Most runs between the 1992 and 1996 World Cups in ODIs

#1 Brian Lara

Statistics suggest that Lara was the best batsman between the fifth and sixth World Cups

Brian Lara was the best batsman in the world in the during this phase, and it would not come as a surprise to many that he was the top scorer in the world in one-day internationals between the 5th and 6th World Cups.

Lara was in imperious form during this period and dominated almost all bowling attacks that he came up against. He scored 11 short of 3000 runs in only 68 games (fewest among all the batsmen listed here) at a whopping average 49 and a strike rate of 77.13.

Along the way, he scored six centuries and as many as 21 half-centuries to establish an extraordinary dominance against the best. His highest score in that spell was an unforgettable 169 against Sri Lanka at Sharjah, which helped the West Indies score a record 334 in 1995.