Indian cricket has been gifted with plenty of super batters who showcased their credentials and took their game to the next level in the ICC white-ball events. In these big tournaments, bowlers come fully prepared with tactics in order to outsmart the top batters. However, it is important for the batsmen to approach the game carefully.
Even a lapse of concentration might as well lead to a dismissal. As a result, it is advisable to play according to the situation and score runs when it matters the most for the team. Let’s now learn about the names of the three Indians who scored the most runs in the ICC white-ball events.
1. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is undoubtedly one of the best batsmen in the world and the Indian cricket team immensely benefitted from his valuable services across all three formats of the game. It is fair to say that he is the best all-format batsman in the world and is known for his incredible consistency.
Tagged as India’s run machine because of his exceptional ability to score runs on a consistent basis, Kohli finished the 2023 ODI World Cup as the leading run-scorer with 711 runs to his name. Notably, this is also the most runs scored by a cricketer in a single edition of the World Cup.
Virat Kohli tops the list as he scored 3465 runs in the ICC white-ball matches, more than any other player, which is indeed a magnificent record. He will be looking forward to scoring more runs in futuristic ICC white-ball events.
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2. Rohit Sharma
Indian captain Rohit Sharma is widely regarded as the best opener across all three formats of the game. He is known for his exceptional ability to score runs at a rate of knots as an opener. His aggressive approach has helped the Indian cricket team accumulate runs quickly.
He is the only cricketer in the history of the sport to have smashed three double centuries in ODIs and four centuries in Twenty20 Internationals. Moreover, he is the only cricketer to have registered the highest individual score of 264 in ODIs, a record that still remains intact.
Rohit Sharma comes second on the list as he scored 3019 runs in ICC white-ball matches. Moreover, he is also the only cricketer to have scored five centuries in a single edition of the World Cup.
3. Sachin Tendulkar
India’s batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar is widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batters in the history of the sport. It is worth noting that he has had a stellar cricketing career in ICC events. In his illustrious cricketing career, he has taken part in several ICC tournaments and he delivered the goods ever so well.
He is the leading run-scorer in the 2003 edition of the ICC ODI World Cup wherein he scored 673 runs to his credit. Moreover, he is also the leading run-getter in the history of the Cricket World Cups as he scored in excess of 2000 runs and is the only player to have gone past the 2000-run mark in the ICC events.
Sachin Tendulkar comes third on the list as he scored 2719 runs in the ICC white-ball events. He is the only cricketer in the history of international cricket to have smashed a total of 100 centuries.
