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Joe Root tops the list for most runs in Test wins among active players

England batter Joe Root passed a few milestones during his match-winning hundred in the first Test against New Zealand on June 5. Root also tops the list for active players with most runs in a winning cause in the red-ball format.
Mark Hoover
The remaining three of the fab four – Steve Smith, Kane Williamson and Virat Kohli also feature in the top 6 alongside Australian opener David Warner and Indian Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara. Here we take a look at the top 10.
Joe Root (England) – 5036 runs
Steve Smith (Australia) – 4687 runs
David Warner (Australia) – 4670 runs
Virat Kohli (India) – 4287 runs
Cheteshwar Pujara (India) – 4148 runs
Kane Williamson (New Zealand) – 4094 runs
Azhar Ali (Pakistan) – 3260 runs
Ajinkya Rahane (India) – 3044 runs
Dean Elgar (South Africa) – 2925 runs
Tom Latham (New Zealand) – 2471 runs