Test cricket is the first-ever format that was created for the game. This is the format that has helped batsmen in learning the correct techniques in order to keep a strong foot in the cricket world. Best way of learning how to conquer the game.
This is the format that has seen many a lot of great cricketers play their best game in the longest format. In this article, we are going to discuss the 10 best cricket players who has the highest run in test cricket.
The Top 10 List
| Player Name | Number of matches | Innings played | Runs scored | Average score | Best score | Number of 100s | Number of 50s |
| Sachin Tendulkar (India) | 200 | 329 | 15921 | 53.78 | 248 | 51 | 68 |
| Ricky Ponting (Australia) | 168 | 287 | 13378 | 51.85 | 257 | 41 | 62 |
| Jacques Kallis (South Africa) | 166 | 280 | 13289 | 55.37 | 224 | 45 | 58 |
| Rahul Dravid (India) | 164 | 286 | 13288 | 52.31 | 270 | 36 | 63 |
| Alastair Cook (England) | 161 | 291 | 12472 | 45.35 | 294 | 33 | 57 |
| Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka) | 134 | 233 | 12400 | 57.40 | 319 | 38 | 52 |
| Brian Lara (West Indies) | 131 | 232 | 11953 | 52.88 | 400 | 34 | 48 |
| Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies) | 164 | 280 | 11867 | 51.37 | 203 | 30 | 66 |
| Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka) | 146 | 252 | 11814 | 49.84 | 374 | 34 | 50 |
| Joe Root (England) | 135 | 247 | 11416 | 50.56 | 254 | 30 | 60 |
Sachin Tendulkar
Well, it is needless to say, who is the top-runner in test cricket history, and not just for that but also for India, is none other than Sachin Tendulkar. His total score for test cricket is 15921. He made his test debut against Pakistan at just the age of 16. For 24 years, he has been a part of Indian test cricket (1989-2013).
He is among the best crickets the game has ever seen. He has a core of 58 half-centuries and 51 centuries in the longest format of test cricket.
Ricky Ponting
The man who has the second place in the list of highest run in test cricket is Ricky Ponting. He has a total of 13378 runs in 168 matches. He was a brilliant captain as well as one of the best batsmen of his time ever saw. Rickey ponting played his first test match in 1995, which was against Sri Lanka.
He played in Test matches for Australia for a long 17 years(1995-2012). He also has the highest runs in Australia in all formats.
Jacques Kallis
The all-rounder proteas Jacques Kallis has made a third place on the list of highest run in test cricket with a total score of 13289 runs in test cricket. He is one of the best all-rounders the cricket world has ever seen. He has the record for scoring the highest for the team in international cricket.
His first test was in 1995 against England. He had taken 292wickets and had played for 18 years (1995-2013).
Rahul Dravid
The cricketer who has taken the fourth place in the history of test cricket is Rahul Dravid, with a total of 13288 runs. He is remembered as one of the greatest cricketers who has played the game ever in the history of cricket.
The entire world knows hs as ”the wall” for his amazing batting skills, and taking his wicket used to be a very difficult task for whoever there was on the opposite end. He made his debut in test cricket against England in 1996 and plates test cricket for 16 tears for the Indian cricket team (1996-2012).
Alastair Cook
Alastair Cook is best known for his opening in the cricket world. He is one of the best openers the game has ever seen. Alastair Cook was the first English batsman to make the list of highest scores in test history. He has accumulated a total of 12472 runs in 161 matches, and his batting skills are very technical.
He has played test cricket for the team of England for 12 years(2006-2018). Cook played his first test match in 2006 against India and took a victory for England.
Kumar Sangakkara
The man who is in the 6th place on the list with a total of 12400 runs is Kumar Sangakkara. He is among the best wicketkeeper and batsmen the game has ever seen. This Sri Lankan legend stepped in 2000 in test cricket against South Africa.
He played for a long 15 years in test cricket (2000-2015). Among people who have played 100 tests, he has the highest average among them (57.40).
Brain Lara
Brian Lara is someone who cannot miss this list. He is among the top 3 players the cricket world has ever seen. He made his first debut in 1990 against Pakistan. Also, he can be considered the most stylish batsman ever to play cricket.
He played the game for 16 years(1990-2006) and had the highest score in one inning, that is 400, in 2004 and against England. He has a total score of 11953 and an average of 52.88.
Shivarine Chanderpaul
The eighth place is taken by Chanderpaul, with a score of 11867 runs in 164 games. He was a batsman who had specialization in test matches and could stay on the wicket for the entire day in a test.
He played his first test against England in 1994 and had a career of 21 years (1994-2015).
Mahela Jayawardene
It is not surprising that Mahela Jayawardene made this list. He played his debut test match against India in 1997. In his career of 17 years (1997-2004), he has played exceptionally, and his best performance in test cricket has a score of 374 in 2006 against South Africa.
Joe Root
He was the former captain of the team in test cricket. Joe root played his first test match against India in 2012. He usually played as an opener, but he mostly played in the middle order. Also, he is the second one from the team of England to make this list after Alastair Cook. He has a total score of 11416 in 111 matches.
Wrapping up!
The list of best test players could be a long way, but here we have put together the best 10 batsmen who have made the list of Highest run in test cricket. There are other players as well who have played exceptionally well in test cricket, like Younis Khan, Sunil Gavaskar, VVS Laxman, AB de Villers, and many others.
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