Rohit Sharma climbs up the list of leading run-getters in ODI World Cups

Summary:

• Rohit Sharma’s match-winning knock of 86 runs against Pakistan in the ICC World Cup match has pushed him up to number seven in the list of leading run-getters in ODI World Cups.
• Rohit’s average of 66.38 after 20 innings surpasses everyone else in the list.
• Rohit Sharma also broke Sachin Tendulkar’s record of six centuries in ODI World Cups.
• Tendulkar’s 2278 runs are way ahead of the next best of 1743 by Ricky Ponting.
• India’s unbeaten record against Pakistan in ODI World Cups is now 8-0.

Details:

India captain Rohit Sharma’s match-winning knock of 86 runs against Pakistan on Saturday in their ICC World Cup match has pushed him up to number seven in the list of leading run-getters in ODI World Cups. After bowling Pakistan out for 191, India raced to victory in the 31st over following a blistering start provided by Rohit in his 63-ball knock, which included 6 fours and 6 sixes. The win took India’s unbeaten record against Pakistan in ODI World Cups to 8-0.

In the list of batsmen with most runs in ODI World Cup history, Sachin Tendulkar’s 2278 runs are way ahead of the next best of 1743 by former Australia captain Ricky Ponting. But Rohit’s average of 66.38 after 20 innings surpasses everyone else in the list.

In India’s second match of this World Cup against Afghanistan, Rohit also broke Tendulkar’s record of six centuries.

Here are the complete numbers for the leading scorers in ODI World Cups: