Tests - Batsmen With Most Runs

Top 100 Batsmen With Most Runs In Test Cricket

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All Test Stats on the website are from 01/01/1950 onwards (Know Why). They are updated till 2026-02-05.

CONTENTS
1. TOP 100 RUN SCORERS IN TEST CRICKET
2. BRIEF EXPLANATION
2.1. Dynamic Nature
2.2. Top Teams (TT)
2.3. Abbreviations

TOP 100 RUN SCORERS IN TEST CRICKET

RANK BATSMAN NAT FP LP INNS NO 100s RUNS
1 SR Tendulkar IND 1989 2013 329 33 51 15921
2 JE Root ENG 2012 2026 298 25 41 13943
3 RT Ponting AUS 1995 2012 287 29 41 13378
4 JH Kallis SA 1995 2013 280 40 45 13289
5 RS Dravid IND 1996 2012 286 32 36 13288
6 AN Cook ENG 2006 2018 291 16 33 12472
7 KC Sangakkara SL 2000 2015 233 17 38 12400
8 BC Lara WI 1990 2006 232 6 34 11953
9 S Chanderpaul WI 1994 2015 280 49 30 11867
10 DPMD Jayawardena SL 1997 2014 252 15 34 11814
11 AR Border AUS 1978 1994 265 44 27 11174
12 SR Waugh AUS 1985 2004 260 46 32 10927
13 SPD Smith AUS 2010 2026 220 28 37 10763
14 SM Gavaskar IND 1971 1987 214 16 34 10122
15 Younis Khan PAK 2000 2017 213 19 34 10099
16 KS Williamson NZ 2010 2025 192 19 33 9461
17 HM Amla SA 2004 2019 215 16 28 9282
18 GC Smith SA 2002 2014 205 13 27 9265
19 V Kohli IND 2011 2025 210 13 30 9230
20 GA Gooch ENG 1975 1995 215 6 20 8900
21 Javed Miandad PAK 1976 1993 189 21 23 8832
22 Inzamam-ul-Haq PAK 1992 2007 200 22 25 8830
23 DA Warner AUS 2011 2024 205 8 26 8786
24 VVS Laxman IND 1996 2012 225 34 17 8781
25 AB de Villiers SA 2004 2018 191 18 22 8765
26 MJ Clarke AUS 2004 2015 198 22 28 8643
27 ML Hayden AUS 1994 2009 184 14 30 8625
28 V Sehwag IND 2001 2013 180 6 23 8586
29 IVA Richards WI 1974 1991 182 12 24 8540
30 AJ Stewart ENG 1990 2003 235 21 15 8463
31 DI Gower ENG 1978 1992 204 18 18 8231
32 AD Mathews SL 2009 2025 212 27 16 8214
33 KP Pietersen ENG 2005 2014 181 8 23 8181
34 G Boycott ENG 1964 1982 193 23 22 8114
35 GS Sobers WI 1954 1974 160 21 26 8032
36 ME Waugh AUS 1991 2002 209 17 20 8029
37 MA Atherton ENG 1989 2001 212 7 16 7728
38 IR Bell ENG 2004 2015 205 24 22 7727
39 JL Langer AUS 1993 2007 182 12 23 7696
40 LRPL Taylor NZ 2007 2022 196 24 19 7683
41 MC Cowdrey ENG 1954 1975 188 15 22 7624
42 CG Greenidge WI 1974 1991 185 16 19 7558
43 Mohammad Yousuf PAK 1998 2010 156 12 24 7530
44 MA Taylor AUS 1989 1999 186 13 19 7525
45 CH Lloyd WI 1966 1984 175 14 19 7515
46 DL Haynes WI 1978 1994 202 25 18 7487
47 DC Boon AUS 1984 1996 190 20 21 7422
48 G Kirsten SA 1993 2004 176 15 21 7289
49 FDM Karunaratne SL 2012 2025 191 7 16 7222
50 BA Stokes ENG 2013 2026 216 9 14 7216
51 CH Gayle WI 2000 2014 182 11 15 7215
52 SC Ganguly IND 1996 2008 188 17 16 7212
53 CA Pujara IND 2010 2023 176 11 19 7195
54 SP Fleming NZ 1994 2008 189 10 9 7172
55 Azhar Ali PAK 2010 2022 180 11 19 7142
56 GS Chappell AUS 1970 1984 151 19 24 7110
57 AJ Strauss ENG 2004 2012 178 6 21 7037
58 ST Jayasuriya SL 1991 2007 188 14 14 6973
59 DB Vengsarkar IND 1976 1992 185 22 17 6868
60 KF Barrington ENG 1955 1968 131 15 20 6806
61 GP Thorpe ENG 1993 2005 179 28 16 6744
62 Mushfiqur Rahim BAN 2005 2025 184 16 13 6510
63 BB McCullum NZ 2004 2016 176 9 12 6453
64 PA de Silva SL 1984 2002 159 11 20 6361
64 LD Chandimal SL 2011 2025 161 15 16 6361
66 TWM Latham NZ 2014 2025 164 6 16 6261
67 MEK Hussey AUS 2005 2013 137 16 19 6235
68 UT Khawaja AUS 2011 2026 159 14 16 6229
69 RB Kanhai WI 1957 1974 137 6 15 6227
70 M Azharuddin IND 1984 2000 147 9 22 6215
71 HH Gibbs SA 1996 2008 154 7 14 6167
72 GR Viswanath IND 1969 1983 155 10 14 6080
73 JM Bairstow ENG 2012 2024 178 12 12 6042
74 KC Brathwaite WI 2011 2025 193 10 12 5950
75 RB Richardson WI 1983 1995 146 12 16 5949
76 RR Sarwan WI 2000 2011 154 8 15 5842
77 ME Trescothick ENG 2000 2006 143 10 14 5825
78 Salim Malik PAK 1982 1999 154 22 15 5768
79 N Hussain ENG 1990 2004 171 16 14 5764
80 CL Hooper WI 1987 2002 173 15 13 5762
81 MP Vaughan ENG 1999 2008 147 9 18 5719
82 AC Gilchrist AUS 1999 2008 137 20 17 5570
83 MV Boucher SA 1997 2012 206 24 5 5515
84 MS Atapattu SL 1990 2007 156 15 16 5502
85 TM Dilshan SL 1999 2013 145 11 16 5492
86 TT Samaraweera SL 2001 2013 132 20 14 5462
87 MD Crowe NZ 1982 1995 131 11 17 5444
88 KD Walters AUS 1965 1981 125 14 15 5357
89 D Elgar SA 2012 2024 152 11 14 5347
90 IM Chappell AUS 1964 1980 136 10 14 5345
91 JG Wright NZ 1978 1993 148 7 12 5334
92 MJ Slater AUS 1993 2001 131 7 14 5312
93 N Kapil Dev IND 1978 1994 184 15 8 5248
94 WM Lawry AUS 1961 1971 123 12 13 5234
95 Misbah-ul-Haq PAK 2001 2017 132 20 10 5222
96 IT Botham ENG 1977 1992 161 6 14 5200
97 JH Edrich ENG 1963 1976 127 9 12 5138
98 Tamim Iqbal BAN 2008 2023 134 2 10 5134
99 A Ranatunga SL 1982 2000 155 12 4 5105
100 AM Rahane IND 2013 2023 144 12 12 5077

BRIEF EXPLANATION

Dynamic Nature

Most of our ratings are dynamic, and as new matches are played, the rating of earlier batsmen may change if current batsmen set new benchmarks.

Top Teams (TT)

  1. An opposition is counted as a TT considering its Win/Loss (WL) Ratios in last 7 years.
  2. Home, Away, In Asia, Outside Asia and Overall WL Ratio is considered.
  3. The WL Ratio should be more than a certain value overall or in specific condition.

Abbreviations

  1. AVE - Average or Runs/(Inns - Not Out)
  2. BF - Balls Faced
  3. FP - First Played by Year
  4. INF - Infinite
  5. LP - Last Played by Year
  6. MP - Middle Played or (FP+LP)/2
  7. NA - Not Applicable
  8. NI - Not In Top
  9. NK - Not Known
  10. NO, * - Not Out
  11. NQ - Not Qualified
  12. OPP - Opposition
  13. R4BF - Runs for available data of balls
  14. SR - Strike Rate or Runs/Balls
  15. TS - Trend Setter
  16. TT - Top Teams

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