Ranked player performance statistics across international and premier league formats.
| Rank | Player | Country | Playing Role | RUNS (TEST) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | Batsman | 15,921 |
| #2 | Joe Root | England | Batsman | 14,278 |
| #3 | Ricky Ponting | Australia | Batsman | 13,378 |
| #4 | Rahul Dravid | India | Batsman | 13,265 |
| #5 | Jacques Kallis | South Africa | Allrounder | 13,206 |
| #6 |
| Alastair Cook |
| England |
| Batsman |
| 12,472 |
| #7 | Kumar Sangakkara | Sri Lanka | WK-Batsman | 12,400 |
| #8 | Brian Lara | West Indies | Batsman | 11,912 |
| #9 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | West Indies | Batsman | 11,867 |
| #10 | Mahela Jayawardene | Sri Lanka | Batsman | 11,814 |
| #11 | Allan Border | Australia | Batsman | 11,174 |
| #12 | Steven Smith | Australia | Batsman | 11,003 |
| #13 | Steve Waugh | Ireland | Batsman | 10,927 |
| #14 | Sunil Gavaskar | India | Batsman | 10,122 |
| #15 | Younis Khan | Pakistan | Batsman | 10,099 |
| #16 | Kane Williamson | New Zealand | Batsman | 9,515 |
| #17 | Hashim Amla | South Africa | Batsman | 9,282 |
| #18 | Graeme Smith | South Africa | Batsman | 9,253 |
| #19 | Virat Kohli | India | Batsman | 9,230 |
| #20 | Graham Gooch | England | Batsman | 8,900 |
