Top guns! These batsmen smashed top scores in an ICC World Cup
Updated On: 26 May, 2021 02:23 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
On this day, 22 years ago, Sourav Ganguly created history at the 1999 World Cup with a top score by an Indian cricketer at an ICC World Cup. Here's a look at other highest individual scores in ICC World Cups over the years.
Collage of Sourav Ganguly, Kapil Dev, Gary Kirsten and Sir Viv Richards
Sourav Ganguly is definitely among some of the greatest ODI batsmen in the world of cricket. On this day back in 1999, Ganguly and Dravid created a historic partnership against Sri Lanka in the World Cup.
But it was Sourav Ganguly's timely and brilliant 183 runs at Taunton that thrilled the fans and shocked the world as India went on to defeat Sri Lanka in a historic manner. He went on to create history as he posted the highest individual score by an Indian cricketer at the ICC World Cup.
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