ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 has come to its end now and only one last final encounter has been left. The Final Match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 will be played between India and Australia. This Epic Encounter will take place at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad. The Tournament has so far been thrilling, engaging, and interesting. After the End of the Semi-Final Round, Virat Kohli is the leading run-scorer in this edition. He Had scored 711 runs with an unbelievable average of 101.57 in just 10 innings. This Incredible run machine journey got him 3 hundred and 5 fifties in this edition of the World Cup. He had also broken the Record of Most Hundred in ODI dethroning his idol Great Sachin Tendulkar. Today We talk about the Great Batsmans who has been the leading scorer in the ICC Cricket World Cup in every single edition. We see the history of the ICC Cricket World Cup Journey with legendary batters from 1975 onwards. Let’s Find out who the legends are with their achievements in the ICC Cricket World Cup in a single edition
1. Glenn Turner (New Zealand ) :
In the Inaugural Edition of the 1975 ICC Cricket World Cup, Glenn Turner Marked his name on the most runs in the Tournament. In his 4 innings of the tournament, he scored 333 runs with an incredible average of 166.50. He Scored 2 Hundred in the tournament against East Africa and India in Group League Matches. His highest score in this tournament was 171.
2. Gordon Greenidge ( West Indies):
In the Edition of 1979 ICC Cricket World Cup Gordon Greenidge earned the badge of Most Runs in the Tournament. He Scored 253 Runs in 4 innings with an average of 84.33. He scored 2 fifties and one hundred in this tournament. His Highest Score in this tournament came against India of 106 Runs.
3. David Gower (England):
David Gower the stylish English Batsman Scored the Most runs in the edition of the 1983 ICC Cricket World Cup. In his 7 Innings, he scored 384 runs with an average of 76.80 in this tournament. He scored one fifty and One Hundred with a highest score of 130 in his account.
4. Graham Gooch (England):
Another English Batsman Legend Graham Gooch is the leading runs scorer in the edition of 1987 ICC Cricket World Cup. He scored 471 runs with an average of 58.87 in just 8 innings of this tournament. He Scored 1 Hundred and 3 Fifties in this edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup of 1987.
5. Martin Crowe (New Zealand):
Martin Crowe was one of the finest Kiwi batsmen who has earned his name in the world of New Zealand Cricket. In the Edition of 1992 ICC Cricket World Cup he was the leading runs scorer in the tournament. He scored 456 runs with a batting average of 64 in just 9 innings. He Scored one Hundred and 4 Fifties in this incredible tournament for New Zealand. His Best Score in this tournament was 100.
6. Sachin Tendulkar (India):
Sachin Tendulkar became the first Indian batsman to score the most runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup Edition. In this Edition of 1996, He scored 523 runs with an average of 87.16 in just 7 innings of his tournament. He scored 2 hundreds and 3 fifties in this edition of Cricket World Cup. His Best Score in this tournament was 137 runs.
7. Rahul Dravid (India):
Rahul Dravid known as The Wall of India or Mr. Dependable became the Second Indian to score the most runs in the edition of ICC Cricket World Cup 1999. Even His Consistent Performance could not benefit the Indian team to qualify for the semi-finals. He scored 461 runs with a batting average of 65.85 in just 8 innings. He Scored 2 Hundreds and 3 Fifties in this tournament. His Highest Score in this ICC Tournament was 145 runs against Sri Lanka.
8. Sachin Tendulkar (India):
This is the third consecutive time an Indian name appears as the leading scorer in the ICC Cricket World Cup History. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar was looking brilliant in this edition of World Cup 2003. He Scored the 673-highest runs by any individual in the World Cup. In his 11 innings, he scored only one hundred and 6 fifties in the tournament. His Batting average in this edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup was 61.68.
9. Mathew Hayden (Australia):
Mathew Hayden became the first Australian to register his name as the leading run scorer in a single edition. In the Edition of the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, he scored 659 runs in just 10 innings. His Batting Average in this tournament was 73.22. He Scored Only 3 Hundred and 1 Fifty in this edition of the ICC Tournament and helped his team to win this edition.
10. Tilakaratane Dilshan ( Sri Lanka):
Many legends in the Sri Lankan team have made their name famous from flawless batting. But only Tilakaratnane Dilshan became the first Batter from Sri Lanka to lead scorer in 2011. In the Edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, he made 500 runs with a batting average of 62.50. He only took 9 innings to score these 500 runs in this ICC Cricket World Cup.
11. Martin Guptill ( New Zealand):
Martin Guptill Became the next Kiwi batsman to score the most runs in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. He made 547 runs with a batting average of 68.37 in just 9 innings of his tournament. He managed to score 2 hundred with one double hundred and only 1 fifty. His best Score in this edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup was 237.
12 Rohit Sharma (India) :
Rohit Sharma, another sensational Indian Batter of Modern Day Cricket registered his name as leading run scorer on ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. He made 648 runs with a batting average of 81.00 in just 9 innings. He managed to score 5 Hundred in this journey and only one half-century. His best score in this edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup was 140.
Who Will Become Next Leading Scorer in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023
Before the Final match of the ICC Cricket World Cup, Virat Kohli was the leading Run Scorer till now from India. Australian Opener David Warner is the only one who has come a little bit close. He managed to score 528 runs with a batting average of 52.80 in just 10 innings. It is looking impossible now to beat Virat Kohli from becoming the leading run scorer in this edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup.