Most career runs in Tests
The current most career runs in tests record is 15,921 runs, held by Sachin Tendulkar (India), set on November 16, 2013. Last checked October 14, 2026.
15,921
runs
Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Holder
- Sachin Tendulkar (India)
- Record
- 15,921 runs
- Location
- Mumbai, India
- Date set
- November 16, 2013
- Recognized by
- ICC
- Last checked
- October 14, 2026
Sources
- Wikipedia List of Test cricket records
- acscricket.com Most Career Runs
- cricbuzz.com Read the source
- espncricinfo.com Read the source
- ipl.com Batting test most runs
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