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Test Cricket Legends: Top 10 Batsmen with Most Runs in History

Test cricket, which is frequently praised as the purest form of the game, requires an unmatched level of mental toughness, patience, and skill. Batsmen must endure constant pressure from bowlers, adjust to changing conditions, and construct lengthy innings in order to score runs in Test matches. A player's continued greatness is demonstrated by the large number of runs they amass over their career in this format.

Come celebrate the legends of the longest format, the batsmen who have made history by scoring the most runs in Test cricket. In addition to scoring a lot of runs, these cricketing greats have influenced the stories of innumerable games and motivated countless numbers of players.

The Elite Run-Scorers: Most Runs in Test Cricket History

Rank	Player	Country	Career Span	Matches	Innings	Not Outs	Runs	Highest Score	Average	Balls Faced	Strike Rate	100s	50s	Ducks	4s	6s
1	Sachin Tendulkar	India	1989-2013	200	329	33	15921	248*	53.78	29437	54.04	51	68	14	2058	69
2	Joe Root	England	2012-Present	158*	288	24	13543	262	51.29	23556	57.49	39	66	13	1451	45
3	Ricky Ponting	Australia	1995-2012	168	287	29	13378	257	51.85	22782	58.72	41	62	17	1509	73
4	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	1995-2013	166	280	40	13289	224	55.37	28903	45.97	45	58	16	1488	97
5	Rahul Dravid	India	1996-2012	164	286	32	13288	270	52.31	31258	42.51	36	63	8	1654	21
6	Alastair Cook	England	2006-2018	161	291	16	12472	294	45.35	26562	46.95	33	57	9	1442	11
7	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	2000-2015	134	233	17	12400	319	57.40	22882	54.19	38	52	11	1491	51
8	Brian Lara	West Indies	1990-2006	131	232	6	11953	400*	52.88	19753	60.51	34	48	17	1559	88
9	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	1994-2015	164	280	49	11867	203*	51.37	27395	43.31	30	66	15	1285	36
10	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1997-2014	149	252	15	11814	374	49.84	23959	51.45	34	50	15	1387	61

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