Most Runs For India in World Cup History

India has a rich history in cricket, it all started when India won the World Cup for the first time in 1983. India has so far participated in all 12 World Cups and thrived twice with the silverware. Known as a batsmen hub, over the years India has produced a lot of great batters like Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Sourav Ganguly, Rahul Dravid, etc. India has regularly done well in last 3 World Cups, including the 2011 World Cup triumph in Mumbai and their recipe of success has always been the batting. Let’s have a look at the batters with the most runs for India in the World Cup history. 

Sachin Tendulkar

Veteran Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar has amassed the most runs for India in World Cup. Having played 45 matches in 6 World Cups (1992-2011), Tendulkar made 2278 runs at a decent average of 56.95. The ace batter became highest run scorer in the World Cup twice (1996 & 2003), even in India’s 2011 World Cup victory Sachin was the highest run scorer with 482 runs in 9 matches. The Little Master also hit the most centuries in this global event (6).  

Virat kohli

The 2nd place on the list of most runs for India in World Cup is occupied by none other than Virat kohli. Playing just 3 World Cups, Virat has accumulated 1030 runs in 26 matches at a dashing average of 46.81. Kohli has 6 fifties and 2 hundreds in the event. 

Sourav Ganguly

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly finds himself in 3rd place in terms of scoring the most runs for India in the World Cup with 1006 runs in 21 matches. Dada maintained an impressive average of 55.88 and got 4 centuries in the tournament. He was instrumental to take India to the finals of the 2003 World Cup in South Africa, however lost to Australia. 

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	Best	50s	100s
S Tendulkar	45	44	2278	56.95	152	15	06
V Kohli	26	26	1030	46.81	107	06	02
S Ganguly	21	21	1006	55.88	183	03	04
R Sharma	17	17	978	65.20	140	06	03
R Dravid	22	21	860	61.42	145	06	02