IND vs AUS, ICC World Cup 2023: David Warner Breaks Record For Quickest To 1000 Runs In ODI World Cup

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IND vs AUS, ICC World Cup 2023: Australian opener David Warner on Sunday (October 9) broke India great Sachin Tendulkar and South Africa star AB de Villiers' joint record for quickest batter to complete 1000 runs in ODI World Cup history.

Warner achieved the feat during India vs Australia ICC World Cup 2023 match at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai, when he struck a boundary off Hardik Pandya in the 7th over of the match.

The 36-year-old Australian opener reached the milestone in 19 innings, bettering Tendulkar and De Villiers' feat of reaching the 1000-run mark in 20 innings of ODI World Cup. In his 19 innings, Warner has scored 4 hundreds and 3 fifties.

Sourav Ganguly, Viv Richards, Mark Waugh and Hershcelle Gibbs are the other greats that appear on the elite list for players reaching the landmark of 1000 runs in ODI World Cup in fewer innings. Here is a look at the top 10 quickest players to 1000 runs in terms of innings:

Fastest to 1000 runs in ODI World Cup History

With his knock of 41 from 52 balls against India on October 8, Warner, who made his World Cup debut in 2015, also joined three other Australians in the list of players to have completed 1000 runs in ODI World Cup.

He joined several Australian greats like Ricky Ponting, who had reached the landmark in 28 innings, as well as Waugh junior and Adam Gilchrist. Here is the list for Australian players with most runs in ODI World Cups:

Most Runs For Australia in ODI World Cup

Coming back to the India vs Australia match, Pat Cummins opted to bat first, but the Aussies lost Mitchell Marsh very early after he edged one to Virat Kohli, who took a stunning catch at first slip off Jasprit Bumrah's bowling in the third over of the match.

Warner and Steve Smith steadied the ship at a slow pace before the former departed for 42, gifting a return catch to Kuldeep Yadav in the 17th over. Australia were 74 for 2 at the time of Warner's dismissal, which brought Marnus Labuschagne into the middle.