Most Runs in Test
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most runs in Test format accumulating impressive 15921 runs over 200 Test matches. Following suit, Ricky Ponting boasts 13378 runs in 168 Tests, pursued closely by Jacques Kallis who has notched up 13289 runs across 166 Test battles.
Here is the list of top 10 leading run scorers in Test format.
Sr. | Player | Team | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s |
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1 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 200 | 329 | 15921 | 248* | 53.78 | 51 | 68 |
2 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 168 | 287 | 13378 | 257 | 51.85 | 41 | 62 |
3 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 166 | 280 | 13289 | 224 | 55.37 | 45 | 58 |
4 | Rahul Dravid | India | 164 | 286 | 13288 | 270 | 52.31 | 36 | 63 |
5 | Joe Root | England | 151 | 276 | 12886 | 262 | 50.93 | 36 | 64 |
6 | Sir Alastair Cook | England | 161 | 291 | 12472 | 294 | 45.35 | 33 | 57 |
7 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 134 | 233 | 12400 | 319 | 57.40 | 38 | 52 |
8 | Brian Lara | West Indies | 131 | 232 | 11953 | 400* | 52.88 | 34 | 48 |
9 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 164 | 280 | 11867 | 203* | 51.37 | 30 | 66 |
10 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 149 | 252 | 11814 | 374 | 49.84 | 34 | 50 |
11 | Allan Border | Australia | 156 | 265 | 11174 | 205 | 50.56 | 27 | 63 |
12 | Steve Waugh | Australia | 168 | 260 | 10927 | 200 | 51.06 | 32 | 50 |
13 | Sunil Gavaskar | India | 125 | 214 | 10122 | 236* | 51.12 | 34 | 45 |
14 | Younis Khan | Pakistan | 118 | 213 | 10099 | 313 | 52.05 | 34 | 33 |
15 | Steven Smith | Australia | 111 | 198 | 9704 | 239 | 56.09 | 32 | 41 |