Most Balls Faced – Complete Cricket Stats & Records

This page lists the players with the most balls faced in cricket history. These records highlight the most consistent and impactful performances across different eras.
ALL FORMATSAll-time500 entries
150817Sachin TendulkarIND19,559 clear of Rahul Dravid
231258Rahul DravidIND19,559 off the lead
518048Kumar SangakkaraSL32,769 off the lead
● LEADS
Sachin TendulkarIND
50817 · 19,559 ahead of Dravid
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Rahul DravidIND
13 separate entries on this list · 222 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
3993
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
India
14 of the top 50 · 8 teams represented

Most Balls Faced — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Sachin TendulkarIND50817
2Rahul DravidIND31258
3Sachin TendulkarIND29437
4Sachin TendulkarIND21368
5Kumar SangakkaraSL18048
6Rahul DravidIND4428
7Rahul DravidIND4381
8Rahul DravidIND4157
9Kumar SangakkaraSL4155
10Ricky PontingAUS3993
11Mohammad YousufPAK3989
12Sourav GangulyIND3964
13Gary KirstenSA3928
14Kumar SangakkaraSL3918
15Ricky PontingAUS3907
16Mohammad YousufPAK3862
17Rahul DravidIND3846
18Geoff MarshAUS3823
19Alastair CookENG3810
20Angelo MathewsSL3799
21Virat KohliIND3778
22David BoonAUS3758
23Jacques KallisSA3751
24Sourav GangulyIND3730
25Mike AthertonENG3633
26Jacques KallisSA3602
27David BoonAUS3597
28Rahul DravidIND3593
29Kane WilliamsonNZ3573
30Mark TaylorAUS3563
31Misbah-ul-HaqPAK3550
32Jacques KallisSA3526
33Mike AthertonENG3524
34Babar AzamPAK3499
35Shiv ChanderpaulWI3498
36Joe RootENG3492
37Gautam GambhirIND3476
38Sourav GangulyIND3465
39Babar AzamPAK3448
40Kumar SangakkaraSL3444
41David BoonAUS3420
42Marvan AtapattuSL3394
43Hashim AmlaSA3369
44Allan BorderAUS3365
45Steven SmithAUS3362
46Mahela JayawardeneSL3281
47Kumar SangakkaraSL3280
48Steven SmithAUS3272
49Desmond HaynesWI3264
50Misbah-ul-HaqPAK3259
51Jacques KallisSA3240
52Rahul DravidIND3237
53Sachin TendulkarIND3232
54Ian BellENG3197
55Allan BorderAUS3196
55Mark WaughAUS3196
57Brian LaraWI3185
58Joe RootENG3178
59Jonathan TrottENG3173
60Dennis AmissENG3161
61Chris BroadENG3149
62Allan BorderAUS3128
63Dennis AmissENG3126
63Paul StirlingIRE3126
65Alastair CookENG3123
66Steven SmithAUS3119
67Mike AthertonENG3098
67Graeme SmithSA3098
69Alec StewartENG3084
70Virat KohliIND3058
71Mark TaylorAUS3041
72David BoonAUS3025
73Allan BorderAUS3016
74Kim HughesAUS3009
75Joe RootENG3004
76Graham GoochENG2995
77Dean JonesAUS2993
78Alastair CookENG2981
79Sir Richie RichardsonWI2959
79Geoff BoycottENG2959
81Joe RootENG2916
82Joe RootENG2912
83Babar AzamPAK2903
84Chris TavaréENG2888
85Marnus LabuschagneAUS2861
86Mohammad YousufPAK2854
87Allan BorderAUS2850
88Mike AthertonENG2829
89Mark RamprakashENG2821
90Saeed AnwarPAK2811
91Sir Richie RichardsonWI2805
92Sachin TendulkarIND2794
93Usman KhawajaAUS2792
93Usman KhawajaAUS2792
95Allan BorderAUS2778
96Mark TaylorAUS2766
97Nasser HussainENG2737
98Mike AthertonENG2714
99Geoff BoycottENG2713
100Virat KohliIND2711
101Justin LangerAUS2697
102Jonathan TrottENG2680
103Shiv ChanderpaulWI2668
104Rahul DravidIND2664
105Geoff BoycottENG2655
106Kim HughesAUS2641
107David GowerENG2638
108Geoff BoycottENG2626
109Kumar SangakkaraSL2608
110Damien MartynAUS2603
111Jacques KallisSA2596
112Rahul DravidIND2591
113Chris TavaréENG2575
114Steven SmithAUS2573
115Gordon GreenidgeWI2570
116Azhar AliPAK2569
117Javed MiandadPAK2563
118Rahul DravidIND2559
119Matthew HaydenAUS2550
120Geoff MarshAUS2548
121Steven SmithAUS2531
122Jonny BairstowENG2525
123John WrightNZ2520
124Ricky PontingAUS2518
125Graeme SmithSA2516
126David BoonAUS2510
127Mark TaylorAUS2509
128Desmond HaynesWI2495
129Ricky PontingAUS2494
130Geoff BoycottENG2485
131Cheteshwar PujaraIND2484
132Joe RootENG2455
132Joe RootENG2455
134Robin SmithENG2443
135Virat KohliIND2433
136Bruce EdgarNZ2419
137Michael ClarkeAUS2418
138Ian ChappellAUS2417
139Neil McKenzieSA2391
140Herschelle GibbsSA2379
141David GowerENG2375
142Steven SmithAUS2374
143Desmond HaynesWI2373
144Ian BellENG2358
145Jimmy AdamsWI2354
146Javed MiandadPAK2349
147Rahul DravidIND2343
148Jacques KallisSA2328
149Sourav GangulyIND2325
150Allan BorderAUS2320
151Jacques KallisSA2319
152Andrew JonesNZ2316
153Angelo MathewsSL2311
154Allan BorderAUS2310
155Shubman GillIND2307
156Imam-ul-HaqPAK2303
157Yashasvi JaiswalIND2301
158Allan BorderAUS2296
159Kumar SangakkaraSL2295
160Mahela JayawardeneSL2288
161Graham GoochENG2267
162Rohit SharmaIND2265
163Greg BlewettAUS2262
164Joe RootENG2241
165David BoonAUS2217
166Tom McKibbinAUS2192
167Keith FletcherENG2189
168Simon KatichAUS2182
169David BoonAUS2178
170Cheteshwar PujaraIND2176
171Desmond HaynesWI2157
171Tom McKibbinAUS2157
173Alastair CookENG2153
174Allan BorderAUS2144
175Yashasvi JaiswalIND2131
176Brian LaraWI2129
177Mark TaylorAUS2119
178Steve WaughAUS2115
179Tony GreigENG2099
180John EdrichENG2088
181Jimmy AdamsWI2085
182Cheteshwar PujaraIND2054
183Ian ChappellAUS2051
184Keith FletcherENG2047
185Tony GreigENG2032
186Gordon GreenidgeWI2031
187Sir Viv RichardsWI2018
188Brian LuckhurstENG2012
188Brian LuckhurstENG2012
190Gary KirstenSA2004
191Marnus LabuschagneAUS1991
192Steven SmithAUS1981
193John EdrichENG1969
194Mike BrearleyENG1967
195Graham GoochENG1963
196Sachin TendulkarIND1955
197Jacques KallisSA1952
198Javed MiandadPAK1926
199Sourav GangulyIND1919
200Sir Richie RichardsonWI1918
201Geoff BoycottENG1915
202John EdrichENG1911
203Alastair CookENG1907
204Chris BroadENG1903
204Sourav GangulyIND1903
206John EdrichENG1896
207Martin CroweNZ1895
208Shoaib MohammadPAK1891
209Rory BurnsENG1882
210Misbah-ul-HaqPAK1867
211Brian LaraWI1865
212Sachin TendulkarIND1854
213Greg ChappellAUS1842
214Matthew HaydenAUS1795
215Sir Viv RichardsWI1787
216Geoff HowarthNZ1759
217David BoonAUS1742
217Saeed AnwarPAK1742
219Ken BarringtonENG1740
219Ken BarringtonENG1740
221Shai HopeWI1726
222Sourav GangulyIND1698
223Mike BrearleyENG1690
224Alec StewartENG1689
225Desmond HaynesWI1688
226Kumar SangakkaraSL1682
227Kannaur RahulIND1676
228Marvan AtapattuSL1675
229Stuart CarlisleZIM1673
230Mudassar NazarPAK1662
231Rohit SharmaIND1657
232Allan BorderAUS1653
233Bill LawryAUS1649
233Bill LawryAUS1649
235Marvan AtapattuSL1646
236Jonathan TrottENG1643
237Geoff HowarthNZ1642
238Hansie CronjeSA1640
239Bill LawryAUS1636
239Bill LawryAUS1636
241Dominic SibleyENG1623
241Dominic SibleyENG1623
243Greg ChappellAUS1621
244Virat KohliIND1614
245Mohammad YousufPAK1604
246Herbert SutcliffeENG1597
247Bob SimpsonAUS1572
248Ian RedpathAUS1562
248Ian RedpathAUS1562
250Mohammad AzharuddinIND1550
251Javed MiandadPAK1549
252Martin CroweNZ1547
253Vriitya AravindUAE1544
254Shubman GillIND1543
254John EdrichENG1543
256Martin GuptillNZ1542
256Mohammad HafeezPAK1542
256Javed MiandadPAK1542
259Kane WilliamsonNZ1531
260Geoff MarshAUS1514
261Shubman GillIND1502
262Dilip VengsarkarIND1498
263Kumar SangakkaraSL1496
264Javed MiandadPAK1493
265Dean JonesAUS1489
266Mohammad YousufPAK1477
266Ricky PontingAUS1477
268Gordon GreenidgeWI1474
269Virat KohliIND1473
270Shahriar NafeesBAN1468
271Rahul DravidIND1463
272Ian ChappellAUS1462
273Ramiz RajaPAK1434
274Kumar SangakkaraSL1432
275Ricky PontingAUS1417
276Ricky PontingAUS1413
277Grant FlowerZIM1410
278MS DhoniIND1400
279Angelo MathewsSL1391
280Desmond HaynesWI1386
281Desmond HaynesWI1376
282Rahul DravidIND1367
282Dennis AmissENG1367
284Sourav GangulyIND1355
285John EdrichENG1347
285John EdrichENG1347
287Andrew JonesNZ1341
288MS DhoniIND1333
289Sir Viv RichardsWI1329
290Ian ChappellAUS1322
290Tillakaratne DilshanSL1322
292David WarnerAUS1316
293Sunil GavaskarIND1309
294Colin CowdreyENG1300
294Colin CowdreyENG1300
294Rohit SharmaIND1300
297Steven SmithAUS1294
297Tony GreigENG1294
299Imrul KayesBAN1291
300Joe RootENG1278
301Geoff MarshAUS1275
302Marnus LabuschagneAUS1266
303David GowerENG1256
304Kumar SangakkaraSL1251
305Kepler WesselsAUS1240
306Bruce EdgarNZ1231
307Merwe ErasmusNAM1222
308Sir Garry SobersWI1205
309Arthur MorrisAUS1195
310Martin CroweNZ1192
311Shai HopeWI1188
311Geoff BoycottENG1188
313Desmond HaynesWI1178
314Virat KohliIND1172
315Virat KohliIND1169
315Roy FredericksWI1169
317John WrightNZ1159
318Roy FredericksWI1119
319Geoff BoycottENG1117
320Geoff BoycottENG1090
320Geoff BoycottENG1090
320Sir Leonard HuttonENG1090
323Nawab of PataudiIND1084
324Geoff MarshAUS1081
325Graeme WoodAUS1075
326Vriitya AravindUAE1074
327Ben StokesENG1031
328Gamage DinushaSL1018
329Mohammad RizwanPAK983
330Graeme PollockSA960
331Fiaz AhmedBHR940
332Sir Jack HobbsENG936
333Mark TaylorAUS922
334Prashant KurupBHR906
335John EdrichENG905
336Sanjay ManjrekarIND903
337Paul StirlingIRE885
338Daryl MitchellNZ883
339Geoff BoycottENG875
340Colin McDonaldAUS867
340Colin McDonaldAUS867
342Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK866
343Tom GraveneyENG854
344Joe RootENG846
345Aaron FinchAUS824
346Kusal MendisSL819
347Mohammad RizwanPAK810
348Gordon GreenidgeWI767
349Bill EdrichENG749
350Babar AzamPAK736
351Oscar ManishimweRWA729
352Allan BorderAUS720
353Sid BarnesAUS719
354Trevor BaileyENG691
354Trevor BaileyENG691
356Zaheer AbbasPAK673
357Gordon GreenidgeWI672
358Pathum SilvaSL652
359Bruce LairdAUS642
360Pathum SilvaSL631
361Didier NdikubwimanaRWA617
361Didier NdikubwimanaRWA617
363Ted DexterENG601
363Ted DexterENG601
365Harry TectorIRE600
366Simon SsesaziUGA588
367Max O'DowdNED581
368Brian CloseENG574
369Geoff BoycottENG570
370Joe RootENG545
371Glenn TurnerNZ534
372Steven SmithAUS533
373Paul StirlingIRE532
374Norm O'NeillAUS522
374Norm O'NeillAUS522
376Bob SimpsonAUS512
377Herbie CollinsAUS503
378Daryl MitchellNZ484
379Peter MayENG475
380Shikhar DhawanIND468
381Virat KohliIND457
382Babar AzamPAK445
383Ishan KishanIND441
384Herbert SutcliffeENG425
385Brian BennettZIM397
386Keith FletcherENG388
387Collins ObuyaKEN387
388Gary WilsonIRE381
389Rohit SharmaIND378
390Ed JoyceENG369
391Clive RadleyENG367
392Calum MacLeodSCO365
393Ted DexterENG362
393Ted DexterENG362
395Umar AkmalPAK358
396Colin CowdreyENG354
397Brendon McCullumNZ341
398Tillakaratne DilshanSL333
399David LloydENG319
400Jatinder SinghOMN304
401Peter MayENG298
401Peter MayENG298
403Babar AzamPAK294
404Aaron FinchAUS291
405Noor Ali ZadranAFG290
406Glenn TurnerNZ288
406Virat KohliIND288
408Kannaur RahulIND287
409Dawid MalanENG279
410Mike BrearleyENG277
411Seymour NurseWI276
411Seymour NurseWI276
411Keith StackpoleAUS276
414Mudassar NazarPAK261
414Colin CowdreyENG261
416Marlon SamuelsWI259
417Dennis AmissENG258
418Sir Conrad HunteWI254
419Ben CooperNED245
420Sir Viv RichardsWI231
421Gautam GambhirIND227
422Dennis AmissENG221
423Colin McDonaldAUS218
423Colin McDonaldAUS218
425Shoaib MalikPAK210
426Denis ComptonENG200
427John EdrichENG191
428Dennis AmissENG185
429Alvin KallicharranWI162
430Salman ButtPAK156
431Mohammad HafeezPAK135
432Mahela JayawardeneSL131
433John EdrichENG119
434Hamilton MasakadzaZIM115
435Graeme SmithSA105
436Ian ChappellAUS103
437Marcus TrescothickENG94
438Reg SimpsonENG91
438Reg SimpsonENG91
440Harry MosesAUS78
441Scott StyrisNZ67
442Ricky PontingAUS58
443Reginald AllenAUS38
444Gilbert ParkhouseENG30
445Bill HowellAUS17
446Sir Leonard HuttonENG14
446Sir Leonard HuttonENG14
448Neil HarveyAUS12
448Neil HarveyAUS12
450Roy McLeanSA10
450Gilbert JessopENG10
450Roy McLeanSA10
453Jack IkinENG9
454Peter MayENG8
454Keith MillerAUS8
456Polly UmrigarIND5
456Ted ArnoldENG5
456Polly UmrigarIND5
456Gilbert JessopENG5
460Harry JuppENG4
460Sir Everton WeekesWI4
460Walter BrearleyENG4
463Johnny WardleENG3
463Jack HearneENG3
463Bob WyattENG3
463Johnny WardleENG3
467Ernie HayesENG2
467Patsy HendrenENG2
467Sandy BellSA2
467Collie SmithWI2
467Johannes KotzeSA2
472George BonnorAUS1
472Sammy WoodsAUS1
472Frank IredaleAUS1
472Sir Jack HobbsENG1
472Rolph GrantWI1
472Maurice TateENG1
472Warren BardsleyAUS1
472Archie JacksonAUS1
472Sir Pelham WarnerENG1
472Tom RichardsonENG1
482George GiffenAUS0
482George McShaneAUS0
482William BruceAUS0
482Harry TrottAUS0
482Bob McLeodAUS0
482Arthur HillENG0
482Bill HowellAUS0
482Frank LaverAUS0
482Bert HopkinsAUS0
482Tiger SmithENG0
482Phil MeadENG0
482Alex KennedyENG0
482Ian PeeblesENG0
482Tyrell JohnsonWI0
482Frank LaverAUS0
482Tom RichardsonENG0
482George LohmannENG0
482Alec BannermanAUS0
482Dave GregoryAUS0
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