Most Runs in Test Cricket
| Player |
Team |
Matches |
Innings |
Total Runs |
100s |
50s |
Highest Score |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
India |
162 |
265 |
12970 |
43 |
54 |
248* |
| Brian Lara |
West Indies |
131 |
232 |
11953 |
34 |
48 |
400* |
| R.Ponting |
Australia |
141 |
238 |
11561 |
38 |
50 |
257 |
| R Dravid |
India |
137 |
237 |
11256 |
28 |
58 |
270 |
| Allen Border |
Australia |
156 |
265 |
11174 |
27 |
63 |
205 |
| Steve Waugh |
Australia |
168 |
260 |
10927 |
32 |
50 |
200 |
| JH Kallis |
South Africa |
134 |
227 |
10633 |
33 |
52 |
189* |
| SM Gavaskar |
India |
125 |
214 |
10112 |
34 |
45 |
236 |
| DPMD Jayawardene |
Sri Lanka |
110 |
182 |
9120 |
27 |
35 |
374 |
| GA Gooch |
England |
118 |
215 |
8900 |
20 |
46 |
333 |
*Data updated as on 29.11.10
