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Chennai: Australia opener David Warner broke former Indian batsman Sachin Tendulkar’s record of fastest 1000 runs in the World Cup.
David Warner became the fastest batsman in World Cup history to score 1000 runs in the fifth match of the ICC World Cup in Chennai on Sunday. He accomplished this feat in just 19 innings.
Indian legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar and South Africa’s AB de Villiers scored 1000 runs in 20 innings, but David Warner has surpassed these two Maya batsmen by accomplishing this feat in his 19th innings.
David Warner has scored a total of 1033 runs in 19 innings at an average of 60.76 with three half-centuries and four centuries in his World Cup career, making him the third Australian batsman after Adam Gilchrist and Ricky Ponting to achieve the feat. have become.
Adam Gilchrist has scored 1085 runs with eight half-centuries and one century at an average of 36.16 in 31 matches of his World Cup career, while Ricky Ponting has scored 1743 runs with six half-centuries and five centuries at an average of 45.86 in 46 matches. .
In the 2019 World Cup in England, 36-year-old David Warner was the second top scorer with 647 runs in 10 matches.
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