Who is the highest run-scorer in Test cricket? Complete list of batsmen with 10000 Test runs as Steve Smith closes in on milestone | Sporting News India

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Test cricket is the most balanced format of today. With the white-ball format leaning towards favouring the batters, the Test format still offers so much for the bowlers. With the pitches curated in a certain way, it is a lot easier to score runs in white-ball, than in red-ball.

Sachin Tendulkar, Brian Lara, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid, are some of the red-ball greats to ever play the game. The stalwarts defined the art of batting in the longest format. Not only were they consistent with the bat in hand, but they also seldom ever missed a game due to fitness issues.

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Consistency, along with availability, is arguably the most important aspect in the game. The above-mentioned cricketers have all scored over 10000 runs in Tests.

Test cricket continues to be a battleground where legends are made, and Steve Smith is on the cusp of joining an elite club.

Australia’s batting maestro was heartbreakingly dismissed for 9,999 runs during Day 3 of the Sydney Test on January 5, falling short of the coveted 10,000-run milestone by a single run.

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Here is the complete list of batters who have etched their names in the history of the game, scoring over 10000 runs.

Who is the highest run-scorer in Tests?

India’s Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-getter in men’s Tests. One of the most iconic players to ever play the game, Tendulkar holds the most appearances in the red-ball format.

With nearly 16000 runs to his name, the Master Blaster featured in 200 Test matches for India. He averages over 53 runs per innings, with a high score of 248*. The Indian veteran scored 51 centuries and 68 half-centuries in a career spanning over two decades.

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Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	50s	100s	High Score
200	15921	53.78	54.04	68	51	248*

List of players with more than 10000 runs in Tests

Player	Country	Matches	Runs	Average	Strike Rate	50s/100s	High Score
Sachin Tendulkar	India	200	15921	53.78	54.04	68/51	248*
Ricky Ponting	Australia	168	13378	51.85	58.72	62/41	257
Jacques Kallis	South Africa	166	13289	55.37	45.97	58/45	224
Rahul Dravid	India	164	13288	52.31	42.51	63/36	270
Alastair Cook	England	161	12472	45.35	46.95	57/33	294
Joe Root	England	152	12972	50.87	57.47	65/36	262
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	134	12400	57.40	54.19	52/38	319
Brian Lara	West Indies	131	11953	52.88	60.51	48/34	400*
Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	164	11867	51.37	43.31	66/30	203*
Mahela Jayawardena	Sri Lanka	149	11814	49.84	51.45	50/34	374
Allan Border	Australia	156	11174	50.56	41.09	63/27	205
Steve Waugh	Australia	168	10927	51.06	48.64	50/32	200
Sunil Gavaskar	India	125	10122	51.12	43.35	45/34	236*
Younis Khan	Pakistan	118	10099	52.05	52.12	33/34	313