Kohli pips Sangakkara to become 2nd highest run-scorer in cricket history

Sachin Tendulkar, with a total of 34,357 international runs (runs in Tests, ODIs and T20Is combined), is the only batter ahead of Kohli on the list

Indian batting stalwart Virat Kohli continues to stack up records to his name as he has now broken Kumar Sangakkara’s record for most runs in international cricket (Tests, ODIs and T20Is combined) during the first ODI against New Zealand at Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara on Sunday. He overcame Sangarakara's total of 28,016 runs in the 19th over of India innings. He became the second highest run scorer in world cricket history when  he collected a single off Bracewell on the fifth ball of the over.

 

Indian great Sachin Tendulkar, with a total of 34,357 international runs, is the only batter ahead of Kohli on the list now, while Joe Root, at the number nine spot with 22,166 runs to his name, is the only active batter behind him.

 

 

Kohli now has 9,230 runs in Tests, 14,557 runs in ODIs and 4,188 runs to his name. Notably, he has retired from Tests and T20Is and is now only playing in the ODI format in international cricket.

List of players with most runs in international cricket:

Rank	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	100	50
1	SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989–2013	664	782	34,357	100	164
2	V Kohli (IND)	2008–2025	556	623	28,017	84	145
3	KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL)	2000–2015	594	666	28,016	63	153
4	RT Ponting (AUS/ICC)	1995–2012	560	668	27,483	71	146
5	DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL)	1997–2015	652	725	25,957	54	136
6	JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA)	1995–2014	519	617	25,534	62	149
7	R Dravid (Asia/ICC/IND)	1996–2012	509	605	24,208	48	146
8	BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990–2007	430	521	22,358	53	111
9	JE Root (ENG)	2012–2026	381	503	22,166	60	114
10	ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989–2011	586	651	21,032	42	103

 

Top run scorers in Test cricket
Rank	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	100	50
1	SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989–2013	200	329	15921	51	68
2	JE Root (ENG)	2012–2026	163	298	13943	41	66
3	RT Ponting (AUS)	1995–2012	168	287	13378	41	62
4	JH Kallis (ICC/SA)	1995–2013	166	280	13289	45	58
5	R Dravid (ICC/IND)	1996–2012	164	286	13288	36	63
6	AN Cook (ENG)	2006–2018	161	291	12472	33	57
7	KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000–2015	134	233	12400	38	52
8	BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990–2006	131	232	11953	34	48
9	S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994–2015	164	280	11867	30	66
10	DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1997–2014	149	252	11814	34	50

 

Top run scorers in ODI cricket
Rank	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	100	50
1	SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989–2012	463	452	18426	49	96
2	V Kohli (IND)	2008–2026	309	297	14612	53	77
3	KC Sangakkara (SL)	2000–2015	404	380	14234	25	93
4	RT Ponting (AUS)	1995–2012	375	365	13704	30	82
5	ST Jayasuriya (SL)	1989–2011	445	433	13430	28	68
6	DPMD Jayawardene (SL)	1998–2015	448	418	12650	19	77
7	Inzamam-ul-Haq (PAK)	1991–2007	378	350	11739	10	83
8	JH Kallis (SA)	1996–2014	328	314	11579	17	86
9	RG Sharma (IND)	2007–2026	280	272	11542	33	61
10	SC Ganguly (IND)	1992–2007	311	300	11363	22	72

 

Top run scorers in T20I cricket
Rank	Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	100	50
1	Babar Azam (PAK)	2016–2025	136	129	4429	3	38
2	RG Sharma (IND)	2007–2024	159	151	4231	5	32
3	V Kohli (IND)	2010–2024	125	117	4188	1	38
4	JC Buttler (ENG)	2011–2025	144	132	3869	1	28
5	PR Stirling (IRE)	2009–2025	156	153	3798	1	24
6	MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009–2022	122	118	3531	2	20
7	Mohammad Rizwan (PAK)	2015–2024	106	93	3414	1	30
8	DA Warner (AUS)	2009–2024	110	110	3277	1	28
9	Muhammad Waseem (UAE)	2021–2025	91	91	3184	3	25
10	Virandeep Singh (MAS)	2019–2025	111	104	3180	1	23