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