Just seven players have the honour of making 500 runs at a Cricket World Cup. Here we take a look back at who did it.

With 500 days to go until the ICC Cricket World Cup 2019 kicks off in England and Wales, it’s time to delve into an exclusive club: those who’ve scored 500 runs at a single edition of the tournament.

Across the previous eleven editions of the Cricket World Cup, on only eight occasions has a player reached the milestone of 500 runs, highlighting the exclusivity of the club.

Seven different men have reached the landmark – one has amassed 500 runs at two separate World Cups – so we looked into the record books to see which select few have made it into the club…

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