Most Runs – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the most runs in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
TESTAll-time500 entries
115921Sachin TendulkarIND1,978 clear of Joe Root
213943Joe RootENG1,978 off the lead
313378Ricky PontingAUS2,543 off the lead
● LEADS
Sachin TendulkarIND
15921 · 1,978 ahead of Root
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Joe RootENG
9 separate entries on this list · 273 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
1656
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
14 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Most Runs — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Sachin TendulkarIND15921
2Joe RootENG13943
3Ricky PontingAUS13378
4Jacques KallisSA13289
5Rahul DravidIND13288
6Babar AzamPAK1863
7Mohammad YousufPAK1788
8Sir Viv RichardsWI1710
9Joe RootENG1708
10Graeme SmithSA1656
11Michael ClarkeAUS1595
12Sachin TendulkarIND1562
13Joe RootENG1556
14Ricky PontingAUS1544
15Ricky PontingAUS1503
16Michael VaughanENG1481
16Justin LangerAUS1481
18Yashasvi JaiswalIND1478
19Joe RootENG1477
20Steven SmithAUS1474
21Jonny BairstowENG1470
22Virender SehwagIND1462
23Kumar SangakkaraSL1438
24Virender SehwagIND1422
25Sunil GavaskarIND1407
26Sachin TendulkarIND1392
27Gundappa ViswanathIND1388
28Joe RootENG1385
29Bob SimpsonAUS1381
30Matthew HaydenAUS1380
31Dennis AmissENG1379
32Alastair CookENG1364
33Rahul DravidIND1357
34Damien MartynAUS1353
35Brian LaraWI1344
36Kevin PietersenENG1343
37Imam-ul-HaqPAK1342
38Ricky PontingAUS1333
39Jonathan TrottENG1325
40Marcus TrescothickENG1323
41Virat KohliIND1322
42David WarnerAUS1317
43Matthew HaydenAUS1312
44Sunil GavaskarIND1310
45Steven SmithAUS1305
46Sir Garry SobersWI1299
47Jacques KallisSA1288
48Alastair CookENG1287
49Sanath JayasuriyaSL1271
50Alastair CookENG1270
51Graham GoochENG1264
52Matthew HaydenAUS1250
53Alastair CookENG1249
54Tom McKibbinAUS1245
55Kumar SangakkaraSL1242
56David BoonAUS1241
57Thilan SamaraweeraSL1234
58Brian LaraWI1222
58Alec StewartENG1222
60Aravinda de SilvaSL1220
61Mark TaylorAUS1219
62Virat KohliIND1215
63Jacques KallisSA1210
63Usman KhawajaAUS1210
65Graeme SmithSA1198
66Mahela JayawardeneSL1194
67Ricky PontingAUS1182
68Gordon GreenidgeWI1179
69Brian LaraWI1178
70Andrew StraussENG1172
71Brendon McCullumNZ1164
72Hashim AmlaSA1161
73Angelo MathewsSL1160
73Matthew HaydenAUS1160
75Denis ComptonENG1159
76Kim HughesAUS1152
77Ben DuckettENG1149
78Steven SmithAUS1146
79Rahul DravidIND1145
80Cheteshwar PujaraIND1140
81Steven SmithAUS1139
82Mike AthertonENG1136
82Litton DasBAN1136
84Mike AthertonENG1129
85Dean ElgarSA1128
86Mark TaylorAUS1112
87Brian LaraWI1111
87Simon KatichAUS1111
89Brian LaraWI1110
90Sourav GangulyIND1106
90Mark TaylorAUS1106
92Marnus LabuschagneAUS1104
93Herschelle GibbsSA1103
94Harry BrookENG1100
95Sunil GavaskarIND1099
95Allan BorderAUS1099
95Dean JonesAUS1099
98Sir Ian BothamENG1095
99Michael ClarkeAUS1093
100Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK1090
101Sachin TendulkarIND1088
102Keith FletcherENG1085
103Mohinder AmarnathIND1077
104Allan BorderAUS1073
105Greg BlewettAUS1067
106Hashim AmlaSA1064
107David GowerENG1061
108Clem HillAUS1060
109David GowerENG1059
109Virat KohliIND1059
111Bill LawryAUS1056
112Kevin PietersenENG1053
113Michael SlaterAUS1051
114Andy FlowerZIM1045
115Graham GoochENG1040
115Hansie CronjeSA1040
117Ken BarringtonENG1035
118Kumar SangakkaraSL1034
118Mark WaughAUS1034
120Mohsin KhanHK1029
121Sunil GavaskarIND1024
122Kusal MendisSL1023
123Jacques KallisSA1021
124Ken BarringtonENG1015
125Kevin PietersenENG1007
126Ian BellENG1005
127Allan BorderAUS1000
127Sachin TendulkarIND1000
129Brian LaraWI996
130Steve WaughAUS993
131Mike AthertonENG990
132Javed MiandadPAK989
133Mark WaughAUS987
133Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK987
135Shubman GillIND983
136Ted DexterENG982
136Ian ChappellAUS982
136Mahela JayawardeneSL982
139Geoff BoycottENG975
140Alec StewartENG972
141Sir Richie RichardsonWI970
142Steve WaughAUS969
143Steven SmithAUS965
144Steve WaughAUS959
145David BoonAUS957
146Greg ChappellAUS953
147Donald BradmanAUS950
147Desmond HaynesWI950
147Ian BellENG950
150Darren BravoWI949
151Neil HarveyAUS948
151Joe RootENG948
153Zaheer AbbasPAK935
154Tony GreigENG934
155AB de VilliersSA933
156Kim HughesAUS931
157Steven SmithAUS929
157Allan LambENG929
159Dilip VengsarkarIND924
160Travis HeadAUS919
161Sunil GavaskarIND918
162Alastair CookENG916
162Michael SlaterAUS916
164Allan BorderAUS915
165Dennis AmissENG910
166Doug WaltersAUS909
167Rohit SharmaIND906
168Sir Leonard HuttonENG903
169Dimuth KarunaratneSL902
170Ken BarringtonENG895
170Sir Garry SobersWI895
172John EdrichENG894
173Sir Viv RichardsWI893
174Ricky PontingAUS883
175Ken BarringtonENG880
175Geoff MarshAUS880
177Dilip VengsarkarIND875
178Eddie BarlowSA872
179John ReidNZ871
180Ted DexterENG868
181Sir Viv RichardsWI867
182Steve WaughAUS865
183Sir Garry SobersWI864
183Larry GomesWI864
185Sir Viv RichardsWI862
186David GowerENG860
187Kane WilliamsonNZ859
188Joe RootENG851
189Mike GattingENG847
190Bill EdrichENG843
191Colin BlandSA841
192Mohammad YousufPAK839
193Cheteshwar PujaraIND837
194Denis ComptonENG830
195Roy FredericksWI829
196Sir Clyde WalcottWI827
197Sir Leonard HuttonENG825
198Rory BurnsENG824
199Martin CroweNZ820
200Bill LawryAUS816
201Kannaur RahulIND813
202David BoonAUS812
203Desmond HaynesWI806
204Joe RootENG805
205Colin CowdreyENG803
206Sunil GavaskarIND802
207Greg ChappellAUS800
208Travis HeadAUS797
208Gundappa ViswanathIND797
210Basil ButcherWI794
211Alec StewartENG793
212Graham GoochENG791
213Dilip SardesaiIND789
214Alvin KallicharranWI788
214Clive LloydWI788
216Peter MayENG779
217Mushtaq MohammadPAK777
217David BoonAUS777
219Bert SutcliffeNZ774
220Seymour NurseWI769
221Ted DexterENG767
221Mike AthertonENG767
223Geoff BoycottENG766
224Brian LuckhurstENG765
225Shoaib MohammadPAK764
226Peter MayENG759
226Geoff BoycottENG759
228Greg ChappellAUS753
229Martin CroweNZ751
230Ken BarringtonENG750
230Javed MiandadPAK750
230Graeme WoodAUS750
233Colin CowdreyENG749
233Clive LloydWI749
235Rishabh PantIND748
236Gus LogieWI738
237Greg ChappellAUS736
238Desmond HaynesWI735
239Allan BorderAUS730
240Sir Leonard HuttonENG728
241Alec StewartENG727
242Ian ChappellAUS726
243Sir Everton WeekesWI716
244Majid KhanPAK715
245John EdrichENG713
246Sir Richie RichardsonWI704
247Colin CowdreyENG701
247Saeed AnwarPAK701
249Cyril WashbrookENG700
249Bill LawryAUS700
251Keith FletcherENG699
252Sir Clyde WalcottWI698
253Graham DowlingNZ697
254Neil HarveyAUS696
255Javed MiandadPAK694
256Allan BorderAUS689
257Sir Conrad HunteWI684
258Alan KnottENG679
259Reggie DuffAUS678
259Graeme PollockSA678
259Geoff PullarENG678
259Sir Leonard HuttonENG678
263John EdrichENG675
264Doug WaltersAUS673
265Glenn TurnerNZ672
266Colin McDonaldAUS671
267Victor TrumperAUS669
267Mike GattingENG669
269Ian ChappellAUS666
270Alvin KallicharranWI665
271Ross MorganNZ663
272Doug WaltersAUS661
273Colin CowdreyENG658
273Rick McCoskerAUS658
275Vijay ManjrekarIND655
276Peter RichardsonENG653
277Sunil GavaskarIND650
277Sadiq MohammadPAK650
279Ken BarringtonENG647
280Greg ChappellAUS643
281Ben StokesENG641
282Hanif MohammadPAK628
283Wally HammondENG625
284Geoff PullarENG624
285Sachin TendulkarIND623
286Peter MayENG622
287Dudley NourseSA621
288Lindsay HassettAUS620
289Dominic SibleyENG615
290Colin CowdreyENG611
291Colin CowdreyENG610
292Roshan MahanamaSL607
293Ian ChappellAUS605
294Peter ParfittENG602
295Lindsay HassettAUS600
296Norm O'NeillAUS599
297Gamage DinushaSL595
298Ted DexterENG591
299Peter MayENG590
300Reg SimpsonENG587
301Neil HarveyAUS584
302Zak CrawleyENG580
303Bruce MitchellSA579
304Vijay HazareIND576
304Arthur MorrisAUS576
306Wally HammondENG574
307Keith MillerAUS568
308Wally HammondENG564
309Herbert SutcliffeENG560
309Polly UmrigarIND560
311Nasser HussainENG559
312Seymour NurseWI557
313Hanif MohammadPAK548
314Peter BurgeAUS547
315Neil HarveyAUS543
316Frank WorrellWI539
317Warwick ArmstrongAUS537
318Saeed AhmedPAK533
319Bev CongdonNZ531
320Ian RedpathAUS530
321Sir Jack HobbsENG527
322Colin CowdreyENG524
323Bruce MitchellSA523
324Graeme PollockSA517
325Eric RowanSA515
326Bob SimpsonAUS513
327Eddie PaynterENG510
328Dudley NourseSA509
329Barry RichardsSA508
329Saeed AhmedPAK508
331Bill WoodfullAUS500
332Kane WilliamsonNZ498
333Rohan KanhaiWI497
333Peter MayENG497
335Rohan KanhaiWI495
336Archie MacLarenENG494
337Stanley JacksonENG492
337Tony GreigENG492
339Peter RichardsonENG491
340Farokh EngineerIND488
341Sir Everton WeekesWI487
342Sir Jack HobbsENG486
343George HeadleyWI485
344Harry BrookENG483
345Basil ButcherWI482
346Patsy HendrenENG481
347Herbert SutcliffeENG477
348Nawab of PataudiIND474
349Peter MayENG473
349Charles MacartneyAUS473
351Herbert SutcliffeENG472
351Tom GraveneyENG472
353Bob CatterallSA471
353Sir Conrad HunteWI471
355Jim BurkeAUS468
356Polly UmrigarIND467
356Tom GraveneyENG467
358Bob SimpsonAUS466
359Trevor GoddardSA459
360Neil HarveyAUS456
361Sir Leonard HuttonENG455
362Herbie TaylorSA449
363Vinoo MankadIND448
364Bob WyattENG441
365Gordon WhiteSA437
366Jack RussellENG436
367Joe RootENG431
368Johnny TyldesleyENG424
369Donald BradmanAUS421
370Sir Everton WeekesWI418
371Keith StackpoleAUS407
372Sir Jack HobbsENG401
372Arthur MorrisAUS401
374Sir Leonard HuttonENG399
375Warren BardsleyAUS396
376Doug WaltersAUS392
377Johnny TaylorAUS390
378Herbie TaylorSA385
379Allan RaeWI377
380Frank WoolleyENG372
381Jack RyderAUS363
382Waqar HasanPAK357
383Vernon RansfordAUS353
384C.B. FryENG348
385Frederick FaneENG342
385Phil MeadENG342
387Sir Jack HobbsENG338
388Reggie DuffAUS335
389George HeadleyWI334
390Bill PonsfordAUS331
391Herbie TaylorSA322
392Sid BarnesAUS319
393Tip FosterENG306
393Bill WoodfullAUS306
395Tom HaywardENG305
396Bruce MitchellSA302
397Dave NourseSA289
398Jack CrawfordENG281
399Herbert SutcliffeENG271
400Dave NourseSA270
401Arthur ShrewsburyENG253
402Frank MannENG249
403Vijay MerchantIND245
404Denis ComptonENG237
404Frank WoolleyENG237
406Phil MeadENG235
407Albert RelfENG229
408Philip HandsSA224
409Syd GregoryAUS222
410C.B. FryENG221
411Len BraundENG219
412Joe DarlingAUS214
413Bill EdrichENG213
414Archie MacLarenENG211
414Victor TrumperAUS211
416Ernest TyldesleyENG209
417Arthur ShrewsburyENG208
418Stanley JacksonENG199
419George GunnENG193
420Billy ZulchSA191
421Arthur HillENG189
421Warwick ArmstrongAUS189
423W.G. GraceENG188
424Herbie TaylorSA186
424Victor TrumperAUS186
426Allan SteelENG181
426RanjiENG181
428Herbie TaylorSA173
428Frank IredaleAUS173
430Wilfred RhodesENG170
431Walter ReadENG162
432Monty NobleAUS155
433Percy SherwellSA154
434Tom HaywardENG153
435Harry GrahamAUS149
436Phil MeadENG143
436Charlie McLeodAUS143
438Dave NourseSA138
439Tom HaywardENG137
440Henry WoodENG134
441Tip SnookeSA131
442Jack WorrallAUS130
443Alec BannermanAUS127
444Harry TrottAUS125
445Johnny DouglasENG122
446Andrew StoddartENG120
447Syd GregoryAUS119
448Tup ScottAUS118
448Joey PalmerAUS118
448Stanley JacksonENG118
451Archie MacLarenENG116
451Walter ReadENG116
453George UlyettENG115
454Percy HolmesENG112
455Charlie McLeodAUS108
455Wally HammondENG108
457Tom HaywardENG106
458Arthur ShrewsburyENG105
458Harry GrahamAUS105
460Len BraundENG102
461Jimmy SinclairSA99
462Arthur ShrewsburyENG95
463Syd GregoryAUS91
463Hugh Bromley-DavenportENG91
465Barberton HalliwellSA88
466Billy BarnesENG86
467Albert TrottAUS85
468Dick LilleyENG84
468George GiffenAUS84
470Bobby PeelENG83
471Dick BarlowENG76
471Billy BatesENG76
473Billy BarnesENG74
474Andrew GreenwoodENG71
475Bobby AbelENG70
476Tom HaywardENG69
477George GiffenAUS67
477Bunny LucasENG67
479Allen HillENG66
479Edmund TylecoteENG66
481George LohmannENG62
482Harry MosesAUS61
482Billy BatesENG61
482Billy BarnesENG61
485Nat ThomsonAUS59
486W.G. GraceENG58
486Len BraundENG58
488Maurice ReadENG57
489Tom EmmettENG56
490Wilf FlowersENG55
490Frank SuggENG55
492John LyonsAUS54
493Frederick SpofforthAUS51
494William BruceAUS50
494Bob McLeodAUS50
496Percy McDonnellAUS45
497Reginald AllenAUS44
498Joe DarlingAUS31
499Charlie TurnerAUS22
500Jack BrownENG20
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