Individual records (batting)
Career runs
For more details on this topic, see List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in Test cricket.
| Runs | Player | Period |
| 15,921 (329 innings) |  Sachin Tendulkar | 1989–2013 |
|---|---|---|
| 13,378 (287 innings) |  Ricky Ponting | 1995–2012 |
| 13,289 (280 innings) |  Jacques Kallis | 1995–2013 |
| 13,288 (286 innings) | Rahul Dravid | 1996–2012 |
| 12,400 (233 innings) |  Kumar Sangakkara | 2000–2015 |
