5 - Kumar Sangakkara: Sri Lankan legend Sangakkara stands fifth on this list. Sangakkara hit 1491 fours during his 15-year-long-career 4 - Ricky Ponting: Former Australian captain and legend Ponting is fourth in this tally. Ponting smashed 1509 fours in his career 3 - Brian Lara: West Indies legend Lara is in the top three. Lara has hit 1559 fours in his 16-year-long career 2 - Rahul Dravid: Indian icon Dravid has also been very prolific in scoring fours along with his robust defence. He hit 1654 fours 1 - Sachin Tendulkar: Tendulkar holds the top place in this list. Tendulkar smashed 2058 fours in his career