Sachin Tendulkar has played the most number of World Cup matches.
steve waugh has played most matches in world as captain
Sachin
49 matches will be played in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
Ricky Ponting has played most icc world cup matches.He has 46 appearances.
john terry
27 matches were played in the 1983 Cricket World Cup.
37 matches were played in the 1996 Cricket World Cup.
42 matches were played in the 1999 Cricket World Cup.
27 matches were played in the 1987 Cricket World Cup.
Sachin Tendulkar from india played most matches in world cup
As of March 2011, New Zealand's Stephen Fleming has started 26 Cricket World Cup matches as captain. Ricky Ponting, who has started 25 World Cup matches as captain, has won all but one World Cup match, against Sri Lanka in March 2011, which finished in a No Result.