There are very few cricketers who appeared in multiple World Cups. On the other hand, there is Ricky Ponting where he played 4 ODI World Cups (46 matches) with 3 times champions consistently from 1999 - 2003. And there are also players who appeared in most numbers of World Cups.
Here are the 10 highest appearances of cricketers in One Day International World Cups. It might shock you there are 4 out of 10 players have not been World Champions ever. And no one of them has become World Champion twice. Let us Check the Best Performance of these players in World Cups.
Most Appearance of Cricketers in World Cups
|
Position
|
Players
|
Teams
|
Matches
|
No. of ODI WC
|
|
1
|
Sachin Tendulkar
|
India
|
45
|
6
|
|
2
|
Javed Miandad
|
Pakistan
|
28
|
6
|
|
3
|
Mahela Jayawardhane
|
Sri-Lanka
|
40
|
5
|
|
4
|
Muralitharan
|
Sri-Lanka
|
40
|
5
|
|
5
|
Wasim Akram
|
Pakistan
|
38
|
5
|
|
6
|
Sanath Jayasuriya
|
Sri-Lanka
|
38
|
5
|
|
7
|
Kumar Sangakkara
|
Sri-Lanka
|
37
|
5
|
|
8
|
Jaques Kallis
|
South Africa
|
36
|
5
|
|
9
|
Inzamam-Ul Haq
|
Pakistan
|
35
|
5
|
|
10
|
Chris Gayle
|
West Indies
|
35
|
5
|
|
Players
|
Best Team Performance
|
|
Sachin Tendulkar
|
Champion (2011), Runner Up (2003) & Semi Finalist (1996)
|
|
Javed Miandad
|
Champion
(1992), Semi-Finalist (1889)
|
|
Sanath Jasuria
|
Champion (1996), Runner Up (2007, 2011) & Semi
Finalist (2003)
|
|
Muralitharan
|
Champion
(1996), Runner Up (2007, 2011) & Semi Finalist (2003)
|
|
Inzamam Ul Haq
|
Champion (1992), Runner Up (1999)
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Notes on This Topic:
- Wasim Akram is the only pace bowler in this list.
- Muthaiya Murli is the only leg spinner in this list
- 7 Players of them are batsmen.
- Jaques Kallis is only legitimate All Rounder.
- Chris Gayle, Kumar Sangakarra, Mahela and Jaques Kallis have never won a World Cup Final.
- Ricky Ponting, the former captain of Aussie won 3 World Cup Finals and played the most number of the matches in World Cups is not in the list.