUS) | 2003-2007 | 22 | 21 | 987 | 158 | 92.93 | 3 | 2 | – |
| SR Waugh (AUS) | 1987-1999 | 33 | 30 | 978 | 120* | 81.02 | 1 | 6 | – |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) | 1996-2011 | 31 | 28 | 970 | 102* | 62.13 | 1 | 7 | – |
| A Ranatunga (SL) | 1983-1999 | 30 | 29 | 969 | 88* | 80.95 | – | 7 | 3 |
| Mahmudullah (BAN) | 2011-2023 | 25 | 22 | 944 | 128* | 84.81 | 3 | 3 | – |
| F du Plessis (SA) | 2011-2019 | 23 | 21 | 926 | 109 | 86.54 | 2 | 7 | – |
| Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 1996-2003 | 21 | 21 | 915 | 113* | 79.08 | 3 | 3 | – |
| SB Styris (NZ) | 2003-2011 | 26 | 22 | 909 | 141 | 88.59 | 2 | 6 | 1 |
| GJ Maxwell (AUS) | 2015-2023 | 27 | 25 | 901 | 201* | 160.32 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| GA Gooch (ENG) | 1979-1992 | 21 | 21 | 897 | 115 | 63.25 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| MJ Clarke (AUS) | 2007-2015 | 25 | 21 | 888 | 93* | 94.16 | – | 8 | – |
| MD Crowe (NZ) | 1983-1992 | 21 | 21 | 880 | 100* | 83.57 | 1 | 8 | 1 |
| R Dravid (IND) | 1999-2007 | 22 | 21 | 860 | 145 | 74.97 | 2 | 6 | – |
| DL Haynes (WI) | 1979-1992 | 25 | 25 | 854 | 105 | 57.50 | 1 | 3 | – |
| V Sehwag (IND) | 2003-2011 | 22 | 22 | 843 | 175 | 106.17 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| HM Amla (SA) | 2011-2019 | 22 | 22 | 842 | 159 | 83.20 | 2 | 5 | – |
| M Azharuddin (IND) | 1987-1999 | 30 | 25 | 826 | 93 | 77.48 | – | 8 | 2 |
| DA Miller (SA) | 2015-2023 | 24 | 21 | 816 | 138* | 113.33 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| DC Boon (AUS) | 1987-1992 | 16 | 16 | 815 | 100 | 72.96 | 2 | 5 | – |
| A Flower (ZIM) | 1992-2003 | 30 | 29 | 815 | 115* | 68.20 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| KL Rahul (IND) | 2019-2023 | 20 | 19 | 813 | 111 | 84.33 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 1996-2003 | 21 | 21 | 806 | 188* | 75.46 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
| Babar Azam (PAK) | 2019-2023 | 17 | 17 | 794 | 101* | 85.74 | 1 | 7 | – |
| AJ Finch (AUS) | 2015-2019 | 18 | 18 | 787 | 153 | 98.25 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| MS Dhoni (IND) | 2007-2019 | 29 | 25 | 780 | 91* | 89.96 | – | 5 | 2 |
| BA Stokes (ENG) | 2019-2023 | 17 | 16 | 769 | 108 | 91.54 | 1 | 7 | 1 |
| SO Tikolo (KENYA) | 1996-2011 | 28 | 27 | 768 | 96 | 68.08 | – | 8 | 1 |
| HE van der Dussen (SA) | 2019-2023 | 19 | 16 | 759 | 133 | 86.84 | 2 | 5 | – |
| GC Smith (SA) | 2003-2011 | 20 | 20 | 747 | 91 | 86.35 | – | 6 | – |
| JM Bairstow (ENG) | 2019-2023 | 20 | 20 | 747 | 111 | 91.54 | 2 | 4 | 3 |
| BB McCullum (NZ) | 2003-2015 | 34 | 27 | 742 | 101 | 120.84 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| RR Sarwan (WI) | 2003-2011 | 21 | 20 | 739 | 92 | 75.87 | – | 3 | – |
| Yuvraj Singh (IND) | 2003-2011 | 23 | 21 | 738 | 113 | 90.33 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| IR Bell (ENG) | 2007-2015 | 21 | 21 | 718 | 81 | 72.16 | – | 6 | 1 |
| Tamim Iqbal (BAN) | 2007-2019 | 29 | 29 | 718 | 95 | 73.11 | – | 4 | 3 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 1992-2007 | 35 | 33 | 717 | 81 | 74.60 | – | 4 | 4 |
| Ramiz Raja (PAK) | 1987-1996 | 16 | 16 | 700 | 119* | 64.10 | 3 | 2 | – |
| WU Tharanga (SL) | 2007-2015 | 21 | 21 | 697 | 133 | 75.51 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| BRM Taylor (ZIM) | 2007-2015 | 15 | 15 | 690 | 138 | 88.68 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| EJG Morgan (ENG/IRE) | 2007-2019 | 29 | 27 | 672 | 148 | 84.84 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| N Kapil Dev (IND) | 1979-1992 | 26 | 24 | 669 | 175* | 115.14 | 1 | 1 | – |
| Imran Khan (PAK) | 1975-1992 | 28 | 24 | 666 | 102* | 65.68 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| AJ Lamb (ENG) | 1983-1992 | 19 | 17 | 656 | 102 | 84.10 | 1 | 3 | – |
| SR Watson (AUS) | 2007-2015 | 22 | 19 | 643 | 94 | 108.06 | – | 6 | 1 |
| RB Richardson (WI) | 1987-1996 | 20 | 20 | 639 | 110 | 62.89 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| GA Hick (ENG) | 1992-1999 | 20 | 19 | 635 | 104* | 74.00 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
| WTS Porterfield (IRE) | 2007-2015 | 21 | 21 | 627 | 107 | 59.26 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| NJ O’Brien (IRE) | 2007-2015 | 21 | 21 | 620 | 79* | 74.96 | – | 5 | 1 |
| GM Turner (NZ) | 1975-1983 | 14 | 14 | 612 | 171* | 64.01 | 2 | 2 | – |
| AJ Stewart (ENG) | 1992-2003 | 25 | 22 | 606 | 88 | 61.52 | – | 4 | 2 |
| Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK) | 2011-2015 | 15 | 13 | 598 | 83* | 74.56 | – | 7 | 1 |
| Aamer Sohail (PAK) | 1992-1996 | 16 | 16 | 598 | 114 | 70.60 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Zaheer Abbas (PAK) | 1975-1983 | 14 | 14 | 597 | 103* | 78.34 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| RS Mahanama (SL) | 1987-1999 | 25 | 21 | 596 | 89 | 56.54 | – | 5 | 1 |
| CG Greenidge (WI) | 1975-1983 | 15 | 15 | 591 | 106* | 59.15 | 2 | 4 | – |
| Saleem Malik (PAK) | 1987-1999 | 27 | 23 | 591 | 100 | 82.65 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| JC Buttler (ENG) | 2015-2023 | 26 | 23 | 591 | 103 | 118.20 | 1 | 3 | – |
| DM Jones (AUS) | 1987-1992 | 16 | 16 | 590 | 90 | 72.74 | – | 5 | – |
| AD Mathews (SL) | 2011-2023 | 27 | 21 | 584 | 113 | 83.54 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| GR Marsh (AUS) | 1987-1992 | 13 | 13 | 579 | 126* | 58.66 | 2 | 2 | – |
| R Ravindra (NZ) | 2023-2023 | 10 | 10 | 578 | 123* | 106.44 | 3 | 2 | – |
| KP Pietersen (ENG) | 2007-2011 | 13 | 13 | 575 | 104 | 84.06 | 2 | 4 | – |
| EC Joyce (ENG/IRE) | 2007-2015 | 17 | 17 | 574 | 112 | 78.09 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
| Rahmat Shah (AFG) | 2019-2023 | 18 | 18 | 574 | 77* | 70.95 | – | 4 | 1 |
| AC Hudson (SA) | 1992-1996 | 12 | 12 | 571 | 161 | 77.37 | 1 | 4 | – |
| DL Houghton (ZIM) | 1983-1992 | 20 | 19 | 567 | 142 | 63.00 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| CL Cairns (NZ) | 1992-2003 | 28 | 24 | 565 | 60 | 82.60 | – | 3 | 1 |
| SM Gavaskar (IND) | 1975-1987 | 19 | 19 | 561 | 103* | 57.36 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| DJ Mitchell (NZ) | 2023-2023 | 10 | 9 | 552 | 134 | 111.06 | 2 | 2 | – |
| AK Markram (SA) | 2019-2023 | 18 | 16 | 546 | 106 | 98.91 | 1 | 3 | – |
| S Dhawan (IND) | 2015-2019 | 10 | 10 | 537 | 137 | 94.21 | 3 | 1 | – |
| MG Bevan (AUS) | 1996-2003 | 26 | 18 | 537 | 74* | 64.38 | – | 5 | 1 |
| SS Iyer (IND) | 2023-2023 | 11 | 11 | 530 | 128* | 113.24 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| A Jadeja (IND) | 1992-1999 | 21 | 18 | 522 | 100* | 71.80 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| MS Atapattu (SL) | 1999-2003 | 15 | 15 | 521 | 124 | 79.29 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| K Srikkanth (IND) | 1983-1992 | 23 | 23 | 521 | 75 | 68.37 | – | 2 | 4 |
| Ijaz Ahmed (PAK) | 1987-1999 | 29 | 26 | 516 | 70 | 71.96 | – | 4 | 5 |
| A Symonds (AUS) | 2003-2007 | 18 | 13 | 515 | 143* | 93.29 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| GW Flower (ZIM) | 1996-2003 | 21 | 20 | 512 | 78* | 57.20 | – | 1 | – |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi (AFG) | 2019-2023 | 17 | 17 | 507 | 80 | 65.58 | – | 5 | 1 |
| CD McMillan (NZ) | 1999-2007 | 25 | 24 | 506 | 75 | 70.37 | – | 2 | 1 |
| RD Shah (KENYA) | 1999-2007 | 17 | 17 | 500 | 71 | 60.97 | – | 4 | 1 |
| KJ O’Brien (IRE) | 2007-2015 | 20 | 20 | 499 | 113 | 90.39 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RG Twose (NZ) | 1996-1999 | 15 | 15 | 493 | 92 | 74.35 | – | 4 | 1 |
| JG Wright (NZ) | 1979-1992 | 18 | 18 | 493 | 69 | 57.19 | – | 3 | 2 |
| SC Williams (ZIM) | 2007-2015 | 11 | 11 | 492 | 96 | 101.23 | – | 5 | – |
| AP Gurusinha (SL) | 1987-1996 | 18 | 17 | 488 | 87 | 61.85 | – | 3 | 1 |
| Mohammad Hafeez (PAK) | 2007-2019 | 18 | 18 | 483 | 84 | 82.70 | – | 2 | – |
| AC Waller (ZIM) | 1987-1996 | 20 | 20 | 479 | 83* | 72.13 | – | 2 | 1 |
| WJ Cronje (SA) | 1992-1999 | 23 | 20 | 476 | 78 | 80.54 | – | 2 | 2 |
| PD Collingwood (ENG) | 2003-2011 | 18 | 18 | 474 | 90 | 78.47 | – | 3 | – |
| MR Marsh (AUS) | 2015-2023 | 13 | 13 | 472 | 177* | 107.02 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| DJ Cullinan (SA) | 1996-1999 | 15 | 15 | 471 | 69 | 67.67 | – | 3 | 1 |
| Litton Das (BAN) | 2019-2023 | 14 | 14 | 468 | 94* | 89.82 | – | 3 | 1 |
| Imam-ul-Haq (PAK) | 2019-2023 | 14 | 14 | 467 | 100 | 80.51 | 1 | 2 | – |
| TM Odoyo (KENYA) | 1996-2011 | 25 | 23 | 463 | 51 | 68.08 | – | 1 | 3 |
| MN Samuels (WI) | 2003-2015 | 16 | 16 | 460 | 133* | 76.66 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| BJ Haddin (AUS) | 2011-2015 | 15 | 11 | 458 | 88 | 91.41 | – | 4 | – |
| JP Duminy (SA) | 2011-2019 | 18 | 16 | 458 | 115* | 99.34 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| NS Sidhu (IND) | 1987-1996 | 12 | 10 | 454 | 93 | 78.81 | – | 6 | – |
| MO Odumbe (KENYA) | 1996-2003 | 19 | 18 | 452 | 82 | 73.13 | – | 3 | 2 |
| AR Border (AUS) | 1979-1992 | 25 | 24 | 452 | 67 | 70.62 | – | 1 | 2 |
| MDKJ Perera (SL) | 2015-2023 | 16 | 16 | 449 | 78 | 107.93 | – | 5 | 1 |
| HDRL Thirimanne (SL) | 2015-2019 | 12 | 12 | 445 | 139* | 85.74 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| JJ Roy (ENG) | 2019-2019 | 8 | 7 | 443 | 153 | 115.36 | 1 | 4 | – |
| MW Gatting (ENG) | 1983-1987 | 15 | 13 | 437 | 60 | 87.05 | – | 3 | – |
| BKG Mendis (SL) | 2019-2023 | 16 | 16 | 437 | 122 | 92.78 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| RN ten Doeschate (NED) | 2007-2011 | 9 | 9 | 435 | 119 | 88.41 | 2 | 3 | – |
| DI Gower (ENG) | 1979-1983 | 12 | 11 | 434 | 130 | 82.35 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| CZ Harris (NZ) | 1992-2003 | 28 | 20 | 431 | 130 | 68.84 | 1 | – | – |
| NH Fairbrother (ENG) | 1992-1999 | 19 | 15 | 430 | 75* | 63.60 | – | 3 | – |
| LPC Silva (SL) | 2007-2011 | 18 | 14 | 427 | 64 | 75.97 | – | 5 | – |
| KO Otieno (KENYA) | 1996-2003 | 20 | 19 | 427 | 85 | 52.20 | – | 4 | 3 |
| Wasim Akram (PAK) | 1987-2003 | 38 | 30 | 426 | 43 | 101.18 | – | – | 3 |
| IJL Trott (ENG) | 2011-2011 | 7 | 7 | 422 | 92 | 80.84 | – | 5 | – |
| AJ Strauss (ENG) | 2007-2011 | 11 | 11 | 417 | 158 | 86.33 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| KR Rutherford (NZ) | 1987-1992 | 14 | 12 | 416 | 75 | 70.86 | – | 4 | – |
| AH Jones (NZ) | 1987-1992 | 13 | 13 | 416 | 78 | 61.81 | – | 4 | 1 |
| LRD Mendis (SL) | 1975-1987 | 16 | 16 | 412 | 64 | 69.71 | – | 3 | 1 |
| PN Kirsten (SA) | 1992-1992 | 8 | 8 | 410 | 90 | 66.55 | – | 4 | – |
| Fakhar Zaman (PAK) | 2019-2023 | 12 | 12 | 406 | 126* | 100.00 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
