At the international level, the gentlemen’s game is rife with superstars who pile run like it’s no big deal. They offer the opposing captains a lot to think about while making it appear simple in any situation.
It is difficult to maintain the run flow throughout a player’s career, though, as the game becomes increasingly difficult every day, particularly in test cricket. Yet few athletes take the initiative to contribute to those crucial runs for their team. We shall examine the active players with the most international runs in this post. The list includes a few current game legends and celebrities who delight fans with their play. It’s interesting to note that all of these batters score a ton of runs in every type of game.
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Virat Kohli
The player with the most international runs among active cricketers is also the most admired cricketer in the world. Not only that, but among all currently playing cricketers, he also holds the record for most international centuries. The former captain of India currently has a career total of 26350 runs and 70 centuries.
As of right now, Kohli has 8043 runs in 101 test matches. Many players who are now playing would like to reach near ODI runs. Moreover, Kohli ranks second among Indians in T20I runs with 3296.
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Joe Root
By recent performance, Joe Root is unquestionably the top player in the world. Due to his outstanding performance at the international level, the former England captain was named the “ICC Test player of the year 2021.” During the current series against New Zealand, Joe became the 14th player overall and the second Englishman to surpass the 10,000 runs mark in test cricket.
In the list of most test runs in the game’s history, he surpassed Younis Khan and Sunil Gavaskar, continuing his fantasy run in test cricket. Additionally, he was tied with Steve Smith and Virat Kohli for the most test hundreds among active cricket players.
David Warner
The most recent cricketer to surpass 160000 runs internationally is an Australian southpaw. In their continuing away series against Sri Lanka, he finished the historic feat. One of the game’s most explosive starts in recent memory has been Warner. He was included in the “ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Decade” because to his dominance at the top of the order.
He is one of the most exciting players in the game thanks to his strike rate of over 70 in the test arena. The only player still playing today with more than 16000 international runs is Warner. Steven Smith follows him in runs with 13397.
Rohit Sharma
The Indian opener trails his teammate in the ICC Men’s ODI Team of the Decade by a few runs. When MS Dhoni encouraged Rohit Sharma to start the inning for India in the white ball format, Rohit Sharma’s career underwent a significant turn.
He has since become a world-beater. Even his five centuries at the ICC World Cup in 2009 serve as a reminder of his destructive potential as an opener. The current captain of India is fourth on the list with 15733 careless runs across 400 international matches.
Kane Williamson
Only the Kiwi skipper represents New Zealand on this list of active players with the most international runs. Although he has struggled the past two years, much like Virat Kohli, he has been a game-changer for the Kiwi squad In fact, Kane Williamson has the highest test average among the top 5 players on this ranking. Kane needed 312 games to accumulate 15483 runs.
