Most Runs for India in All Formats of Cricket [Updated]

Sachin Tendulkar holds the pole position with 34357 runs in 664 international matches for India. His run tally is also the highest by any batter across international cricket. Tendulkar also boasts a record 100 tons – 51 in Tests and 49 in ODIs – which is also the most by any batter.

Virat Kohli follows his idol, occupying the second spot with over 27000 runs under his belt at an impressive average of over 50. Rahul Dravid sits at the third position with 24064 runs in 504 matches, including 48 centuries and 145 fifties.

Rohit Sharma is fourth on the list and he’s inching closer to the 20000-run landmark across formats. Former Indian captains Sourav Ganguly, MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, and Mohammad Azharuddin have also crossed the 15000-run mark.

You can check out the top 20 batters who have scored the most runs for India in all formats of cricket.

Most Runs for India in All Formats

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	High Score	Average	100/50
Sachin Tendulkar	664	782	34357	248*	48.52	100/164
Virat Kohli	538	601	27134	254*	52.78	80/141
Rahul Dravid	504	599	24064	270	45.57	48/145
Rohit Sharma	488	519	19367	264	42.65	48/107
Sourav Ganguly	421	485	18433	239	41.42	38/106
MS Dhoni	535	523	17092	224	44.74	15/108
Virender Sehwag	363	431	16892	319	40.60	38/70
Mohammad Azharuddin	433	455	15593	199	39.77	29/79
Sunil Gavaskar	233	316	13214	236*	46.20	35/72
Yuvraj Singh	399	388	11686	169	34.98	17/71
VVS Laxman	220	308	11119	281	41.64	23/66
Shikhar Dhawan	269	288	10867	190	39.66	24/55
Dilip Vengsarkar	245	305	10376	166	39.30	18/58
Gautam Gambhir	242	283	10324	206	38.95	20/63
Kapil Dev	356	382	9031	175*	27.53	9/41
Ajinkya Rahane	195	251	8414	188	35.95	15/51
KL Rahul	202	231	8097	199	39.30	17/55
Suresh Raina	322	291	7988	120	32.87	7/48
Navjot Singh Sidhu	187	205	7615	201	39.05	15/48
Cheteshwar Pujara	108	181	7246	206*	42.62	19/35