Most runs in Tests

Up to 24 Oct 2026

#	Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Avg	100s	50s	Span
1	Sachin TendulkarIndia	200	329	15,921	248*	53.78	51	68	1989–2013
2	Joe RootEngland	169	309	14,278	262	50.45	41	69	2012–2026
3	Ricky PontingAustralia	168	287	13,378	257	51.85	41	62	1995–2012
4	Jacques KallisSouth Africa	166	280	13,289	224	55.37	45	58	1995–2013
5	Rahul DravidIndia	164	286	13,288	270	52.31	36	63	1996–2012
6	Alastair CookEngland	161	291	12,472	294	45.35	33	57	2006–2018
7	Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka	134	233	12,400	319	57.40	38	52	2000–2015
8	Brian LaraWest Indies	131	232	11,953	400*	52.88	34	48	1990–2006
9	Shivnarine ChanderpaulWest Indies	164	280	11,867	203*	51.37	30	66	1994–2015
10	Mahela JayawardeneSri Lanka	149	252	11,814	374	49.84	34	50	1997–2014
11	Allan BorderAustralia	156	265	11,174	205	50.56	27	63	1978–1994
12	Steven SmithAustralia	127	227	11,003	239	55.29	37	45	2010–2026
13	Steve WaughAustralia	168	260	10,927	200	51.06	32	50	1985–2004
14	Sunil GavaskarIndia	125	214	10,122	236*	51.12	34	45	1971–1987
15	Younis KhanPakistan	118	213	10,099	313	52.05	34	33	2000–2017
16	Kane WilliamsonNew Zealand	110	195	9,515	251	54.06	33	38	2010–2026
17	Hashim AmlaSouth Africa	124	215	9,282	311*	46.64	28	41	2004–2019
18	Graeme SmithSouth Africa	117	205	9,265	277	48.25	27	38	2002–2014
19	Virat KohliIndia	123	210	9,230	254*	46.85	30	31	2011–2025
20	Graham GoochEngland	118	215	8,900	333	42.58	20	46	1975–1995
21	Javed MiandadPakistan	124	189	8,832	280*	52.57	23	43	1976–1993
22	Inzamam-ul-HaqPakistan	120	200	8,830	329	49.60	25	46	1992–2007
23	David WarnerAustralia	112	205	8,786	335*	44.59	26	37	2011–2024
24	VVS LaxmanIndia	134	225	8,781	281	45.97	17	56	1996–2012
25	AB de VilliersSouth Africa	114	191	8,765	278*	50.66	22	46	2004–2018

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