Most Runs Career in Test Cricket
| Player |
Span |
Runs |
Mat |
HS |
100 |
50 |
| SR Tendulkar (Ind) |
1989-2013 |
15921 |
200 |
248* |
51 |
68 |
| Joe Root (Eng) |
2012-2025 |
13543 |
158 |
262 |
39 |
66 |
| RT Ponting (Aus) |
1995-2012 |
13378 |
168 |
257 |
41 |
62 |
| JH Kallis (SA) |
1995-2013 |
13289 |
166 |
224 |
45 |
58 |
| Rahul Dravid (Ind) |
1996-2012 |
13288 |
164 |
270 |
36 |
63 |
| AN Cook (Eng) |
2006-2018 |
12472 |
161 |
294 |
33 |
57 |
| KC Sangakkara (SL) |
2000-2015 |
12400 |
134 |
319 |
38 |
52 |
| BC Lara (WI) |
1990-2006 |
11953 |
131 |
400* |
34 |
48 |
| S Chanderpaul (WI) |
1994-2015 |
11867 |
164 |
203* |
30 |
66 |
| DPMD Jayawardene (SL) |
1997-2014 |
11814 |
149 |
374 |
34 |
50 |
| AR Border (Aus) |
1978-1994 |
11174 |
156 |
205 |
27 |
63 |
| SR Waugh (Aus) |
1985-2004 |
10927 |
168 |
200 |
32 |
50 |
| SPD Smith (Aus) |
2010-2025 |
10424 |
118 |
239 |
36 |
43 |
| SM Gavaskar (Ind) |
1971-1987 |
10122 |
125 |
236* |
34 |
45 |
| Younis Khan (Pak) |
2000-2017 |
10099 |
118 |
313 |
34 |
33 |
| HM Amla (SA) |
2004-2019 |
9282 |
124 |
311* |
28 |
41 |
| GC Smith (SA) |
2002-2014 |
9265 |
117 |
277 |
27 |
38 |
| Virat Kohli (Ind) |
2011-2025 |
9230 |
123 |
254* |
30 |
31 |
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