Top 5 players with most international runs in cricket across all formats

#1. Sachin Tendulkar (India) (34357 Runs)

Tendulkar has scored the most runs in the history of cricket.

No surprises here. Sachin Tendulkar is the most decorated player to have ever played the game. There are people who do not know about cricket but know about Sachin Tendulkar.

Tendulkar was born in 1973 and made his debut in 1989 at the young age of 16. He has had a 24-year long career at the top, having retired only in 2013.

Stats: Tendulkar has scored 34357 international runs in 664 matches and 782 innings. He has had an average of 48.52 and strike rate of 67.58.

Surely, Tendulkar is one of the greatest players to have played the game.