List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket

Scoring over 10,000 runs across a playing career in any format of cricket is considered a significant achievement.[1] In the chase for achieving top scores, West Indian Garfield Sobers retired as the most prolific run scorer in Test cricket, with a total of 8,032 runs in 1974.[2] The record stood for nine years, until it was broken by England's Geoffrey Boycott in the 1982 series against India.[3][4] Boycott remained the top scorer in the format until Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar surpassed his tally two years later in 1983.[5][6] In March 1987, Gavaskar became the first player to cross 10,000 run mark in Tests during a match against Pakistan.[7] As of May 2017, thirteen players—from seven teams that are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC)—have scored 10,000 runs in Tests. Out of these, three are from India and Australia while two are from Sri Lanka and the West Indies. One player each from South Africa, England and Pakistan form the rest.[7] No player from Bangladesh, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Ireland or Zimbabwe has passed the 10,000 run mark in Tests yet.

Sunil Gavaskar was the first player to cross the 10,000 run mark in Tests.

In terms of innings, West Indian Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara are the fastest (195) to reach the 10,000 run mark, while Australia's Steve Waugh is the slowest to achieve the feat (244).[7] Tendulkar holds multiple records—most appearances (200 matches), most runs (15,921) and highest number of both centuries (51) and half-centuries (68).[5] England's Alastair Cook is the fastest in terms of time span, taking 10 years and 87 days, while West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul's time span of 18 years and 37 days is the slowest among all. Pakistan's Younis Khan is the latest player to achieve this feat.

Key
  • First – denotes the year of debut
  • Last – denotes the year of the latest match
  • Mat. – denotes the number of matches played
  • Inn. – denotes the number of innings batted
  • Date – denotes the date on which the player reached the 10,000 run mark
  • ^ – denotes that the player was at some time the leading run scorer in Tests
  •  – denotes that the player is active in Tests

Players with 10,000 or more Test runs
10,000 or more runs in Tests[7]
No. Player Portrait Team First Last Mat. Inn. Runs Avg. 100s 50s Date[7]
1 Sachin Tendulkar[5][8] ^  India19892013200329 15,921 53.78516816 March 2005
2 Ricky Ponting[5][9]  Australia19952012168287 13,378 51.85416230 May 2008
3 Jacques Kallis[5][10]  South Africa19952013166280 13,289 55.37455527 February 2009
4 Rahul Dravid[5][11]  India19962012164286 13,288 52.31366329 March 2008
5 Alastair Cook[5][12]  England20062018161291 12,472 45.35335730 May 2016
6 Kumar Sangakkara[5][13]  Sri Lanka20002015134233 12,400 57.40385226 December 2012
7 Brian Lara[5][14] ^  West Indies19902006131232 11,953 52.88344815 August 2004
8 Shivnarine Chanderpaul[5][15]  West Indies19942015164280 11,867 51.37306626 April 2012
9 Mahela Jayawardene[5][16]  Sri Lanka19972014149252 11,814 49.84345026 December 2011
10 Allan Border[5][17] ^  Australia19781994156265 11,174 50.5627632 January 1993
11 Steve Waugh[5][18]  Australia19852004168260 10,927 51.0632503 January 2003
12 Sunil Gavaskar[5][19] ^  India19711987125214 10,122 51.1234457 March 1987
13 Younis Khan[5][20]  Pakistan20002017118213 10,099 52.05343323 April 2017

By country
10,000 or more runs by country in Tests
Teams10,000 or more runs
 India 3
 Australia
 West Indies 2
 Sri Lanka
 England 1
 Pakistan
 South Africa
Total13


See also

Notes

    References
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    3. "Third Test Match — India vs. England 1981–82". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    4. Botham, Ian (15 September 2009). Head On — Ian Botham: The Autobiography. Random House. ISBN 978-0-091-92149-1.
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    13. "Kumar Sangakkara | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
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    16. "Mahela Jayawardene | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    17. "Allan Border | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    18. "Steve Waugh | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    19. "Sunil Gavaskar | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    20. "Younis Khan | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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