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Virender Sehwag to Chris Gayle: Players with the most runs in every edition of Champions Trophy
These are the players, who gave stunning performances with the bat in particular editions of the ICC Champions Trophy
Last Updated on - February 19, 2025 4:42 PM IST
Virender Sehwag to Chris Gayle: Players with the most runs in every edition of Champions Trophy
1. Philo Wallace (West Indies) – 221 runs
The former West Indies batter emerged as the top-scorer of the 1998 ICC Champions Trophy. Despite only playing 3 matches in the tournament, Wallace’s brilliant century in the final against South Africa saw him become the top-scorer of the ICC event.
2. Sourav Ganguly (India) – 348 runs
The legendary India batter was at the top of his game during the 2000 ICC Champions Trophy. Ganguly scored 2 marvelous centuries in just 4 matches to emerge as the top-scorer of the second edition of the tournament.
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3. Virender Sehwag (India) – 271 runs
The legendary India batter was in top form during the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy. In the 5 matches that Sehwag played in the tournament, he scored a century and a half-century to emerge as the top-scorer of the event’s third edition.
4. Marcus Trescothick (England) – 261 runs
The former England batter was in brilliant form during the 2004 ICC Champions Trophy. In the 4 matches that Trescothick played in the tournament, he scored a century and 2 half-centuries which saw him become the top-scorer of the event’s fourth edition.
5. Chris Gayle (West Indies) – 474 runs
The former West Indies batter absolutely decimated the opposing bowling attacks during the 2006 ICC Champions Trophy. In 8 matches, Gayle scored 3 impressive centuries in the tournament and finished as the top-scorer of the event’s fifth edition.
6. Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 288 runs
The legendary Australia batter played brilliantly throughout the 2009 ICC Champions Trophy. In the 5 matches he played, Ponting scored a century and 2 half-centuries to emerge as the leading run-getter of the sixth edition of the event.
7. Shikhar Dhawan (India) – 363 runs
The former India batter was terrific throughout the Men in Blue’s 2013 ICC Champions Trophy campaign. Dhawan scored 2 centuries and a half-century in the 5 matches that he played in the tournament, emerging as the top-scorer of the seventh edition of the event.
8. Shikhar Dhawan (India) – 338 runs
The former India batter became the first-ever player to be the leading run-scorer in consecutive Champions Trophy editions with his spectacular performance in the 2017 edition of the tournament. Dhawan scored a century and 2 half-centuries to emerge as the leading run-scorer of the eighth edition of the event.