Most runs scored in an ICC World Cup career (male)
- Who
- Sachin Tendulkar
- Where
- Not Applicable
- When
- 02 April 2011
Sachin Tendulkar (India) scored 2,278 runs in 44 innings at Cricket World Cup tournaments between 22 February 1992 and 2 April 2011.
Tendulkar took part in six Cricket World Cup tournaments: 1992 (held in Australia/New Zealand), 1996 (India/Pakistan/Sri Lanka), 1999 (England/Ireland/Scotland/Netherlands), 2003 (South Africa/Kenya/Zimbabwe), 2007 (West Indies), 2011 (Bangladesh/India/Sri Lanka).
10 Cricket World Cup tournaments have been staged since 1975.
Tendulkar averaged 56.95 runs per innings in 44 innings, with a top score of 152. He hit six hundreds and 15 fifties.