Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar was the first player to cross the 10,000 run mark in Tests.

Scoring over 10,000 runs across a playing career in any format of cricket is considered a significant achievement.[1] In the chase for achieving top scores, West Indian Garfield Sobers retired as the most prolific run scorer in Test cricket, with a total of 8,032 runs in 1974.[2] The record stood for nine years, until it was broken by England's Geoffrey Boycott in the 1982 series against India.[3][4] Boycott remained the top scorer in the format until Indian batsman Sunil Gavaskar surpassed his tally two years later in 1983.[5][6] In March 1987, Gavaskar became the first player to cross 10,000 run mark in Tests during a match against Pakistan.[7] As of December 2022, fourteen players—from seven teams that are Full Members of the International Cricket Council (ICC)—have scored 10,000 runs in Tests. Out of these, three are from Australia and India, while two are from England, Sri Lanka and the West Indies. One player each from Pakistan and South Africa form the rest.[7] No player from Bangladesh, New Zealand, Afghanistan, Ireland or Zimbabwe has passed the 10,000 run mark in Tests yet.

In terms of innings, West Indian Brian Lara, Sachin Tendulkar and Kumar Sangakkara are the fastest (195) to reach the 10,000 run mark, while Australia's Steve Waugh is the slowest to achieve the feat (244).[7] Tendulkar holds multiple records—most appearances (200 matches), most runs (15,921) and highest number of both centuries (51) and half-centuries (68).[5] England's Joe Root is the fastest in terms of time span, taking 9 years and 174 days, while West Indian Shivnarine Chanderpaul's time span of 18 years and 37 days is the slowest among all. Joe Root and Alastair Cook share the record for the youngest player to score 10,000 runs, both reaching this milestone at the age of 31 years and 157 days.[8]

Key

  • First – denotes the year of debut
  • Last – denotes the year of the latest match
  • Mat. – denotes the number of matches played
  • Inn. – denotes the number of innings batted
  • Date – denotes the date on which the player reached the 10,000 run mark
  • ^ – denotes that the player was at some time the leading run scorer in Tests
  • † – denotes that the player is active in Tests

Players with 10,000 or more Test runs

10,000 or more runs in Tests
No. Player Portrait Team First Last Mat. Inn. Runs Avg. 100s 50s Age when reached Date[7]
1 Sachin Tendulkar[5][9] ^ Sachin Tendulkar India19892013200329 15,921 53.78516831 years and 326 days16 March 2005
2 Ricky Ponting[5][10] Ricky Ponting Australia19952012168287 13,378 51.85416233 years and 163 days30 May 2008
3 Jacques Kallis[5][11] Jacques Kallis South Africa19952013166280 13,289 55.37455533 years and 134 days27 February 2009
4 Rahul Dravid[5][12] Rahul Dravid India19962012164286 13,288 52.31366335 years and 78 days29 March 2008
5 Alastair Cook[5][13] Alastair Cook England20062018161291 12,472 45.35335731 years and 157 days30 May 2016
6 Kumar Sangakkara[5][14] Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka20002015134233 12,400 57.40385235 years and 61 days26 December 2012
7 Brian Lara[5][15] ^ Brian Lara West Indies19902006131232 11,953 52.88344835 years and 106 days15 August 2004
8 Shivnarine Chanderpaul[5][16] Shivnarine Chanderpaul West Indies19942015164280 11,867 51.37306637 years and 254 days26 April 2012
9 Mahela Jayawardene[5][17] Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka19972014149252 11,814 49.84345034 years and 213 days26 December 2011
10 Joe Root[5][18] † Joe Root England20122023132242 11,416 50.43305832 years and 184 days2 July 2022
11 Allan Border[5][19] ^ Allan Border Australia19781994156265 11,174 50.56276337 years and 159 days2 January 1993
12 Steve Waugh[5][20] Steve Waugh Australia19852004168260 10,927 51.06325037 years and 215 days3 January 2003
13 Sunil Gavaskar[5][21] ^ Sunil Gavaskar India19711987125214 10,122 51.12344537 years and 240 days7 March 1987
14 Younis Khan[5][22] Younus Khan Pakistan20002017118213 10,099 52.05343339 years and 145 days23 April 2017
References:[7][5]
Last updated : 02 July 2023

By country

10,000 or more runs by country in Tests
Teams10,000 or more runs
 Australia 3
 India
 England 2
 Sri Lanka
 West Indies
 Pakistan 1
 South Africa
Total14

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Ugra, Sharda (24 December 2009). "1987-Gavaskar is the first to score 10,000 test runs: A 10 tonne toast". India Today. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
    2. ↑ "Gary Sobers: Cricket's greatest genius". Rediff.com. 28 July 2010. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 20 January 2013.
    3. ↑ "Third Test Match — India vs. England 1981–82". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    4. ↑ Botham, Ian (15 September 2009). Head On — Ian Botham: The Autobiography. Random House. ISBN 978-0-091-92149-1.
    5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 "Records / Test matches / Batting records / Most runs in career". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 October 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2015.
    6. ↑ Finlay, Ric (29 October 2008). "Record-holders for most Test runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 July 2012. Retrieved 29 January 2013.
    7. 1 2 3 4 5 "Records / Test matches / Batting records / Fastest to 10000 runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 31 May 2016.
    8. ↑ "Joe Root: England batter passes 10,000 Test runs". BBC Sport. 5 June 2022. Retrieved 6 June 2022.
    9. ↑ "Virat Kohli | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    10. ↑ "Ricky Ponting | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 26 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    11. ↑ "Jacques Kallis | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    12. ↑ "Rahul Dravid | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 31 December 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    13. ↑ "Alastair Cook | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
    14. ↑ "Kumar Sangakkara | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 22 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    15. ↑ "Brian Lara | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 8 September 2013. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    16. ↑ "Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    17. ↑ "Mahela Jayawardene | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 24 August 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    18. ↑ "Joe Root | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 June 2022.
    19. ↑ "Allan Border | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 1 August 2011. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    20. ↑ "Steve Waugh | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 17 July 2012. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    21. ↑ "Sunil Gavaskar | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 16 August 2014. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
    22. ↑ "Younis Khan | Cricket Players and Officials". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
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