Cricket World Cup top run scorers from 1975 to 2015: Here are them all

1975 - Glenn Turner (New Zealand), 333 runs: Glenn Turner from New Zealand was the topscorer of the tournament scoring a mammoth 333 runs in his 4 matches. (Photo | Twitter)

1979 - Gordan Greenidge (West Indies), 253 runs: Gordan Greenidge from West Indies scored 253 runs helping West Indies make it two out of two at World Cups. He also became the first batsman to score most runs at the World Cup in a winning cause at the tournament. (Photo | Twitter)

1983 - David Gower(England), 384 runs: David Gower from England scored a staggering 384 runs but, England lost to eventual winners India by 6 wickets in the semi-final at Old Trafford, Manchester. (Photo | Twitter)

1987 - Graham Gooch (England), 471 runs: Graham Gooch from England scored 471 runs. However, he couldn’t help England suffering defeat at the hands of Australia by 7 runs in the final at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India. (Photo | AFP)

1992 - Martin Crowe (New Zealand), 456 runs: Martin Crowe from New Zealand scored the most runs at the tournament – 456 runs. (Photo | Twitter)

1996 - Sachin Tendulkar (India), 523 runs: Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar from India scored 523 runs to be adjudged as he top run-getter at the tournament. But, India lost to Sri Lanka, who won the tournament, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India in the semi-final. (Photo | AFP)

1999 - Rahul Dravid (India), 461 runs: Rahul Dravid, known as ‘the Wall’, from India was the top-scorer of the tournament with 461 runs. (Photo | AFP)

2003 - Sachin Tendulkar (India), 673 runs: Sachin Tendulkar became the first and only player to become the top scorer for the second time in a World Cup as he scored a record 673 runs in this edition. (Photo | AFP)

2007 - Matthew Hayden (Australia), 659 runs: Australian opener, Matthew Hayden scored a mammoth 659 runs to help Australia win the World Cup in the Caribbean. (Photo | AFP)

2011 - Tillakaratne Dilshan (Sri Lanka), 500 runs: Tillakaratne Dilshan of Sri Lanka scored 500 runs, he edged out Sachin Tendulkar (482) to become the tournament’s top scorer. (Photo | AFP)

2015 - Martin Guptill (New Zealand), 547 runs: Martin Guptill from New Zealand scored the most runs in World Cup 2015. He scored 547 runs in just 9 innings with a highest score of 237 ( not out ). (Photo | AFP)