4. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand) – 29
Former New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum was a great power hitter. With his increasing experiences, he became a more dangerous attacking batsman in international cricket. While he hit 200 ODI sixes, his Cricket World Cup sixes were 29.
3. Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 31
Ricky Ponting, the most uncompromising player of his generation, grew into Australia’s most successful run-maker and only sits below Bradman in the country’s overall ratings. It takes an extremely critical eye to diminish his run-scoring achievements, which seem to collect new records in every series. There is no doubt about his greatness after taking guard, but his leadership has been under scrutiny for much of his reign. While his blade has sparkled, his stewardship is pock-marked by three Ashes defeats – two in England and one at home – and stumbles to South Africa and India. He had some great World Cup matches. He was the key to the success of Australia in World Cups. Ponting scored a mammoth 13704 runs in ODI and hit 162 sixes in ODI.