Top 5 run-scorers in ODIs between 2007 and 2011 World Cups

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#3 Yuvraj Singh

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No player scored more sixes during that period than Yuvraj Singh

Between helping India win the 2007 World T20 and the 2011 World Cup was arguably one of Yuvraj Singh's most productive phases. While those two tournaments offer a major milestone in his career, it was also a period in which he scored plenty of runs.

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In fact, he was one of only three players to have scored over 3,000 runs between the 2007 and 2011 World Cups. In 99 matches, the southpaw finished with 3,141 runs at an average of 38 and strike rate of almost 90, which also included five centuries and 18 fifties.

His penchant for six-hitting was also evident during that period as he finished with the most sixes of any batsman. His tally of 82, five more than Chris Gayle, who had 77.

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