The inaugural International Masters League will start on November 17 and run till December 8. 

As many as six renowned cricket nations will compete in a total of 18 T20 matches in the first edition of the International Masters League.

Australia Masters, England Masters, India Masters, South Africa Masters, Sri Lanka Masters and West Indies Masters are the names of the six teams representing the six cricketing nations in the International Masters League 2024.

As per the IMLT20 2024 schedule, each team will play the other five sides once in a single round-robin format. The top four teams in the standings after all the league matches will qualify for the IMLT20 2024 semi-finals. 

The International Masters League 2024 final is scheduled to be played on December 8.

The opening four matches of the IML T20 2024 will be held at the Dr DY Patil Sports Academy in Navi Mumbai from November 17-20.

The second leg of the upcoming T20 tournament will be played at the Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium in Lucknow from November 21-27.

The final eight matches of the tournament including two semi-finals and the final will be staged at the Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium in Raipur from November 28 to December 8.

Meanwhile, Sachin Tendulkar has been appointed the captain of India Masters while Brian Lara will lead West Indies Masters.

England Masters will be led by Eoin Morgan while former all-rounder Shane Watson will lead Australia Masters.

Legendary all-rounder Jacques Kallis has been given the responsibility of captaining South Africa Masters while Sri Lanka Masters will be led by Kumar Sangakkara.

League Commissioner Sunil Gavaskar said, “Stalwarts from every country will be playing the International Masters League. For them, it is a wonderful opportunity to showcase their skills and show the world that they are still very good. 

“These guys don’t know what it is to take it easy. It is going to be an exciting league, with close contests. I am sure it will be worth a treat for all those who come to the ground and watch on the television,�?Gavaskar added.

International Masters League: IML T20 2024 schedule and live match start times

All match times are in India Standard Time (IST)

Day and Date	Match	Venue	Time (IST)
Sunday, November 17	India Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai	7:30 PM
Monday, November 18	Australia Masters vs South Africa Masters	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai	7:30 PM
Tuesday, November 19	Sri Lanka Masters vs England Masters	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai	7:30 PM
Wednesday, November 20	West Indies Masters vs Australia Masters	Dr DY Patil Sports Academy, Navi Mumbai	7:30 PM
Thursday, November 21	India Masters vs South Africa Masters	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow	7:30 PM
Saturday, November 23	South Africa Masters vs England Masters	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow	7:30 PM
Sunday, November 24	India Masters vs Australia Masters	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow	7:30 PM
Monday, November 25	West Indies Masters vs Sri Lanka Masters	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow	7:30 PM
Tuesday, November 26	England Masters vs Australia Masters	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow	7:30 PM
Wednesday, November 27	West Indies Masters vs South Africa Masters	Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow	7:30 PM
Thursday, November 28	India Masters vs England Masters	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur	7:30 PM
Saturday, November 30	Sri Lanka Masters vs South Africa Masters	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur	7:30 PM
Sunday, December 1	India Masters vs West Indies Masters	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur	7:30 PM
Monday, December 2	Sri Lanka Masters vs Australia Masters	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur	7:30 PM
Tuesday, December 3	West Indies Masters vs England Masters	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur	7:30 PM
Thursday, December 5	Semi-final 1	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur	7:30 PM
Friday, December 6	Semi-final 1	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur	7:30 PM
Sunday, December 8	International Masters League final	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium, Raipur	7:30 PM

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Former India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is the highest run-scorer in ICC World Cup history.

Widely regarded as one of the greatest batters in cricket’s history, Sachin Tendulkar scored 2,278 runs in 45 ODI World Cup matches.

Australia’s Ricky Ponting and Kumar Sangakkara of Sri Lanka are just behind Tendulkar in the highest run-scorers in ICC World Cup list. While Ponting amassed 1743 runs in 46 matches, Sangakkara accumulated 1532 runs in 37 matches.

Among active cricketers, Bangladesh’s Shakib Al Hasan is the highest run-scorer in ICC World Cup history. He has already amassed 1201 runs in 32 matches. Know the highest run-scorers in ICC World Cup.

Most runs in ICC World Cup

Player	Team	Span	Matches	Runs
Sachin Tendulkar	India	1992-2011	45	2278
Ricky Ponting	Australia	1996-2011	46	1743
Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	2003-2015	37	1532
Brian Lara	West Indies	1992-2007	34	1225
AB de Villiers	South Africa	2007-2015	23	1207
Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	2007-2023	32	1201
Rohit Sharma	India	2015-2023	20	1195
Virat Kohli	India	2011-2023	29	1186
Chris Gayle	West Indies	2003-2019	35	1186
Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	1992-2007	38	1165

Sachin Tendulkar | 2278

Legendary India cricketer Sachin Tendulkar is currently the highest run-scorer in ICC World Cup history. Having made his ICC World Cup debut in 1992, the swashbuckling batter featured in as many as six editions of the marquee tournament. Between 1992 and 2011, Tendulkar amassed 2,287 runs in 45 matches at an average of 56.95 and a strike rate of 88.98. He smashed six hundreds and 15 fifties in ODI World Cups. Tendulkar played a key role in helping India clinch the 2011 ICC World Cup after finishing as the second highest run-scorer with 482 runs in nine matches in the tournament.

Ricky Ponting | 1743

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting features second on the highest run-scorers in ICC World Cup list. Between 1996 and 2011, Ponting accumulated 1,743 runs in 46 matches at an average of 45.86 and a strike rate of 79.95. He hit five centuries and six fifties in the five editions of World Cup that he played. He was a member of the Australian team that won the 1999 ICC World Cup. Under his leadership, Australia later won the 2003 and 2007 Cricket World Cups. 

Kumar Sangakkara | 1532

Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara is third on the highest run-scorers in ICC World Cup list. The flamboyant left-handed batter featured in four editions of the ICC World Cup between 2003 and 2015. Sangakkara aggregated 1,532 runs in 37 matches at an impressive average of 56.74 and a strike rate of 86.55. He registered five tons and seven half centuries in ODI World Cups. He was part of the Sri Lankan team that finished as runners-up in the 2007 and 2011 ICC World Cups. 

Brian Lara | 1225

West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara is the fourth highest run-scorer in ICC World Cup history. Between 1992 and 2007, the southpaw accumulated 1,225 runs in 34 matches at an average of 42.24 and a strike rate of 86.26. Lara recorded two hundreds and seven fifties in the five editions of the ICC World Cups that he featured in. He later announced his retirement after the 2007 ICC World Cup in the Caribbean.

AB de Villiers | 1207

Former South Africa cricketer AB de Villiers is fifth on the highest run-scorers in ICC World Cup list. Since making his ICC World Cup debut in 2007, AB de Villiers scored 1,207 runs in just 23 matches at an average of 63.52 and a strike rate of 117.29. In the three editions of the ODI World Cups between 2007 and 2015, de Villiers smashed four centuries and six fifties. In 2011, he became the first South African to score two hundreds in a single World Cup.

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Cricket is one of the most lucrative sports in the world, giving cricketers an opportunity to rake in money from their work on the field and even bigger pay cheques off the field.

Talking about the off-the-field aspect, the bank accounts of cricketers swell up exponentially through brand deals and endorsements, courtesy of the huge following cricketers enjoy.

Here’s how much the richest cricketers in the world earn.

Sachin Tendulkar net worth - USD 170 million

Former Indian batter Sachin Tendulkar is the richest cricketer in the world, with a reported net worth of  USD 170 million (INR 1410 crore). 

Nicknamed the “God of Cricket�? Tendulkar was the first ever cricketer to establish an INR 100 crore deal with a brand when he was appointed brand ambassador of MRF during the late 1990s.

In addition to MRF, Tendulkar has also signed various endorsement deals with some of the leading brands in the market such as Adidas, BMW, Pepsi Co, Paytm, Castrol etc. 

MS Dhoni net worth - USD 113 million

Next on the list of the richest cricketer in the world is MS Dhoni, who is also the only captain to win all three ICC trophies during his tenure as skipper of the Indian national team.

The former captain has earned more than USD 100 million through a plethora of endorsements which includes brands like Cars24, Indian Terrain, RedBus, Colgate, Panerai, LivFast, Indigo Paints, GoDaddy, Bharat Matrimony, Mastercard, Dream11 and Gulf Oil India.

He is also among the very few cricketers who have a biopic to his name. MS Dhoni: The Untold Story was released in 2016, through which he received approximately INR 30 crores. 

Virat Kohli net worth - USD 112 million

Another former Indian cricket team captain, who is also the only active player on the list of richest cricketer in the world, is Virat Kohli. 

Kohli has established himself as one of the top athletes, both on and off the pitch, as he is the face of several leading brands such as Google, Audi, Manyavar, Hero moto corp, Puma, Colgate, Myntra, Himalaya etc.

Moreover, he also owns his fashion brands such as One8 and Wrogn, through which has amassed a huge fortune. Kohli’s total worth stands at around INR 925 crores.

Ricky Ponting net worth - USD 70 million

Former Australian skipper Ricky Ponting too has amassed a great deal of wealth throughout his career and continues to do so in his post-retirement innings.

Ponting’s fantastic influence on the game of cricket has earned him various endorsement deals in the form of renowned brands like Adidas, Kookaburra Bats, Rexona and Pura Milk.

In May 2020, Ponting launched his own brand of wines called “Ponting Wines�? and named the first champagne of the same as 'Close Of Play'. He is worth around INR 578 crores.

Brian Lara net worth - USD 60 million

Former West Indies legend Brian Lara is not only one of the finest to ever grace the game but also one of the richest cricketers in the world.

In a career that spanned over 17 years, Lara was onboarded by various brands such as Usha International Brand, which endorses healthy and active living at the Delhi Golf Club.

He is also the brand ambassador of Bangladesh T20 League’s Chattogram Challengers.

Nowadays, he also plies his trade as an Indian T20 League commentator, where he roughly earns USD 600,000.

Richest cricketer in the world

Cricketer	Net Worth (Estimated)
Sachin Tendulkar	$170 Million
MS Dhoni	$113 Million
Virat Kohli	$112 Million
Ricky Ponting	$70 Million
Jacques Kallis	$70 Million
Brian Lara	$60 Million
Shane Warne	$50 Million
Virender Sehwag	$40 Million
Yuvraj Singh	$35 Million
Shane Watson	$30 Million

 

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Former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara holds the record for the highest individual score in first-class cricket.

While playing for Warwickshire, Lara smashed an unbeaten 501 against Durham in a County Championship match at the Edgbaston Cricket Ground in Birmingham in 1994.

Interestingly, it remains the only quintuple-hundred to be registered in First-Class cricket history.

Lara’s record-breaking innings was laced with 62 fours and 10 sixes. The southpaw faced 427 balls to score the quintuple-hundred while staying at the crease for seven hours and 54 minutes. Lara powered Warwickshire to 810/4 before captain Dermot Reeve declared the innings. 

Earlier, Durham had posted 556/8d courtesy John Morris�?204 as the match ended in a draw.

Lara broke Pakistan cricketer Hanif Mohammad’s record, who scored 499 for Karachi against Bahawalpur in the semi-final of the Quaid-e-Azam Trophy in 1959.

After Bahawalpur were bowled out for 185 in their first innings, Hanif Mohammad played an incredible innings of 499 to help Karachi post 772/7d in their first innings. Mohammad’s scintillating innings included 64 fours.

Bahawalpur were once again bundled out for 108 as Karachi secured a massive win by an innings and 479 runs.

Australia cricket legend Donald Bradman features third on the list for the highest individual score in First-Class cricket.

Bradman scored an unbeaten 452 while playing for New South Wales against Queensland in a Sheffield Shield match in 1930.

After New South Wales were bowled out for 235 in their first innings, Queensland could only manage 227 in their first innings.

In the second innings, New South Wales rode on Bradman’s unbeaten 452 to post a massive score of 761/8d. Queensland were skittled out for 84 in their second innings as New South Wales claimed a 685-run victory.

India’s Bhausaheb Nimbalkar and Bill Ponsford of Australia complete the top five list for the highest individual scores in first-class cricket.

While Bhausaheb Nimbalkar smashed an unbeaten 443 for Maharashtra against Kathiawar in a Ranji Trophy encounter in 1948, Bill Ponsford scored 437 for Victoria against Queensland in a Sheffield Shield match in 1927.

After Kathiawar were bowled out for 238 in their first innings, Bhausaheb Nimbalkar’s 443 and opener Kamal Bhandarkar’s 205 powered Maharashtra to 826/4 in their first innings. Maharashtra won by default after Kathiawar forfeited the match.

 Meanwhile, Victoria rode on Bill Ponsford’s incredible innings of 437 and Stork Hendry’s 129 to help Victoria post 793 in their first innings. 

Queensland were bowled out for 189 and 407 in the two innings, respectively, as Victoria won the match by an innings and 197 runs.

Bill Ponsford had earlier scored 429 for Victoria in an Australian domestic miscellaneous first-class match against Tasmania in 1923. 

Highest individual scores in first-class cricket

Player	Runs	Team	Against	Ground	Year
Brian Lara	501*	Warwickshire	Durham	Birmingham	1994
Hanif Mohammad	499	Karachi	Bahawalpur	Karachi	1959
Donald Bradman	452*	New South Wales	Queensland	Sydney	1930
Bhausaheb Nimbalkar	443*	Maharashtra	Kathiawar	Pune	1948
Bill Ponsford	437	Victoria	Queensland	Melbourne	1927
Bill Ponsford	429	Victoria	Tasmania	Melbourne	1923
Aftab Baloch	428	Sind	Baluchistan	Karachi	1974
AC MacLaren	424	Lancashire	Somerset	Taunton	1895
Sam Northeast	410*	Glamorgan	Leicestershire	Leicester	2022
Graeme Hick	405*	WORCS	Somerset	Taunton	1988
Brian Lara	400*	West Indies	England	St John's	2004

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The Queen’s Park Oval is a picturesque cricket stadium located at the Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago.

Owned by the Queen's Park Cricket Club, the stadium was established in 1896 and is currently the second largest cricket stadium in the Caribbean. 

It is the home ground of Trinidad and Tobago cricket team and Caribbean Premier League (CPL) franchise Trinidad Knight Riders.

The Queen’s Park Oval has hosted 61 Test matches till date - the most for any cricket ground in the West Indies. Considered to be one of the most beautiful cricket venues, it  has also staged 70 ODIs including several World Series Cricket matches in 1979 and was one of the venues for the 2007 Cricket World Cup. Furthermore, the venue has played host to six T20I matches so far.

With a seating capacity of around 20,000, the venue also has various impressive facilities including a gym, indoor and outdoor cricket practice nets, two squash courts and two outdoor tennis courts.

Mostly used for cricket matches, the Trindad and Tobago sports stadium has also hosted domestic and international football matches and numerous music concerts.

The Indian cricket team has a decent ODI record at the Queen’s Park Oval having won 11 matches at this venue. 

Here, we look at some ODI records and stats at Queen’s Park Oval.

Queen’s Park Oval ODI records and stats

Highest team total: India hold the record for registering the highest ODI total at the Queen’s Park Oval. During the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup, India rode on Virender Sehwag’s 114 off 87 balls, Sourav Ganguly’s 89 and Yuvraj Singh’s 46-ball 83 to post 413/5 in their 50 overs. In reply, Bermuda were bowled out for 156 as India secured a massive 257-run victory.

Lowest team total: Canada cricket team recorded the lowest team total at this venue in the ODI format. Chasing 219, Canada were bundled out for 75 against Zimbabwe in an ICC Tri-Series match in 2006. Pacer Tawanda Mupariwa was the wrecker-in-chief for Zimbabwe as he picked three wickets for just 30 runs in his quota of 10 overs.

Highest individual score: Legendary West Indies batter Brian Lara has the highest individual score in ODI cricket at the Queen’s Park Oval. The swashbuckling southpaw scored an unbeaten 146 off 134 balls against New Zealand during an ODI in 1996. Lara’s scintillating ton helped West Indies win the match by seven wickets.

Best bowling figures: Former New Zealand all-rounder Scott Styris has the best bowling figures at this venue in 50-over cricket. The right-arm medium pacer recorded figures of 6/25 against West Indies during an ODI in 2002. Earlier, he also scored an unbeaten 63 to help the Kiwis post a competitive total on the board. Styris�?all-round powered New Zealand to a nine-run win in a rain-curtailed game.

Most runs: Brian Lara has scored the most ODI runs at Queen’s Park Oval till date. The former West Indies batter amassed 1276 runs in 30 ODIs at an average of 55.47 and a strike rate of 79.15. He notched two hundreds and eight fifties at this venue in ODIs. Former West Indies opening batter Desmond Haynes is second on the list with 828 runs in 18 matches at an average of 63.69.

Most wickets: Former West Indies fast bowler Curtly Ambrose has picked the most wickets at this venue in the 50-over format. Between 1988 and 2000, the right-arm pacer claimed 24 wickets in 21 ODIs at an average of 26.87 and an economy of 3.47. His best bowling figures at the venue was 4/36 against India in 1997.

Highest partnership: Former India cricketers Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag hold the record for the highest partnership at the Queen’s Park Oval in ODI cricket. The Indian duo recorded a brilliant 202-run stand for the second wicket against Bermuda in the 2007 ICC Cricket World Cup. Sehwag smashed 114 off just 87 balls while Ganguly scored 89 off 114 balls. 

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England pacer Stuart Broad holds the record of bowling the most expensive over in Test cricket.

Broad conceded 35 runs off an over during England’s rescheduled fifth Test against India at the Edgbaston in Birmingham, in 2022.

Batting at number 10, India’s stand-in captain Jasprit Bumrah smashed 29 runs off Broad’s over, courtesy of four fours and two sixes. During that expensive over, Broad also conceded five wides, a no-ball and a single on the last ball as he gave away the most runs off an over in Test cricket.

Broad started the over by conceding a four as tailender Bumrah top-edged a short-pitched delivery towards fine leg. On the second delivery, the England fast bowler bowled a bouncer but it was too high as wicket-keeper Sam Billings failed to collect the ball and ended up conceding five wides.

Under pressure Broad then conceded a six off a no-ball as Bumrah managed to top-edge it over the keeper as it sailed over the boundary.

Things went from bad to worse as Bumrah hammered Broad for three consecutive fours in the next three balls. After Bumrah smashed a juicy full toss towards mid-on for a boundary and later inside-edged a four to fine leg, he followed it up by clobbering a length across the fence.

Bumrah later smashed a six over long-leg and then took a quick single as Broad ended up bowling the most expensive over in Test cricket.

Interestingly, Broad also holds the record of bowling the joint-most expensive over in T20I cricket. 

India’s Yuvraj Singh had smashed six sixes off an over during an ICC T20 World Cup encounter in Durban in 2007. 

Broad shares the record of bowling the most expensive over in T20I along with Sri Lanka’s Akila Dhananjaya, who was also hammered for six sixes off an over by West Indies�?Kieron Pollard in 2021.

Meanwhile, Bumrah also broke the record of West Indies legend Brian Lara for scoring the most runs off an over in Test cricket. Lara had smashed South Africa’s Robin Peterson for 28 runs in 2003, which was also the most expensive over in Test cricket before Bumrah’s heroics.

Previously, Australia’s George Bailey and Keshav Maharaj have also hit 28 runs off an over in Tests.

While Bailey hammered England fast bowler James Anderson for 28 runs, Maharaj smashed the same tally off England’s Joe Root.

Former India off-spinner Harbhajan Singh also features in the list of most expensive overs in Test cricket.

Pakistan swashbuckling batter Shahid Afridi smashed 27 runs off Harbhajan’s over during a Test match in Lahore in 2006.

Harbhajan conceded 27 off an over as Afridi clobbered four consecutive sixes and followed it up with a double and a single.

Most expensive over in Test cricket

Bowler	Batter	Runs conceded	Over	Venue	Year
Stuart Broad (England)	Jasprit Bumrah (India)	35	4w4nb644461	Birmingham	2022
Robin Peterson (South Africa)	Brian Lara (West Indies)	28	466444	Johannesburg	2003
James Anderson (England)	George Bailey (Australia)	28	462466	Perth	2013
Joe Root (England)	Keshav Maharaj (South Africa)	28	44466b4	Port Elizabeth	2020
Harbhajan Singh (India)	Shahid Afridi (Pakistan)	27	666621	Lahore	2006
Younis Khan (Pakistan)	Craig McMillan (New Zealand)	26	444464	Hamilton	2001
Danish Kaneria (Pakistan)	Brian Lara (West Indies)	26	406664	Multan	2006
Paul Harris (South Africa)	Mitchell Johnson (Australia)	26	446066	Johannesburg	2009
Suranga Lakmal (Sri Lanka)	Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)	26	466046	Christchurch	2014
Malinda Pushpakumara (Sri Lanka)	Hardik Pandya (India)	26	446660	Pallekele	2017

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Former England cricket team captain Joe Root recently became the 14th player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket.

Root achieved the feat on the fourth day of the first Test against New Zealand at Lord’s Cricket Ground. His unbeaten 115 helped England secure an incredible five-wicket win over the reigning World Test Champions.

At 31 years and 157 days, Root also became the joint-youngest player to reach the milestone, equalling the record of his former teammate Alastair Cook, who also achieved the feat at exactly the same age.

Root has now amassed 10,015 runs in 118 Test matches at an impressive average of 49.58. He has hit 26 hundreds and 53 half-centuries in his career so far.

Who was the first player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket?

India cricket legend Sunil Gavaskar was the first player to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. The former India opener etched his name into the history books on March 7, 1987 after he reached the incredible milestone against Pakistan in his 124th Test in Ahmedabad.

Gavaskar ended his career with 10,122 runs in 125 matches at an average of 51.12. He registered 34 centuries and 45 fifties to his name.

Who was the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket?

Former West Indies cricketer Brian Lara is the fastest to score 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Lara achieved the feat against England in his 111th match in Manchester in 2004.

In terms of number of innings taken to reach the milestone, Lara, India’s Sachin Tendulkar and Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara share the record of the fastest 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Lara, Tendulkar and Sangakkara scored their 10,000th run in their 195th innings.

Who has scored the most runs in Test cricket?

India cricket great Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket. The right-handed batter amassed 15,921 runs in 200 matches at an average of 53.78. Tendulkar smashed 51 hundreds and 68 fifties in his illustrious career.

How many cricketers have scored 10,000 runs in Test cricket?

As many as 14 cricketers have scored 10,000 runs in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis, Rahul Dravid, Alastair Cook, Kumar Sangakkara, Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Mahela Jayawardene, Allan Border, Steve Waugh, Sunil Gavaskar, Younis Khan and Joe Root are the players who have breached the coveted milestone.

Players who have scored 10,000 runs in Test cricket

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	100	50
Sachin Tendulkar (India)	200	329	15921	53.78	51	68
Ricky Ponting (Australia)	168	287	13378	51.85	41	62
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)	166	280	13289	55.37	45	58
Rahul Dravid (India)	164	286	13288	52.31	36	63
Alastair Cook (England)	161	291	12472	45.35	33	57
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)	134	233	12400	57.40	38	52
Brian Lara (West Indies)	131	232	11953	52.88	34	48
Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies)	164	280	11867	51.37	30	66
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)	149	252	11814	49.84	34	50
Allan Border (Australia)	156	265	11174	50.56	27	63
Steve Waugh (Australia)	168	260	10927	51.06	32	50
Sunil Gavaskar (India)	125	214	10122	51.12	34	45
Younis Khan (Pakistan)	118	213	10099	52.05	34	33
Joe Root (England)	118	218	10015	49.57	26	53

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Former India batter Sachin Tendulkar has recorded the most centuries in Test cricket. Regarded as one of the greatest batters in cricket history, Tendulkar smashed 51 hundreds in the longest format of the game. 

Having made his Test debut against Pakistan in 1989, the right-hander amassed 15,921 runs in 200 Test matches at an impressive average of 53.78 with 68 fifties to his name. It is still the all-time highest runs scored in Test cricket.

The Maharashtra-born cricketer also holds the record for the highest run-scorer of all time in international cricket. 

The second on the list for most centuries in Test cricket features former South Africa cricketer Jacques Kallis. The former all-rounder hit 45 hundreds in his Test career. Between 1995 and 2013, Kallis aggregated 13289 runs in 166 Tests at an average of 55.37.

Former Australia cricket team captain Ricky Ponting is third on the list for most centuries in Test cricket. Ponting smashed 21 tons in the longest format. Having batted mostly at number three, the right-handed batter accumulated 13378 runs in 168 Tests at an average of 51.85. 

Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara and India’s Rahul Dravid complete the top five list for most centuries in Test cricket. The ex-Sri Lanka skipper registered 38 Test tons while Dravid hit 36 hundreds in his Test career.

While Sangakkara amassed 12400 runs in 134 Test matches at an average of 57.40, Dravid ended his Test career with 13288 runs in 164 games at an average of 52.31.

Steve Smith and Virat Kohli have scored the most centuries in Test cricket among active cricketers, smashing 27 hundreds each.

Most centuries in Test cricket

Player	Matches	Hundreds
Sachin Tendulkar (India)	200	51
Jacques Kallis (South Africa)	166	45
Ricky Ponting (Australia)	168	41
Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)	134	38
Rahul Dravid (India)	164	36
Younis Khan (Pakistan)	118	34
Sunil Gavaskar (India)	125	34
Brian Lara (West Indies)	131	34
Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)	149	34
Alastair Cook (England)	161	33

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West Indies great Brian Lara’s unbeaten knock of 400 against England in 2004 is the highest individual Test score. The top-order player batted for nearly 13 hours as he became the first cricketer ever to score 400-plus runs in an international Test.

With Windies electing to bat first against a Michael Vaughan-led England, Lara came into bat at number three  after Daren Ganga was dismissed for 10 runs. And the rest is history.

Brian Lara smashed 43 boundaries and four sixes in his historic knock as West Indies registered a first innings score of 751/5d in their 2004 Test. The team total ended up being one of Windies�?highest Test scores.

However, this wasn’t the first time Lara scored the highest individual Test score. In 1994, the Windies legend hit 375 runs against England at Antigua and broke a 36-year record set by Garfield Sobers in 1958.

The second player on this list is Matthew Hayden. The Australian opener broke Brian Lara’s nine-year record for the highest individual Test score with his knock of 380 against Zimbabwe in Perth in 2003. Put to bat first, hosts Australia rode on Hayden’s first and only triple hundred to pile on a match-winning total of 735/6d.

Fourth on the list, Mahela Jayawardene registered the highest individual Test score by a Sri Lankan cricketer when he hammered 374 runs against South Africa in a 2006 Colombo Test. By doing so, Jayawardene became just the second player after Sanath Jayasuriya (340 vs India, Colombo, 1997) to score a triple century.

Sir Garry Sobers - fifth on our list - previously held the record for highest individual Test score from 1958 to 1994. Sobers, the first player to hit six sixes in an over, remained unbeaten on 365 against Pakistan in the 1958 Kingston Test. Garry Sobers scored his maiden Test century in the match before going forward to add another 265 runs to his impressive innings.

Among Indian cricketers, Virender Sehwag has the highest individual Test score. The legendary India opener scored 319 runs in the 2008 Chennai Test, which the hosts eventually drew against South Africa. What sets this knock apart from Sehwag’s Test centuries is that the opener reached his triple century in 278 balls - the fastest Test triple century by number of balls faced.

Highest individual Test score

Player	Opponent	Runs	Year
Brian Lara	England	400*	2004
Matthew Hayden	Zimbabwe	380	2003
Brian Lara	England	375	1994
Mahela Jayawardene	South Africa	374	2006
Garfield Sobers	Pakistan	365*	1958
Leonard Hutton	Australia	364	1938
Sanath Jayasuriya	India	340	1997
Hanif Mohammad	West Indies	337	1958
Wally Hammond	New Zealand	336*	1933
David Warner	Pakistan	335*	2019
Mark Taylor	Pakistan	334*	1998
Don Bradman	England	334	1930
Graham Gooch	India	333	1990
Chris Gayle	Sri Lanka	333	2010
Michael Clarke	India	329*	2012
Inzamam-ul-Haq	New Zealand	329	2002
Andy Sandham	West Indies	325	1930
Virender Sehwag	South Africa	319	2008
Kumar Sangakkara	Bangladesh	319	2014
Chris Gayle	South Africa	317	2005

Author: William Paul

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Don Bradman, Virender Sehwag, Chris Gayle and Brian Lara hold the joint record for most triple centuries in Test cricket. These four players have scored two triple centuries in the longest format.

Among them, Lara is credited with the record for scoring the highest individual score in Tests after he made an unbeaten 582-ball 400 against England in 2004. Interestingly, his other 300-plus score also came against England, albeit some 10 years before he became the only player to smash a quadruple century in international cricket.

During the fifth Test of England’s tour of West Indies in 1994, the former Windies captain scored 375 to power his team to 593/5d. The match was eventually drawn.

Meanwhile, Don Bradman was the quickest player to score two triple centuries in Test cricket. The former Australia captain did so in a mere 52 matches. He could have become the only player to score three triple tons in Test cricket, but had to settle for an unbeaten 299 when Australia beat South Africa in the fourth Test in 1932.

Bradman’s highest Test score was, in fact, his first triple century. The top-order batter scored 334 against England in 1930. Four years later, he got his second triple hundred, scoring 304 against England in Leeds.

Chris Gayle, on the other hand, scored his first triple ton against South Africa in 2005. The hard-hitter smashed 317 runs to take his team to 747. The match was drawn after Graeme Smith and Boeta Dippenaar frustrated the Windies bowler with some stubborn batting on the final day. His second triple ton came against Sri Lanka in November 2010, with the southpaw scoring 333 in a match that was also drawn.

Lastly, Virender Sehwag, who scored a century on his Test debut, made his first triple ton (309) against Pakistan in 2004 and second (319) against South Africa in 2008.

It is interesting to note that as many as 27 players have accounted for a total of 31 triple centuries in Test cricket. 

A whopping seven players from Australia are among those 27 players followed by five from England, four each from West Indies and Pakistan, three from Sri Lanka and two from India. Apart from Sehwag, Karun Nair is another Indian to score 300-plus runs in Tests.

Most triple centuries in Test cricket

Player	Team	Matches	Innings	300s	High score
Don Bradman	Australia	52	80	2	334
Virender Sehwag	India	104	180	2	319
Chris Gayle	West Indies	103	182	2	333
Brian Lara	West Indies	131	232	2	400*

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