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.
TESTAll-time500 entries
131258Rahul DravidIND1,821 clear of Sachin Tendulkar
229437Sachin TendulkarIND1,821 off the lead
328903Jacques KallisSA2,355 off the lead
● LEADS
Rahul DravidIND
31258 · 1,821 ahead of Tendulkar
↑ MOST ENTRIES
Allan BorderAUS
11 separate entries on this list · 272 different players in all
★ TOP-10 CUT-OFF
3025
The mark at number ten — 490 entries sit below it
● NATION IN FRONT
England
16 of the top 50 · 7 teams represented

Most Balls Faced — full list

500 entries, ranked
1Rahul DravidIND31258
2Sachin TendulkarIND29437
3Jacques KallisSA28903
4Shiv ChanderpaulWI27395
5Allan BorderAUS27002
6Rahul DravidIND3237
7Dennis AmissENG3126
8Alastair CookENG3123
9Mike AthertonENG3098
10David BoonAUS3025
11Joe RootENG3004
12Alastair CookENG2981
13Babar AzamPAK2903
14Mohammad YousufPAK2854
15Mike AthertonENG2829
16Mark RamprakashENG2821
17Sachin TendulkarIND2794
18Usman KhawajaAUS2792
19Allan BorderAUS2778
20Mark TaylorAUS2766
21Nasser HussainENG2737
22Mike AthertonENG2714
23Geoff BoycottENG2713
24Justin LangerAUS2697
25Jonathan TrottENG2680
26Shiv ChanderpaulWI2668
27Rahul DravidIND2664
28Kim HughesAUS2641
29Geoff BoycottENG2626
30Kumar SangakkaraSL2608
31Damien MartynAUS2603
32Alec StewartENG2599
33Jacques KallisSA2596
34Rahul DravidIND2591
35Chris TavaréENG2575
36Steven SmithAUS2573
37Azhar AliPAK2569
37Paul CollingwoodENG2569
39Sachin TendulkarIND2568
40Rahul DravidIND2559
41Matthew HaydenAUS2550
42Geoff MarshAUS2548
43Jacques KallisSA2540
44Jonny BairstowENG2525
45Ricky PontingAUS2518
46Graeme SmithSA2516
47Mark TaylorAUS2509
48Ricky PontingAUS2494
49Cheteshwar PujaraIND2484
50Mark TaylorAUS2475
51Joe RootENG2455
52Alastair CookENG2447
53Virat KohliIND2433
53Sunil GavaskarIND2433
53Joe RootENG2433
56Michael VaughanENG2422
57Michael ClarkeAUS2418
58Neil McKenzieSA2391
59Dilip VengsarkarIND2390
60Herschelle GibbsSA2379
61David GowerENG2375
62Steven SmithAUS2374
63Ian BellENG2358
64Jimmy AdamsWI2354
64Hashim AmlaSA2354
64Mike AthertonENG2354
67Alastair CookENG2350
68Jacques KallisSA2328
69Rahul DravidIND2321
70Allan BorderAUS2320
71Jacques KallisSA2319
72Gary KirstenSA2318
73Angelo MathewsSL2311
74Allan BorderAUS2310
75Dimuth KarunaratneSL2304
76Imam-ul-HaqPAK2303
77Jonathan TrottENG2301
78Allan BorderAUS2296
79Kumar SangakkaraSL2295
80Alastair CookENG2290
81Mahela JayawardeneSL2288
82Michael ClarkeAUS2279
83Graham GoochENG2267
84Greg BlewettAUS2262
85Dinesh ChandimalSL2235
86Gautam GambhirIND2234
87Andrew StraussENG2232
88Rahul DravidIND2226
89Jacques KallisSA2218
89Dean ElgarSA2218
91David BoonAUS2217
92Nasser HussainENG2197
93Ricky PontingAUS2193
94Shiv Sunder DasIND2188
95Simon KatichAUS2182
96David BoonAUS2178
97Cheteshwar PujaraIND2176
98Joe RootENG2174
99VVS LaxmanIND2170
100Brian LaraWI2166
101Andrew StraussENG2165
102Desmond HaynesWI2157
103Alastair CookENG2153
104Mohammad YousufPAK2149
105Jacques KallisSA2146
106Allan BorderAUS2144
107Andy FlowerZIM2143
108VVS LaxmanIND2136
109Yashasvi JaiswalIND2131
110Brian LaraWI2129
111Joe RootENG2121
112Mark TaylorAUS2119
113Shiv ChanderpaulWI2117
114Steve WaughAUS2115
114Thilan SamaraweeraSL2115
116Steven SmithAUS2107
117Kumar SangakkaraSL2104
118Usman KhawajaAUS2101
119Jacques RudolphSA2100
120Marcus TrescothickENG2099
121Steve WaughAUS2098
121Shiv ChanderpaulWI2098
123Mark ButcherENG2095
124Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK2086
125Jimmy AdamsWI2085
126Inzamam-ul-HaqPAK2082
127Steve WaughAUS2077
128Aravinda de SilvaSL2075
128Neil McKenzieSA2075
130Cheteshwar PujaraIND2054
130Gundappa ViswanathIND2054
132Ian ChappellAUS2051
133Keith FletcherENG2047
134Michael SlaterAUS2040
135Allan BorderAUS2039
136Rahul DravidIND2038
137Tony GreigENG2032
138Gordon GreenidgeWI2031
139Abdullah ShafiquePAK2018
140Brian LuckhurstENG2012
141Virat KohliIND2011
142Kim HughesAUS2010
143Moeen AliENG2004
144Marnus LabuschagneAUS1991
145Alastair CookENG1984
146Steven SmithAUS1981
147Kumar SangakkaraSL1979
148Younis KhanPAK1977
149Mahela JayawardeneSL1973
150John EdrichENG1969
150Sachin TendulkarIND1969
152Steve WaughAUS1964
153Graham GoochENG1963
154Darren BravoWI1961
155Michael VaughanENG1960
156Kane WilliamsonNZ1955
157Sanath JayasuriyaSL1947
158Marvan AtapattuSL1946
159David GowerENG1943
159Graham ThorpeENG1943
161Michael ClarkeAUS1938
162Keith FletcherENG1930
163Sachin TendulkarIND1928
164Dean JonesAUS1927
165Javed MiandadPAK1926
166Sir Richie RichardsonWI1918
167Geoff BoycottENG1915
168Steven SmithAUS1913
169David BoonAUS1911
170Alastair CookENG1907
171David BoonAUS1906
171Michael HusseyAUS1906
173Allan BorderAUS1903
174Murali VijayIND1900
175John EdrichENG1896
176Martin CroweNZ1895
177Shoaib MohammadPAK1891
178Greg RitchieAUS1888
179AB de VilliersSA1884
180Rory BurnsENG1882
181Rohit SharmaIND1880
182Desmond HaynesWI1878
183Taufeeq UmarPAK1876
184Kusal MendisSL1872
185Kane WilliamsonNZ1861
186John DysonAUS1856
187Allan LambENG1852
188Marnus LabuschagneAUS1851
189Mike AthertonENG1846
190Joe RootENG1837
191Alastair CookENG1835
191Greg BlewettAUS1835
193Herschelle GibbsSA1834
194Alastair CookENG1831
195Greg ChappellAUS1830
196Azhar AliPAK1829
197Gary KirstenSA1825
198Larry GomesWI1823
199Geoff BoycottENG1820
200Mohsin KhanHK1807
201Hashim AmlaSA1806
202David BoonAUS1788
203Sir Viv RichardsWI1787
204Kraigg BrathwaiteWI1786
205David GowerENG1785
206Joe RootENG1782
207Litton DasBAN1779
208Mahela JayawardeneSL1777
209Sourav GangulyIND1767
210Mark TaylorAUS1765
211Alec StewartENG1756
212Graham ThorpeENG1754
213Sir Ian BothamENG1747
214Graeme HickENG1744
215Robin SmithENG1743
216Adam VogesAUS1742
217Ken BarringtonENG1740
218Kane WilliamsonNZ1731
219Michael SlaterAUS1722
220Graeme WoodAUS1716
221Steven SmithAUS1715
222Basil D'OliveiraENG1707
223Michael SlaterAUS1702
224Dean ElgarSA1697
225Ian BellENG1692
226Mike DennessENG1691
227Mike BrearleyENG1690
228Alec StewartENG1689
228Usman KhawajaAUS1689
230Sir Richie RichardsonWI1686
231Misbah-ul-HaqPAK1683
232Kannaur RahulIND1676
233Ray IllingworthENG1675
234Mudassar NazarPAK1662
235Alan KnottENG1656
236Allan BorderAUS1653
237Kevin PietersenENG1652
238Bill LawryAUS1649
239John WrightNZ1647
240Allan BorderAUS1643
241Geoff HowarthNZ1642
242Bill LawryAUS1636
242Rachin RavindraNZ1636
244Desmond HaynesWI1631
245Sunil GavaskarIND1629
246Dominic SibleyENG1623
246Nkrumah BonnerWI1623
248Greg ChappellAUS1621
249Dimuth KarunaratneSL1618
250Dinesh ChandimalSL1614
251Herbert SutcliffeENG1597
252Graham GoochENG1591
253Kamindu MendisSL1582
254Mike GattingENG1573
255Bob SimpsonAUS1572
256Mike AthertonENG1571
257Joe DenlyENG1567
258Ian RedpathAUS1562
258Wasim JafferIND1562
260Ben StokesENG1559
261Javed MiandadPAK1549
262Martin CroweNZ1547
263Shubman GillIND1543
263John EdrichENG1543
265Sunil GavaskarIND1541
266Greg ChappellAUS1519
266David GowerENG1519
268Sunil GavaskarIND1517
269David GowerENG1509
270Ian ChappellAUS1507
271Dilip VengsarkarIND1498
272Geoff BoycottENG1490
273Kane WilliamsonNZ1486
274Gordon GreenidgeWI1474
275Sir Richie RichardsonWI1473
276Desmond HaynesWI1469
277Tony GreigENG1460
278Rick McCoskerAUS1449
279Mark TaylorAUS1447
280Ollie PopeENG1443
281Ravindra JadejaIND1429
282Grant FlowerZIM1410
283Joe RootENG1395
284Alec StewartENG1390
285Brian BoothAUS1388
286Mike GattingENG1379
287Jeff DujonWI1373
288Clive RadleyENG1368
289John WrightNZ1352
290Javed MiandadPAK1351
291John EdrichENG1347
292Ian RedpathAUS1344
293John WrightNZ1339
294Andrew JonesNZ1325
295Ian ChappellAUS1322
296Colin CowdreyENG1300
297Tony GreigENG1294
298Graham RoopeENG1286
299Greg ChappellAUS1283
300Sachin TendulkarIND1277
301Saleem MalikPAK1250
302Sherwin CampbellWI1238
303Doug WaltersAUS1229
304Virat KohliIND1226
305Mike AthertonENG1224
306Travis HeadAUS1216
307Graham YallopAUS1211
308Sir Garry SobersWI1205
308Nasser HussainENG1205
310Ken BarringtonENG1204
311Allan BorderAUS1198
312Arthur MorrisAUS1195
313Geoff BoycottENG1188
314Dennis AmissENG1182
315Ian RedpathAUS1176
316Yashasvi JaiswalIND1126
317Roy FredericksWI1119
318Geoff BoycottENG1117
319Tom GraveneyENG1116
320Geoff BoycottENG1090
320Sir Leonard HuttonENG1090
322Nawab of PataudiIND1084
323Ben StokesENG1081
324Ben StokesENG1031
325Tony GreigENG1021
326Zak CrawleyENG1020
327Tom GraveneyENG1013
328Colin CowdreyENG1010
329Bev CongdonNZ990
330Denis ComptonENG972
331Graeme PollockSA960
332Keith StackpoleAUS949
333Gordon GreenidgeWI939
334Sir Jack HobbsENG936
335Doug WaltersAUS933
336Jos ButtlerENG930
336Eddie BarlowSA930
338Phil SharpeENG928
339Seymour NurseWI922
340Kane WilliamsonNZ911
341Roy FredericksWI906
341Jim ParksENG906
341Bill LawryAUS906
344John EdrichENG905
345Donald BradmanAUS882
346Colin McDonaldAUS867
347Tom GraveneyENG854
348Greg ChappellAUS852
349Ollie PopeENG843
350David SteeleENG840
351Basil ButcherWI837
352Bill LawryAUS827
353Cyril WashbrookENG823
354Hanif MohammadPAK781
355Ajit WadekarIND771
356Glenn TurnerNZ759
357Bill EdrichENG749
358Colin CowdreyENG743
359Sid BarnesAUS719
359Peter MayENG719
361Donald BradmanAUS709
362Doug WaltersAUS695
363Trevor BaileyENG691
364Ted DexterENG601
365Justin GreavesWI593
366Gamage DinushaSL592
367Jack RyderAUS582
367Roston ChaseWI582
369Brian CloseENG574
370Joe RootENG571
371Sir Conrad HunteWI566
372Shai HopeWI564
373Micky StewartENG526
374Norm O'NeillAUS522
375Bob SimpsonAUS512
376Herbie CollinsAUS503
377Patsy HendrenENG478
378Peter MayENG475
379Lindsay HassettAUS469
380Sir Garry SobersWI468
381Neil HarveyAUS466
382Graeme PollockSA458
383Peter RichardsonENG454
384Basil ButcherWI438
385Herbert SutcliffeENG425
386Bill PonsfordAUS412
387Colin CowdreyENG400
388Colin McDonaldAUS397
389Sir Jack HobbsENG394
390Peter BurgeAUS389
391Ted DexterENG362
392Colin CowdreyENG354
393Brian BoothAUS350
394Bill LawryAUS347
395Norm O'NeillAUS343
396Johnny TaylorAUS337
397Bill PonsfordAUS327
398Jack IkinENG316
399Peter MayENG298
400Seymour NurseWI276
401Tom GraveneyENG266
402Colin CowdreyENG261
403Sir Conrad HunteWI254
404Gerry AlexanderWI242
405Neil HarveyAUS233
406Rohan KanhaiWI230
407Colin McDonaldAUS218
408Raman Subba RowENG212
409Denis ComptonENG200
410Peter MayENG188
411Trevor BaileyENG182
412Jim BurkeAUS173
413Sir Leonard HuttonENG162
414Tom GraveneyENG157
415Reg SimpsonENG91
416Harry MosesAUS78
417Reginald AllenAUS38
418John LyonsAUS35
419Gilbert ParkhouseENG30
420Walter GiffenAUS19
421Bill HowellAUS17
421Charlie TurnerAUS17
423Sir Leonard HuttonENG14
424Neil HarveyAUS12
425Jack MoroneyAUS11
426Gilbert JessopENG10
426Roy McLeanSA10
426Arthur MorrisAUS10
429Jack IkinENG9
430Peter MayENG8
430Keith MillerAUS8
432Graeme HoleAUS7
433Ted ArnoldENG5
433Polly UmrigarIND5
433Gilbert JessopENG5
436Harry JuppENG4
436Sir Everton WeekesWI4
436Walter BrearleyENG4
436Fred TateENG4
436Eric RowanSA4
436Johnny WardleENG4
442Jack HearneENG3
442Bob WyattENG3
442Johnny WardleENG3
442Algy GehrsAUS3
442Peter HeineSA3
442Allan RaeWI3
442Eric HolliesENG3
442Reg SimpsonENG3
450Ernie HayesENG2
450Patsy HendrenENG2
450Sandy BellSA2
450Collie SmithWI2
450Johannes KotzeSA2
450Bill JohnstonAUS2
450Denis ComptonENG2
450Clem HillAUS2
450James KellyAUS2
450Denis ComptonENG2
460George BonnorAUS1
460Sammy WoodsAUS1
460Frank IredaleAUS1
460Sir Jack HobbsENG1
460Rolph GrantWI1
460Maurice TateENG1
460Archie JacksonAUS1
460Warren BardsleyAUS1
460Sir Pelham WarnerENG1
460Tom RichardsonENG1
460Jimmy SinclairSA1
460John WaiteSA1
460Tom HaywardENG1
460Gilbert JessopENG1
460Neil AdcockSA1
475George GiffenAUS0
475George McShaneAUS0
475William BruceAUS0
475Harry TrottAUS0
475Bob McLeodAUS0
475Arthur HillENG0
475Bill HowellAUS0
475Frank LaverAUS0
475Bert HopkinsAUS0
475Tiger SmithENG0
475Phil MeadENG0
475Alex KennedyENG0
475Ian PeeblesENG0
475Tyrell JohnsonWI0
475Frank LaverAUS0
475Tom RichardsonENG0
475George LohmannENG0
475Alec BannermanAUS0
475Dave GregoryAUS0
475Harry TrottAUS0
475Schofield HaighENG0
475Bill PonsfordAUS0
475Alan FairfaxAUS0
475Jack FingletonAUS0
475Neil AdcockSA0
475George HirstENG0
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