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Legendary Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is the top scorer in international cricket. He is the only pitcher to score more than 30,000 runs. These are the all-time top 20 scorers in international cricket.
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Top 20 scorers in international cricket
In the world of cricket records, few achievements offer as much prestige as scoring the most runs in international cricket. Only 12 hitters in cricket history have scored more than 20,000 runs in all combinations of international cricket.
Indian cricketer Sachin Tendulkar, also known to the world as “The God of Cricket”, has scored the most runs in cricket history, is the first and only pitcher to achieve more than 30,000 runs. As the highest scorer in international cricket history by a single pitcher, Tendulkar is a legend that continues to inspire generations of aspiring cricketers to come.
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In this article we will be looking at most of the runs in international cricket across all formats – ODI, T20 and Test.
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Below is a list of a pitcher’s top 20 hitters.
Player | Matches | Running | HS | BF | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
1. Sachin Tendulkar | 664 | 34357 | 248* | 50817+ | 100 | 164 | 4076+ | 264 |
2. Kumar Sangakkara | 594 | 28016 | 319 | 42086 | 63 | 153 | 3015 | 159 |
3. Player Ricky | 560 | 27483 | 257 | 40130 | 71 | 146 | 2781 | 246 |
4. Mahela Jayawardene | 652 | 25957 | 374 | 40100 | 54 | 136 | 2679 | 170 |
5. Jacques Kallis | 519 | 25534 | 224 | 45346 | 62 | 149 | 2455 | 254 |
6. Virat Kohli | 499 | 25461 | 254* | 32183 | 75 | 131 | 2522 | 279 |
7. Rahul Dravid | 509 | 24208 | 270 | 46564 | 48 | 146 | 2604 | 66 |
8. Brian Lara | 430 | 22358 | 400* | 32839 | 53 | 111 | 2601 | 221 |
9. Sanath Jayasuriya | 586 | 21032 | 340 | 25910 | 42 | 103 | 2486 | 352 |
10. Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 454 | 20988 | 203* | 40150 | 41 | 125 | 2041 | 126 |
11. Inzamam-ul-Haq | 499 | 20580 | 329 | 32172 | 35 | 129 | 2076 | 193 |
12. AB de Villiers | 420 | 2014 | 278* | 26787 | 47 | 109 | in 2004 | 328 |
13. Chris Gayle | 483 | 19593 | 333 | 25370 | 42 | 105 | 2332 | 553 |
14. Hashim Amla | 349 | 18672 | 311* | 28718 | 55 | 88 | 2138 | 93 |
15. Saurav Ganguly | 424 | 18575 | 239 | 29486 | 38 | 107 | in 2022 | 247 |
16. Steve Waugh | 493 | 18496 | 200 | 32432 | 35 | 95 | 1705 | 88 |
17. Original Joe | 323 | 18336 | 254 | 27748 | forty six | 99 | 1815 | 103 |
18. Ross Taylor | 450 | 18199 | 290 | 24847 | 40 | 93 | 1766 | 273 |
19. Younis Khan | 408 | 17790 | 313 | 29367 | 41 | 83 | 1691 | 138 |
20. Allan Border | 429 | 17698 | 205 | 36136+ | 30 | 102 | 1661 | 71 |
HS – Highest score
BF – Balls Faced
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The top 20 cricketers have scored the most goals in international cricket and are among the greatest athletes to have succeeded in the sport. From Sachin Tendulkar’s remarkable 30,000 runs to modern stars like Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara, these legends have left an indelible mark on the sport. These legends continue to be an inspiration and will fuel the aspirations of the young generation of cricketers to come.
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