ICC Cricket World Cup Golden Bat Winners List (1975-2023)
The ICC Cricket World Cup Golden Bat award is given to the leading run-scorer in the tournament. It is one of the most prestigious individual awards in cricket, and winning it is a testament to a player’s batting prowess.
The Golden Bat award was first introduced in the 1975 Cricket World Cup, and it has been awarded to some of the greatest batsmen in the game’s history. Sachin Tendulkar is the only player to have won the award twice (in 1996 and 2003), and he also holds the record for the most runs scored in a single World Cup (673 runs in 2003).
Over the years, this award has highlighted the skill, consistency, and resilience of some of the finest batsmen in the history of One Day International (ODI) cricket. In this list, we’ll explore the Golden Bat winners from 1975 to 2023, providing a glimpse into the remarkable players who have left their mark on the Cricket World Cup with their exceptional batting prowess.
Here is a list of all the ICC Cricket World Cup Golden Bat winners from 1975 to 2023:
| Year | Winner | Runs | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Glenn Turner | 333 | New Zealand |
| 1979 | Gordon Greenidge | 253 | West Indies |
| 1983 | David Gower | 384 | England |
| 1987 | Graham Gooch | 471 | England |
| 1992 | Martin Crowe | 456 | New Zealand |
| 1996 | Sanath Jayasuriya | 480 | Sri Lanka |
| 1999 | Sourav Ganguly | 606 | India |
| 2003 | Sachin Tendulkar | 673 | India |
| 2007 | Matthew Hayden | 659 | Australia |
| 2011 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 500 | Sri Lanka |
| 2015 | Martin Guptill | 547 | New Zealand |
| 2019 | Rohit Sharma | 648 | India |
| 2023 | Not announced | Not announced | Not announced |
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