Cricket World Cup: A look at highest-run scorers in tournament history

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Cricket World Cup: A look at highest-run scorers in tournament history

The 'Universe Boss', Chris Gayle, entertained cricket fans every time they came to the stadium or turned on their TV sets. In 35 matches and 34 innings in his World Cup career, Gayle scored 1,186 runs at an average of 35.93 and a strike rate of 90.53. He scored two centuries and six fifties, with the best score of 215, the first World Cup double-century.