Question: who has scored the highest number of runs in test cricket
Answer: Most career runs Runs Player Period 15,921 ( 329 innings ) Sachin Tendulkar 1989 -- 2013 13,378 ( 287 innings ) Ricky Ponting 1995 -- 2012 13,289 ( 280 innings ) Jacques Kallis 1995 -- 2013 13,288 ( 286 innings ) Rahul Dravid 1996 -- 2012 12,400 ( 233 innings ) Kumar Sangakkara 2000 -- 2015 Last updated : 15 June 2016