Test cricket is the first-ever format. It is the format that always helps that batsman to occupy the right technique in order to hold in the world of cricket. We all know that basics are the key to conquering the game. There are many players who have made many records in the history of cricket. We have seen many great players playing for the longest format.
Here is the list of the top 10 cricket players with the most international runs of all time
10. S Chanderpaul
Test Runs: 11867
ODI Runs: 8778
T20 Runs: 343
Total Runs: 20988
Shivnarine “Shiv” Chanderpaul is a Guyanese former cricketer of Indian descent and former West Indian international cricketer, and the captain of the West Indies cricket team. He is the first plats Indo-Caribbean to play 100 Tests for the West Indies.
9. ST Jayasuriya
Test Runs: 6973
ODI Runs: 13430
T20 Runs: 629
Total Runs: 21032
Deshbandhu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya or Sanath Jayasuriya is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and also a captain. He has been credited for having such a revolution in one-day international cricket with his firestorm batting with Romesh Kaluwitharana in the middle of the 1990s and is known as the hard-hitting modern-day batting strategy for the nations.
8. BC Lara
Test Runs: 11953
ODI Runs: 10405
T20 Runs: 99
Total Runs: 22358
Brian Charles Lara or Brian Lara who is a TC, OCC, AM is a Trinidadian former international cricketer. He is known as the all-time greatest batsman. He has topped the Test batting ranking on many occasions and also holds many cricketing records in first-class cricket, with 501 nor out for Warwickshire against Durham at Edgbaston in 1994.
7. Virat Kohli
Test Runs: 8043
ODI Runs: 12311
T20 Runs: 3296
Total Runs: 23650
Viral Kohli is a popular dace. He is an Indian international cricketer, and also the former captain of the Indian National Cricket Team. He has played for Delhi domestic cricket and Royal Challenger Bangalore in IPL. He is one of the batsmen of his era. He had captained 213 matches of all the three formats, a man with 40 wins out of 68, that’s really appreciable.
6. R Dravid
Test Runs: 13288
ODI Runs: 10889
T20 Runs: 31
Total Runs: 24208
Rahul Dravid is a former Indian captain and cricketer of the Indian National team, currently appointed as the head coach. He was an amazing player in his era. The barring skills, techniques, and playing strategies all are very good. Now he is a successful head coach of India Under-19 and India A teams, under his guidance 2016 U 19 Cricket World Cup and the 2018 U-19 Cricket World Cup were won by India. He is a great asset to India.
5. JH Kalis
Test Runs: 13289
ODI Runs: 11579
T20 Runs: 666
Total Runs: 25534
Jacques Henry Kallis is a South African cricket coach and former cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest cricketers of all time, and he is South Africa’s greatest batsman ever. He is a right-handed batsman and right-arm fast-medium swing bowler. He has made many records.
4. DPMD Jayawardene
Test Runs: 11814
ODI Runs: 12650
T20 Runs: 1493
Total Runs: 25957
Denagamage Praboth Mahela de Silva Jayawardene or Mahela Jayawardene is a former Sri Lankan cricketer who is currently the consultant coach of the Sri Lanka National Cricket Team, and there is the head coach of IPL for Mumbai Indians. He is known as the most successful captain of Sri Lanka along with Sanath Jayasuriya.
3. RT Ponting
Test Runs: 13378
ODI Runs: 13704
T20 Runs: 401
Total Runs: 27483
Ricky Thomas Pointing or Ricky Pointing AO is currently an Australian cricket coach, commentator, and former cricketer. Pointing once served as the captain of the Australian national team, and that was Australia’s golden period between 2004 and 2011 as test cricketer, 2002 and 2011 in One Day cricket
2. KC Sangakkara
Test Runs: 12400
ODI Runs: 14234
T20 Runs: 1382
Total Runs: 28016
Kumar Chokshanada Sangakkara is a great Sri Lankan former cricketer. He is a good commentator, businessman, ICC Hall of Fame inductee, and also the former president of Marylebone Cricket Club. He is regarded as the greatest batsman in the history of sports.
1. Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar
Test Runs: 15921
ODI Runs: 18426
T20 Runs: 10
Total Runs: 34357
Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar the name is enough for the cricket lover. He is an Indian former international cricketer who also captained the Indian national team. He also has regarded as one of the greatest batsmen in the history of cricket. In careers, records are like chasing him. After Don Bradman, he is the second greatest ODI batsman of all time.
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