Most Test runs in winning cause; Root, Smith ahead of Kohli

10. Kumar Sangakkara - 5449 runs in 84 Test innings Image Source : Getty

9. David Warner - 5489 runs in 112 Test innings Image Source : Getty

8. Steve Smith - 5639 runs in 99 Test innings Image Source : Getty

7. Alastair Cook - 5689 runs in 114 Test innings Image Source : Getty

6. Joe Root - 5930 runs in 106 Test innings Image Source : Getty

5. Sachin Tendulkar - 5946 runs in 113 Test innings Image Source : Getty

4. Matthew Hayden - 6154 runs in 123 Test innings Image Source : Getty

3. Jacques Kallis - 6379 runs in 124 Test innings Image Source : Getty

2. Steve Waugh - 6460 runs in 120 Test innings Image Source : Getty

1. Ricky Ponting - 9157 runs in 178 Test innings Image Source : Getty

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