Star India batsman Sachin Tendulkar currently holds the record for scoring most runs in the TEST. Sachin Tendulkar tops the table with 15,921 runs as he has amassed in 200 TEST matches (329 innings) till date in the shortest format of the game at international level. The India batter has slammed 51 Century and 68 fifties in the TEST and aggregated runs consistently at a healthy average of 53.78.
Sachin Tendulkar is followed by Ricky Ponting and the charismatic Australia cricketer has scored 13,378 runs in 168 TEST matches and averages 51.85.
Till date, a total of 15 players have scored 10000-plus runs in the TEST. The toppers in the list comprise of players from India, Australia, South Africa, England, Sri Lanka, West Indies and Pakistan.
While four are from Australia (Ricky Ponting - 13,378 runs in 168 TEST matches, Allan Border - 11,174 runs in 156 TEST matches, Steve Waugh - 10,927 runs in 168 TEST matches and Steven Smith - 10,271 runs in 116 TEST matches) feature in the list.
Three players from India (Sachin Tendulkar - 15,921 runs in 200 TEST matches, Rahul Dravid - 13,288 runs in 164 TEST matches and Sunil Gavaskar - 10,122 runs in 125 TEST matches) feature in the list.
Two cricketers from England (Joe Root - 12,972 runs in 152 TEST matches and Alastair Cook - 12,472 runs in 161 TEST matches) , Sri Lanka (Kumar Sangakkara - 12,400 runs in 134 TEST matches and Mahela Jayawardene - 11,814 runs in 149 TEST matches) and West Indies (Brian Lara - 11,953 runs in 131 TEST matches and Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 11,867 runs in 164 TEST matches) present in the highest run-getters in the TEST.
One cricketer each from South Africa (Jacques Kallis - 13,289 runs in 166 TEST matches) and Pakistan (Younis Khan - 10,099 runs in 118 TEST matches) are also in the top 10000- plus runs.
Here is the list of all Most Runs in Test history:
# | Player | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg |
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1 | Sachin Tendulkar India | 200 | 329 | 15,921 | 248* | 51 | 68 | 53.78 |
2 | Ricky Ponting Australia | 168 | 287 | 13,378 | 257 | 41 | 62 | 51.85 |
3 | Jacques Kallis South Africa | 166 | 280 | 13,289 | 224 | 45 | 58 | 55.37 |
4 | Rahul Dravid India | 164 | 286 | 13,288 | 270 | 36 | 63 | 52.31 |
5 | Joe Root England | 152 | 278 | 12,972 | 262 | 36 | 65 | 50.87 |
6 | Alastair Cook England | 161 | 291 | 12,472 | 294 | 33 | 57 | 45.35 |
7 | Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka | 134 | 233 | 12,400 | 319 | 38 | 52 | 57.40 |
8 | Brian Lara West Indies | 131 | 232 | 11,953 | 400* | 34 | 48 | 52.88 |
9 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul West Indies | 164 | 280 | 11,867 | 203* | 30 | 66 | 51.37 |
10 | Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 149 | 252 | 11,814 | 374 | 34 | 50 | 49.84 |
11 | Allan Border Australia | 156 | 265 | 11,174 | 205 | 27 | 63 | 50.56 |
12 | Steve Waugh Australia | 168 | 260 | 10,927 | 200 | 32 | 50 | 51.06 |
13 | Steven Smith Australia | 116 | 206 | 10,271 | 239 | 36 | 41 | 56.74 |
14 | Sunil Gavaskar India | 125 | 214 | 10,122 | 236* | 34 | 45 | 51.12 |
15 | Younis Khan Pakistan | 118 | 213 | 10,099 | 313 | 34 | 33 | 52.05 |
16 | Hashim Amla South Africa | 124 | 215 | 9,282 | 311* | 28 | 41 | 46.64 |
17 | Kane Williamson New Zealand | 105 | 186 | 9,276 | 251 | 33 | 37 | 54.88 |
18 | Graeme Smith South Africa | 117 | 205 | 9,265 | 277 | 27 | 38 | 48.25 |
19 | Virat Kohli India | 123 | 210 | 9,230 | 254* | 30 | 31 | 46.85 |
20 | Graham Gooch England | 118 | 215 | 8,900 | 333 | 20 | 46 | 42.58 |
21 | Javed Miandad Pakistan | 124 | 189 | 8,832 | 280* | 23 | 43 | 52.57 |
22 | Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan | 120 | 200 | 8,830 | 329 | 25 | 46 | 49.60 |
23 | David Warner Australia | 112 | 205 | 8,786 | 335* | 26 | 37 | 44.59 |
24 | V V S Laxman India | 134 | 225 | 8,781 | 281 | 17 | 56 | 45.97 |
25 | AB de Villiers South Africa | 114 | 191 | 8,765 | 278* | 22 | 46 | 50.66 |
26 | Michael Clarke Australia | 115 | 198 | 8,643 | 329* | 28 | 27 | 49.10 |
27 | Matthew Hayden Australia | 103 | 184 | 8,625 | 380 | 30 | 29 | 50.73 |
28 | Virender Sehwag India | 104 | 180 | 8,586 | 319 | 23 | 32 | 49.34 |
29 | Sir Viv Richards West Indies | 121 | 182 | 8,540 | 291 | 24 | 45 | 50.23 |
30 | Alec Stewart England | 133 | 235 | 8,463 | 190 | 15 | 45 | 39.54 |
31 | David Gower England | 117 | 204 | 8,231 | 215 | 18 | 39 | 44.25 |
32 | Kevin Pietersen England | 104 | 181 | 8,181 | 227 | 23 | 35 | 47.28 |
33 | Angelo Mathews Sri Lanka | 118 | 210 | 8,167 | 200* | 16 | 45 | 44.62 |
34 | Geoff Boycott England | 108 | 193 | 8,114 | 246* | 22 | 42 | 47.72 |
35 | Sir Garry Sobers West Indies | 93 | 160 | 8,032 | 365* | 26 | 30 | 57.78 |
36 | Mark Waugh Australia | 128 | 209 | 8,029 | 153* | 20 | 47 | 41.81 |
37 | Michael Atherton England | 115 | 212 | 7,728 | 185* | 16 | 46 | 37.69 |
38 | IR Bell England | 118 | 205 | 7,727 | 235 | 22 | 46 | 42.69 |
39 | Justin Langer Australia | 105 | 182 | 7,696 | 250 | 23 | 30 | 45.27 |
40 | Ross Taylor New Zealand | 112 | 196 | 7,683 | 290 | 19 | 35 | 44.66 |
41 | MC Cowdrey England | 114 | 188 | 7,624 | 182 | 22 | 38 | 44.06 |
42 | Gordon Greenidge West Indies | 108 | 185 | 7,558 | 226 | 19 | 34 | 44.72 |
43 | Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan | 90 | 156 | 7,530 | 223 | 24 | 33 | 52.29 |
44 | MA Taylor Australia | 104 | 186 | 7,525 | 334* | 19 | 40 | 43.49 |
45 | Clive Lloyd West Indies | 110 | 175 | 7,515 | 242* | 19 | 39 | 46.67 |
46 | Desmond Haynes West Indies | 116 | 202 | 7,487 | 184 | 18 | 39 | 42.29 |
47 | David Boon Australia | 107 | 190 | 7,422 | 200 | 21 | 32 | 43.65 |
48 | Gary Kirsten South Africa | 101 | 176 | 7,289 | 275 | 21 | 34 | 45.27 |
49 | Wally Hammond England | 85 | 140 | 7,249 | 336* | 22 | 24 | 58.45 |
50 | Dimuth Karunaratne Sri Lanka | 100 | 191 | 7,222 | 244 | 16 | 39 | 39.25 |
51 | Chris Gayle West Indies | 103 | 182 | 7,214 | 333 | 15 | 37 | 42.18 |
52 | Sourav Ganguly India | 113 | 188 | 7,212 | 239 | 16 | 35 | 42.17 |
53 | Cheteshwar Pujara India | 103 | 176 | 7,195 | 206* | 19 | 35 | 43.60 |
54 | Stephen Fleming New Zealand | 111 | 189 | 7,172 | 274* | 9 | 46 | 40.06 |
55 | Azhar Ali Pakistan | 97 | 180 | 7,142 | 302* | 19 | 35 | 42.26 |
56 | Greg Chappell Australia | 87 | 151 | 7,110 | 247* | 24 | 31 | 53.86 |
57 | AJ Strauss England | 100 | 178 | 7,037 | 177 | 21 | 27 | 40.91 |
58 | Sir Donald Bradman Australia | 52 | 80 | 6,996 | 334 | 29 | 13 | 99.94 |
59 | Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka | 110 | 188 | 6,973 | 340 | 14 | 31 | 40.07 |
60 | L Hutton England | 79 | 138 | 6,971 | 364 | 19 | 33 | 56.67 |
61 | Dillip Vengsarkar India | 116 | 185 | 6,868 | 166 | 17 | 35 | 42.13 |
62 | Ken Barrington England | 82 | 131 | 6,806 | 256 | 20 | 35 | 58.67 |
63 | Graham Thorpe England | 100 | 179 | 6,744 | 200* | 16 | 39 | 44.66 |
64 | Ben Stokes England | 110 | 198 | 6,719 | 258 | 13 | 35 | 35.55 |
65 | Brendon McCullum New Zealand | 101 | 176 | 6,453 | 302 | 12 | 31 | 38.64 |
66 | Aravinda de Silva Sri Lanka | 93 | 159 | 6,361 | 267 | 20 | 22 | 42.97 |
67 | Michael Hussey Australia | 79 | 137 | 6,235 | 195 | 19 | 29 | 51.52 |
68 | Rohan Kanhai West Indies | 79 | 137 | 6,227 | 256 | 15 | 28 | 47.53 |
69 | Mohammad Azharuddin India | 99 | 147 | 6,215 | 199 | 22 | 21 | 45.03 |
70 | Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka | 88 | 158 | 6,208 | 206* | 16 | 32 | 43.41 |
71 | Herschelle Gibbs South Africa | 90 | 154 | 6,167 | 228 | 14 | 26 | 41.95 |
72 | RN Harvey Australia | 79 | 137 | 6,149 | 205 | 21 | 24 | 48.41 |
73 | Gundappa Viswanath India | 91 | 155 | 6,080 | 222 | 14 | 35 | 41.93 |
74 | Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh | 96 | 177 | 6,055 | 219* | 11 | 27 | 37.37 |
75 | Jonny Bairstow England | 100 | 178 | 6,042 | 167* | 12 | 26 | 36.39 |