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Most Test runs in Cricket history: Top 14

English batter Joe Root joins the elite list of batsmen who have scored 10,000 runs in Test cricket and also become the 14th player to do so

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On Sunday, former England captain, Joe Root became only the second England Test batter and 14th overall to score 10,000 runs in Test matches. He scored his 26th Test century at Lord's against New Zealand, leading a superb run-chase as England won the match by 5 wickets.

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England was 216 for five at stumps on the third day, needing just 61 more runs to reach a victory target of 277 but with no more, recognized batsmen left. In what is Stokes' first match as skipper, Root closed matters out on day four morning with a fine unbeaten century.

Root reached the 10,000-run landmark in his 218th innings, he becomes the fastest English batter and the 10th fastest overall to do so (in terms of innings).

Root also became the first batter born in the 1990s and the first batter who made his debut after 2010 to score 10,000 Test runs. Joe Root is the first batter in Test history to reach the 10,000 runs milestone in less than 10 years.

Let's check out the elite list of the top 14 batsmen who have reached the 10,000 runs mark in Test cricket's history.

Most Test runs: Top 14

Player Span Mat Inns Runs HS Ave 100s
Tendulkar 1989-2013 200 329 15921 248* 53.78 51
Ponting 1995-2012 168 287 13378 257 51.85 41
Kallis 1995-2013 166 280 13289 224 55.37 45
Dravid 1996-2012 164 286 13288 270 52.31 36
Cook 2006-2018 161 291 12472 294 45.35 33
Sangakkara 2000-2015 134 233 12400 319 57.40 38
Lara 1990-2006 131 232 11953 400* 52.88 34
Chanderpaul  1994-2015 164 280 11867 203* 51.37 30
Jayawardene 1997-2014 149 252 11814 374 49.84 34
Border 1978-1994 156 265 11174 205 50.56 27
S Waugh 1985-2004 168 260 10927 200 51.06 32
Gavaskar  1971-1987 125 214 10122 236* 51.12 34
Younis Khan 2000-2017 118 213 10099 313 52.05 34
Root  2012-2022 118 218 10015* 254 49.50 26

Read Also: Top 5 youngest to 10,000 Test runs

N.B: Last Updated on 05/06/2022.

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