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
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	Sir Alastair Cook	England	161	291	12472	294	45.35	33	57
6	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	134	233	12400	319	57.40	38	52
7	Brian Lara	West Indies	131	232	11953	400*	52.88	34	48
8	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	164	280	11867	203*	51.37	30	66
9	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	149	252	11814	374	49.84	34	50
10	Joe Root	England	140	257	11736	254	49.72	31	61
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	109	195	9685	239	56.97	32	41

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