Top 5 batsmen with highest batting strike rates in World Cups
The twelfth edition of the ICC Cricket World Cup is less than four months away and teams are busy preparing for the biggest event in cricket. Most of the top teams look quite settled while a few teams are still looking to fill a few slots to get the combinations right.
Like all the previous versions of the tournament, the upcoming edition of the marquee event is all set to see many records being made and broken. In the era of T20 cricket, the batting strike rates in 50 overs cricket has witnessed a rise too.
Talking about batting strike rates in World Cups, a total of 15 players have a strike rate above 100. Among the current lot, David Warner (120.20) tops the list, followed by Paul Stirling (110.10) and Suresh Raina (107.50). However, only one among the current lot makes it to the all-time top five of the list.
On that note, let us take a look at the five batsmen with highest batting strike rates in World Cups (criteria- minimum 5 matches or 250 balls faced):
#5 Kapil Dev (115.14)
The World Cup winning skipper from India, Kapil Dev stands fifth in the list with a blazing strike rate of 115.14, undoubtedly the highest among players of his era. India's first ODI centurion, the Haryana Hurricane was a part of 4 World Cups (1979, 1983, 1987 and 1992). He led India to their maiden title in 1983 and to the semifinals in the 1987 edition of the tournament.
The destructive all-rounder, remembered for his scintillating knock of 175* against Zimbabwe, featured in 26 World Cup games. He has an aggregate of 669 runs from 24 innings at an average of 37.6 and strike rate of 115.14. He has 1 hundred and 1 fifty to his name with a highest score of undefeated 175 runs.