Top 10 Players with most runs as opener in international cricket as Warner goes past Sachin Tendulkar, Sehwag

10. Matthew Hayden scored 14,825 runs in international cricket as an opener for Australia Image Source : Getty

9. Alastair Cook amassed 15,110 runs as an opener for England across all formats. Image Source : Getty

8. Bangladesh veteran opener Tamim Iqbal has 15,153 runs to his name in international cricket Image Source : Getty

7. Sachin Tendulkar scored 15,335 runs as an opening batter in international cricket playing for India. Image Source : Getty

6. Virender Sehwag is just ahead of Tendulkar as he mostly played as an opener for India, scoring 16,119 runs. Image Source : Getty

5. Desmond Haynes, the West Indies great scored just one run more than Sehwag and finds himself at 5th position with 16,120 runs as an opener. Image Source : ICC Twitter

4. Graeme Smith, former South Africa captain scored 16,950 runs as an opener in international cricket Image Source : Getty

3. David Warner surpassed Graeme Smith as he is just 14 runs away from completing 17,000 runs in international cricket as an opener Image Source : Getty

2. Chris Gayle, the legend of West Indies cricket is in second position with 18,867 runs as an opener in international cricket Image Source : Getty

1. Sanath Jayasuriya is the leading run-getter in international cricket as an opener. The former Sri Lankan batter scored 19,298 runs in international cricket Image Source : Getty

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