The Cricket World Cup 2023 is underway.
As the 10 best teams on the planet meet to decide this year's coveted ICC trophy winner, you can bet that the runs will be flowing.
Hosts India have plenty of firepower via the likes of captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, while defending champions England can look to the power-hitting of Ben Stokes.
Australian duo Steve Smith and David Warner will hope to lead the Aussie charge, while Babar Azam will shoulder the responsibility for Pakistan.
Here we will round up all the leading run scorers as the tournament progresses.
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Highest run scorer in Cricket World Cup 2023
Currently, India's star batsman Virat Kohli is the leading runscorer of the World Cup, followed by South Africa's Quinton de Kock who has scored four centuries already.
| No. | Player | Team | Runs | Matches | Batting Average | Highest Score | 100s/50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | India | 765 | 11 | 95.62 | 117 | 3/6 |
| 2 | Rohit Sharma | India | 597 | 11 | 54.27 | 131 | 1/3 |
| 3 |
Quinton de Kock |
South Africa | 594 | 10 | 59.40 | 174 | 4/0 |
| 4 | Rachin Ravindra | New Zealand | 578 | 10 | 64.22 | 123* | 3/2 |
| 5 | Daryl Mitchell | New Zealand | 552 | 10 | 69.00 | 134 | 2/2 |
| 6 | David Warner | Australia | 535 | 11 | 48.63 | 163 | 2/2 |
| 7 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 530 | 11 | 66.25 | 127* | 2/3 |
| 8 | KL Rahul | India | 452 | 11 | 75.33 | 102 | 1/2 |
| 9 | Rassie van der Dussen | Australia | 448 | 10 | 49.77 | 133 | 2/2 |
| 10 | Mitchell Marsh | South Africa | 441 | 10 | 49.00 | 177* | 2/1 |
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Highest run scorers and best batsmen in Cricket World Cup history
The list of previous top run scorers at ICC ODI Men's World Cups is an illustrious one.
| Year | Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Glenn Turner | New Zealand | 333 |
| 1979 | Gordon Greenidge | West Indies | 253 |
| 1983 | David Gower | England | 384 |
| 1987 | Graham Gooch | England | 471 |
| 1992 | Martin Crowe | New Zealand | 456 |
| 1996 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 523 |
| 1999 | Rahul Dravid | India | 461 |
| 2003 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 673 |
| 2007 | Matthew Hayden | Australia | 659 |
| 2011 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | Sri Lanka | 500 |
| 2015 | Martin Guptill | New Zealand | 547 |
| 2019 | Rohit Sharma | India | 648 |