Who is the highest Test cricket run-scorer in? Complete list of batsmen with 10000 Test runs

Mohit Khakhar

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Test cricket is the most balanced format of today. With the white-ball format leaning towards favouring the batters, the Test format still offers so much for the bowlers. With the pitches curated in a certain way, it is a lot easier to score runs in white-ball, than in red-ball.

Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, are some of the red-ball greats to ever play the game. The stalwarts defined the art of batting in the longest format. Not only were they consistent with the bat in hand, but they also seldom ever missed a game due to fitness issues. 

Consistency, along with availability, is arguably the most important aspect in the game. The above-mentioned cricketers have all scored over 10000 runs in Tests. Here is the complete list of batters who have etched their names in the history of the game, scoring over 10000 runs. 

Who is the highest run-scorer in Tests?

India's Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-getter in men's Tests. One of the most iconic players to ever play the game, Tendulkar holds the most appearances in the red-ball format.

With nearly 16000 runs to his name, the Master Blaster featured in 200 Test matches for India. He averages over 53 runs per innings, with a high score of 248*. The Indian veteran scored 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries in a career spanning over two decades.

MatchesRunsAverageStrike Rate50s100sHigh Score
2001592153.7854.046851248*

 

List of players with more than 10000 runs in Tests

PlayerCountryMatchesRunsAverageStrike Rate50s/100sHigh Score
Sachin TendulkarIndia2001592153.7854.0468/51248*
Ricky PontingAustralia1681337851.8558.7262/41257
Jacques KallisSouth Africa1661328955.3745.9758/45224
Rahul DravidIndia1641328852.3142.5163/36270
Alastair CookEngland1611247245.3546.9557/33294
Joe RootEngland1461240250.6256.9234/64254
Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka1341240057.4054.1952/38319
Brian LaraWest Indies1311195352.8860.5148/34400*
Shivnarine ChanderpaulWest Indies1641186751.3743.3166/30203*
Mahela JayawardenaSri Lanka1491181449.8451.4550/34374
Allan BorderAustralia1561117450.5641.0963/27205
Steve WaughAustralia1681092751.0648.6450/32200
Sunil GavaskarIndia1251012251.1243.3545/34236*
Younis KhanPakistan1181009952.0552.1233/34313

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Mohit Khakhar is a content producer for The Sporting News India.