Most runs in Test cricket history as Joe Root breaks into Top 10

10. Joe Root - 11,178 runs in 132 Tests Image Source : Getty

9. Mahela Jayawardene - 11,814 runs in 149 Tests Image Source : Getty

8. Shivnarine Chanderpaul - 11,867 runs in 164 matches Image Source : Getty

7. Brian Lara - 11,953 runs in 131 matches Image Source : ICC Twitter

6. Kumar Sangakkara - 12,400 runs in 134 matches Image Source : Getty

5. Alastair Cook - 12,472 runs in 161 matches Image Source : Getty

4. Rahul Dravid - 13,288 runs in 164 matches Image Source : Getty

3. Jacques Kallis - 13,289 runs in 166 matches Image Source : Getty

2. Ricky Ponting - 13,378 runs in 168 matches Image Source : Getty

1. Sachin Tendulkar - 15,921 runs in 200 matches Image Source : Getty

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