There is no better feeling than performing well for the country in the Cricket World Cup tournaments. Over the decades, the Indian batters ensured to let their bat do their talking against the opposition teams and led the batting attack by example, more often than not.
It is because of the batting line-up, that Team India were able to pose a threat to the opposition teams. Overall, Team India have won two ICC ODI World Cup titles – in 1983 and 2011 respectively. In this listicle, let’s learn more about the names of six Indians who aggregated the most fifty-plus scores for India in the Cricket World Cup.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar scored 2278 runs in ODI World Cup history. The Master Blaster tops the list as he scored 21 fifty-plus scores for India in the Cricket World Cup, which is the most by a player in the tournament.
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2. Rohit Sharma
Indian captain Rohit Sharma finished the 2019 World Cup as the leading run-scorer with 648 runs. He scored 978 runs in ODI World Cup in which he chipped in with nine fifty-plus scores for India in the mega tournament’s history.
3. Virat Kohli
Former Indian captain Virat Kohli scored 1115 runs in ICC ODI World Cup history. Apart from Rohit Sharma, even Kohli has registered as many as nine fifty-plus scores for India in the Cricket World Cup.
4. Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh was the hero of the 2011 ODI World Cup as he was adjudged the Player of the Tournament for scoring 362 runs and taking 15 wickets. He has a total of 8 fifty-plus scores for India in the Cricket World Cup.
5. Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid scored 860 runs for Team India in the Cricket World Cup’s history. The former Indian cricketer registered a total of 8 fifty-plus scores for India in the Cricket World Cup.
6. Mohammad Azharuddin
Mohammad Azharuddin garnered 826 runs for Team India in the ODI World Cup. He has chipped in with a total of 8 fifty-plus scores for India in the Cricket World Cup.
Updated as of October 9, 2023*.
