Most runs in Test cricket
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar (India) leads with 15,910. International matches only.
Top 25
| # | Player | Runs | Mat | Inns | Runs | Span |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar · India | 15,910 | 199 | 327 | 15,910 | 1989–2013 |
| 2 | Joseph Edward Root · England | 13,722 | 161 | 295 | 13,722 | 2012–2026 |
| 3 | Ricky Thomas Ponting · Australia | 13,378 | 168 | 287 | 13,378 | 1995–2012 |
| 4 | Jacques Henry Kallis · South Africa | 13,289 | 166 | 280 | 13,289 | 1995–2013 |
| 5 | Rahul Sharad Dravid · India | 13,288 | 164 | 285 | 13,288 | 1996–2012 |
| 6 | Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara · Sri Lanka | 12,400 | 133 | 233 | 12,400 | 2000–2015 |
| 7 | Alastair Nathan Cook · England | 12,074 | 155 | 281 | 12,074 | 2006–2018 |
| 8 | Brian Charles Lara · West Indies | 11,953 | 130 | 232 | 11,953 | 1990–2006 |
| 9 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul · West Indies | 11,867 | 162 | 280 | 11,867 | 1994–2015 |
| 10 | Denagamage Proboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene · Sri Lanka | 11,814 | 148 | 252 | 11,814 | 1997–2014 |
| 11 | Allan Robert Border · Australia | 11,096 | 156 | 261 | 11,096 | 1978–1994 |
| 12 | Stephen Rodger Waugh · Australia | 10,927 | 168 | 260 | 10,927 | 1985–2004 |
| 13 | Steven Peter Devereux Smith · Australia | 10,462 | 121 | 216 | 10,462 | 2010–2026 |
| 14 | Mohammad Younis Khan · Pakistan | 10,099 | 117 | 212 | 10,099 | 2000–2017 |
| 15 | Kane Stuart Williamson · New Zealand | 9,515 | 110 | 195 | 9,515 | 2010–2026 |
| 16 | Hashim Mahomed Amla · South Africa | 9,282 | 123 | 215 | 9,282 | 2004–2019 |
| 17 | Graeme Craig Smith · South Africa | 9,265 | 117 | 204 | 9,265 | 2002–2014 |
| 18 | Graham Alan Gooch · England | 8,900 | 118 | 215 | 8,900 | 1975–1995 |
| 19 | Inzamam-ul-Haq · Pakistan | 8,830 | 119 | 200 | 8,830 | 1992–2007 |
| 20 | Vangipurappu Venkata Sai Laxman · India | 8,781 | 134 | 224 | 8,781 | 1996–2012 |
| 21 | Abraham Benjamin de Villiers · South Africa | 8,765 | 114 | 191 | 8,765 | 2004–2018 |
| 22 | David Andrew Warner · Australia | 8,744 | 108 | 198 | 8,744 | 2011–2024 |
| 23 | Michael John Clarke · Australia | 8,643 | 115 | 198 | 8,643 | 2004–2015 |
| 24 | Matthew Lawrence Hayden · Australia | 8,625 | 103 | 183 | 8,625 | 1994–2009 |
| 25 | Virender Sehwag · India | 8,586 | 104 | 180 | 8,586 | 2001–2013 |