This list features legendary cricketers who have scored over 10,000 runs in Test matches. It highlights their achievements, including total runs, batting averages, centuries, half-centuries, and the ages at which they reached this remarkable milestone.
List of Cricketers who have scored 10,000 runs in Test Matches:
| No. | Player | Team | Career Start | Career End | Matches | Innings | Runs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 1989 | 2013 | 200 | 329 | 15,921 |
| 2 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | 1995 | 2012 | 168 | 287 | 13,378 |
| 3 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | 1995 | 2013 | 166 | 280 | 13,289 |
| 4 | Rahul Dravid | India | 1996 | 2012 | 164 | 286 | 13,288 |
| 5 | Joe Root | England | 2012 | 2024 | 147 | 268 | 12,664 |
| 6 | Alastair Cook | England | 2006 | 2018 | 161 | 291 | 12,472 |
| 7 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | 2000 | 2015 | 134 | 233 | 12,400 |
| 8 | Brian Lara | West Indies | 1990 | 2006 | 131 | 232 | 11,953 |
| 9 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | 1994 | 2015 | 164 | 280 | 11,867 |
| 10 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | 1997 | 2014 | 149 | 252 | 11,814 |
| 11 | Allan Border | Australia | 1978 | 1994 | 156 | 265 | 11,174 |
| 12 | Steve Waugh | Australia | 1985 | 2004 | 168 | 260 | 10,927 |
| 13 | Sunil Gavaskar | India | 1971 | 1987 | 125 | 214 | 10,122 |
| 14 | Younis Khan | Pakistan | 2000 | 2017 | 118 | 213 | 10,099 |