ICC World Cup: Top 10 Players With Most Centuries In Cricket World Cup
Top 10 Players With Most Centuries In Cricket World Cup History:
ICC Cricket World Cup is the biggest tournament in the game of cricket and that’s why the performances of players in this tournament matter the most to a team and the reputation of a player as well.
Here we will talk about the top players who have scored the most number of centuries in the history of the ICC World Cups for their respective teams, and the players are as follows;
1. ROHIT SHARMA:
The Indian captain, Rohit Sharma is the player who has scored the most number of hundreds in the history of the ICC World Cups for his team.
Furthermore, Rohit Sharma’s record in the World Cup is quite impressive as he has smashed 7 centuries in World Cups that too in just 19 innings in his career.
2. SACHIN TENDULKAR:
The player with the second most centuries in World Cups is also from India, Sachin Tendulkar also known as the ‘’ GOD OF CRICKET ‘’.
Sachin Tendulkar has scored 6 centuries in the World Cups after playing 45 matches for India and was the highest century-maker in this list before Rohit Sharma overtook him in the 2023 World Cup edition.
3. KUMAR SANGAKKARA:
The legendary left-handed wicket-keeper batsman, Kumar Sangakkara is third on the list of most centuries in the World Cup history as he has scored 5 centuries for Sri Lanka.
In 35 matches he played for Sri Lanka, Sangakkara crossed triple figures 5 times in his World Cups career for his team.
4. RICKY PONTING:
The former captain and World Cup winner of Australia, Ricky Ponting is also on this elite list as he has scored 5 hundred in World Cups for Australia.
Ponting has played 46 matches in World Cups and out of all those matches, he scored 5 centuries in his career for Australia in World Cups.
MOST CENTURIES IN WORLD CUPS:
| PLAYERS NAME | COUNTRY NAME | MATCHES PLAYED | INNING PLAYED | CENTURIES SCORED |
| ROHIT SHARMA | INDIA | 19 | 19 | 7 |
| SACHIN TENDULKAR | INDIA | 45 | 44 | 6 |
| KUMAR SANGAKKARA | SRILANKA | 37 | 35 | 5 |
| RICKY PONTING | AUSTRALIA | 46 | 42 | 5 |
| DAVID WARNER | AUSTRALIA | 20 | 19 | 4 |
| SC GANGULY | INDIA | 21 | 21 | 4 |
| AB DE VILLIERS | SOUTH AFRICA | 23 | 22 | 4 |
| MARK WAUGH | AUSTRALIA | 22 | 22 | 4 |
| TM DILSHAN | SRILANKA | 27 | 25 | 4 |
| DP JAYAWARDENE | SRILANKA | 40 | 34 | 4 |
