Centuries or hundreds are the big scores in any format of cricket. In the ODI World Cup history, we have experienced many centuries, including more than one hundred from multiple legendary batters.
This article talks about the records of most centuries in the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup history.
Article Contents
Who has hit most centuries in World Cup
o List of most centuries (Top 10)
Who scored most centuries in World Cup first batting
o List of World Cup most centuries in first batting (Top 5)
Who scored most centuries in World Cup chasing
o List of World Cup most centuries in chasing (Top 5)
Who scored most centuries in World Cup as a wicketkeeper
o List of most centuries by wicket keepers (Top 4)
Which captain has most centuries in World Cup
o List of most centuries by captain (Top 5)
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Records for most centuries
Q. Who has hit the most centuries in the World Cup?
A. Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma holds the record for most centuries in the ODI World Cup history with seven hundreds. The right-handed batter hit one hundred at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015, while he smashed five centuries, including three successive hundreds, at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019. At the 2023 edition, he has already hit one century.
Top 10 players with most centuries in ODI World Cup history
Player (Team) | Number of centuries |
Rohit Sharma (India) | 7 |
Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 6 |
David Warner (Australia) | 6 |
Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 5 |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 5 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 4 |
Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka) | 4 |
Sourav Ganguly (India) | 4 |
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 4 |
Mark Waugh (Australia) | 4 |
(Updated until October 25, 2023)
Q. Who scored the most centuries in the World Cup first batting?
A. Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar and Australian legends Ricky Ponting and David Warner, all these three cricketers hold the most hundreds records in the first batting at the ODI World Cup history with five hundreds each.
Players with Most centuries in first batting in ODI World Cup history
Player (Team) | Number of centuries |
Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 5 |
Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 5 |
David Warner (Australia) | 5 |
Rohit Sharma (India) | 3 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 3 |
(Updated until October 25, 2023)
Q. Who scored the most centuries in the World Cup chasing?
A. Indian cricketer Rohit Sharma has recorded four centuries at chasing in the ODI World Cup history. Out of his record seven ODI World Cup hundreds, four centuries came in the second innings of a match.
Players with Most centuries in chasing for ODI World Cup history
Player (Team) | Number of centuries |
Rohit Sharma (India) | 4 |
Ramiz Raja (Pakistan) | 2 |
Joe Root (England) | 2 |
Gordon Greenidge (West Indies) | 2 |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 2 |
(Updated until October 25, 2023)
Q. Who scored most centuries in the World Cup as a wicketkeeper?
A. Legendary Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batter Kumar Sangakkara has the record for most centuries as a wicketkeeper-batter in the ODI World Cup history with five tons. Although he appeared in four CWC tournaments (2003, 2007, 2011 and 2015), after scoring one hundred at the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011, the left-handed batter hit four consecutive centuries at the 2015 edition.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Most centuries by wicket keepers (Top 4)
Player (Team) | Number of centuries |
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 5 |
Quinton de Kock (South Africa) | 3 |
AB de Villiers (South Africa) | 2 |
Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) | 2 |
(Updated until October 25, 2023)
Q. Which captain has the most centuries in the World Cup?
A. Legendary Aussie cricketer Rocky Ponting recorded four ODI World Cup centuries as a captain. Out of his five ODI World Cup centuries, the right-handed batter hit four hundreds as the captain between 2003 and 2011.
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup: Most centuries by captains (Top 5)
Player (Team) | Number of centuries |
Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 4 |
Sourav Ganguly (India) | 3 |
Brendan Taylor (Zimbabwe) | 2 |
Glenn Turner (New Zealand) | 2 |
Kane Williamson (New Zealand) | 2 |
(Updated until October 25, 2023)
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