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Test Cricket's Top 10 Run-Scorers: Sachin Tendulkar's 13-Year World Record Unbroken.
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News18•04-10-2026, 08:29
Test Cricket's Top 10 Run-Scorers: Sachin Tendulkar's 13-Year World Record Unbroken.
- •Sachin Tendulkar leads Test cricket with 15,921 runs, a world record unbroken for 13 years.
- •Joe Root is second with 14,278 runs, followed by Ricky Ponting in third with 13,378 runs.
- •Jacques Kallis (13,289 runs) and Rahul Dravid (13,288 runs) hold the fourth and fifth spots respectively.
- •Alastair Cook (12,472 runs), Kumar Sangakkara (12,400 runs), and Brian Lara (11,953 runs) are also in the top 10.
- •Shivnarine Chanderpaul (11,867 runs) and Mahela Jayawardene (11,814 runs) complete this prestigious list.
Key Questions Answered
India's legendary batsman Sachin Tendulkar holds the all-time record for scoring the most runs in Test cricket, amassing 15,921 runs across 200 matches from 1989 to 2013.
England's modern-era star Joe Root ranks second on the all-time list, having scored 14,278 runs in 169 Test matches between 2012 and 2026.
West Indies batsman Brian Lara holds a historic and unbroken record in Test cricket history with his highest individual score of an unbeaten 400 runs.
