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List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket

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

Sachin Tendulkar holds multiple records—most appearances (200 matches), most runs (15,921) and highest numbers of both centuries (51) and half-centuries (68). 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). 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, while Younus Khan the oldest. As of 2026, Joe Root and Steve Smith are the only active players in the format on this list.

Players with 10,000 or more Test runs

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
No - denotes the number of innings the player remains not out
HS - denotes the player highest score in this format
Date – denotes the date on which the player reached the 10,000 run mark
10KI - denotes the number of innings the player took to reach 10,000 runs
^ – denotes that the player was at some time the leading run scorer in Tests
– denotes that the player is active in Tests

No.	Player	Portrait	Team	Career	Mat.	Inn.	No	Runs	HS	Avg.	100s	50s	Age when reached	Date	10KI	1	2	3
^	[[File:SachinTendulkar4.jpg	100px	alt=Sachin Tendulkar]]		1989-2013	200	329	33	15,921	248*		53.78	51	68	31 years and 326 days		195
	[[File:HIP1146_(32217434933)_(Joe_Root_cropped).jpg	100px	alt=Joe Root]]		2012-2026	163	298	25	13,943	262		51.07	41	66	31 years and 157 days		218
	[[File:Ricky Ponting 2015.jpg	100px	alt=Ricky Ponting]]		1995-2012	168	287	29	13,378	257		51.85	41	62	33 years and 163 days		196
	[[File:JAQUES KALLIS (3175901786).jpg	100px	alt=Jacques Kallis]]		1995-2013	166	280	40	13,289	224		55.37	45	58	33 years and 134 days		217
	[[File:Rahul Dravid at GQ Men Of The Year 2012 AWARD.jpg	100px	alt=Rahul Dravid]]		1996-2012	164	286	32	13,288	270		52.31	36	63	35 years and 78 days		206
	[[File:Alastair Cook vs Upminster CC.jpg	100px	alt=Alastair Cook]]		2006-2018	161	291	16	12,472	294		45.35	33	57	31 years and 157 days		229
	[[File:Kumar Sangakkara bat in hand.JPG	alt=Kumar Sangakkara	128x128px]]		2000-2015	134	233	17	12,400	319		57.40	38	52	35 years and 61 days		195
^	[[File:Brian Lara stance swinging 4-19-09.JPG	100px	alt=Brian Lara]]		1990-2006	131	232	6	11,953	400*		52.88	34	48	35 years and 106 days		195
	[[File:Shivnarine Chanderpaul.jpg	100px	alt=Shivnarine Chanderpaul]]		1994-2015	164	280	49	11,867	203*		51.37	30	66	37 years and 254 days		239
	[[File:Mahela Jayawardene 3.JPG	100px	alt=Mahela Jayawardene]]		1997-2014	149	252	15	11,814	374		49.84	34	50	34 years and 213 days		210
^	[[File:Allan Border, Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh October 2014 (Border cropped).jpg	100px	alt=Allan Border]]		1978-1994	156	265	44	11,174	205		50.56	27	63	37 years and 159 days		235
	[[File:SRWaugh.png	100px	alt=Steve Waugh]]		1985-2004	168	260	46	10,927	200		51.06	32	50	37 years and 215 days		244
Steve Smith †	[[File:STEVE SMITH (11705303043).jpg	alt=Steve Smith	100x100px]]		2010-2026	123	220	28	10,763	239	56.05	37	44	35 years and 241 days	29 January 2025	205
^	[[File:Sunil Gavaskar BH.jpg	100px	alt=Sunil Gavaskar]]		1971-1987	125	214	16	10,122	236*		51.12	34	45	37 years and 240 days		212
	[[File:Younus Khan 2010.jpg	File:Younus Khan 2010.jpg	100px	alt=Younus Khan]]		2000-2017	118	213	19	10,099	313		52.05	34	33	39 years and 145 days		208

By country

Teams	Number of players	Total		15
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