Most runs in ODI & T20 World Cup history : The White Ball World Cup is played in two formats, one is ODI and the other is T20 format. Nowadays some batsmen are ODI specialists and some are T20 format specialists. The style of playing both the formats is different, due to which different names are seen in the list of batsmen who scored the most runs in ODI and T20I World Cup versions.
But in this list, we will look at not just one but both formats (Most Runs in ODI+T20I World Cup) combined to see which batsman has scored the most runs. Here is the list of the top five batsmen who have scored the most runs in ODI and T20 World Cup history – let’s find out who is on top?
Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara is fifth in ODI and T20 World Cup history with a total of 2193 runs in 67 innings. Which includes 5 centuries and 11 half-centuries. Sangakkara won the T20 World Cup in 2014 but he could not win the ODI World Cup during his illustrious career.
Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar, known as the God of Cricket, is at fourth place in this list of Most Runs in ODI & T20I World cup. He has scored 2,278 runs in 44 innings with 6 centuries and 15 half-centuries.
Let us tell you that all his runs came in the ODI World Cup as he never participated in the T20 World Cup despite being an active player till the 2012 edition.