Most Runs in Test Cricket

Updated list of Highest Run Scorers in Test cricket.
Presently SR Tendulkar hold the record of leading run scorer with 15921 runs in 200 matches in Test cricket.

Highest Run Scorer in Test

Player	County	Span	Runs	Mat	Inns	HS	Ave	100	50
SR Tendulkar	Ind	1989-2013	15921	200	329	248*	53.78	51	68
RT Ponting	Aus	1995-2012	13378	168	287	257	51.85	41	62
JH Kallis	SA	1995-2013	13289	166	280	224	55.37	45	58
R Dravid	Ind	1996-2012	13288	164	286	270	52.31	36	63
KC Sangakkara	SL	2000-2015	12400	134	233	319	57.4	38	52
BC Lara	WI	1990-2006	11953	131	232	400*	52.88	34	48
S Chanderpaul	WI	1994-2015	11867	164	280	203*	51.37	30	66
DPMD Jayawardene	SL	1997-2014	11814	149	252	374	49.84	34	50
AR Border	Aus	1978-1994	11174	156	265	205	50.56	27	63
SR Waugh	Aus	1985-2004	10927	168	260	200	51.06	32	50
SM Gavaskar	Ind	1971-1987	10122	125	214	236*	51.12	34	45
AN Cook	Eng	2006-2015	9330	119	213	294	46.41	27	44
GC Smith	SA	2002-2014	9265	117	205	277	48.25	27	38
GA Gooch	Eng	1975-1995	8900	118	215	333	42.58	20	46
Javed Miandad	Pak	1976-1993	8832	124	189	280*	52.57	23	43
Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pak	1992-2007	8830	120	200	329	49.6	25	46
Younis Khan	Pak	2000-2015	8814	101	180	313	54.07	30	29
VVS Laxman	Ind	1996-2012	8781	134	225	281	45.97	17	56
MJ Clarke	Aus	2004-2015	8643	115	198	329*	49.1	28	27
ML Hayden	Aus	1994-2009	8625	103	184	380	50.73	30	29

Updated Date: 24 August 2015

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