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Most Runs in ODI Cricket

Sachin Tendulkar leads ODI cricket with 18,426 runs, with Virat Kohli second at 15,183 and still active. Career one-day international runs to Nov 2026.

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  • Sachin Tendulkar ranks #1 with 18,426, ahead of Virat Kohli (15,183) and Kumar Sangakkara (14,234).

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Sachin Tendulkar's 18,426 ODI runs, scored between 1989 and 2012, are 3,243 more than Virat Kohli's 15,183, and Kohli is still active. Kumar Sangakkara has 14,234, Ricky Ponting 13,704 and Sanath Jayasuriya 13,430. Rohit Sharma, also still playing, has 12,120. Kohli is the fastest to 10,000 ODI runs by innings, in 205.

Only 15 players have scored more than 10,000 ODI runs on this list, from Tendulkar down to Dilshan on 10,290. The chart shows the top 15 as a static ranking. Some totals include matches for ICC World XI or Asia XI sides, among them Ponting, Jayawardene, Gayle, Dhoni and Dravid, so they can differ slightly from country-only figures.

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Source: Wikipedia, 'List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in One Day International cricket'; Kohli updated to 15,183 from 'List of One Day International cricket records' (4 Nov 2026) and his Wikipedia page. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Reshaped to a static top-15 ranking (no sourceable year-by-year data). Some totals include ICC World XI/Asia XI matches (e.g. Ponting, Jayawardene, Gayle, Dhoni, Dravid). Kohli and Rohit Sharma are still active.

Most Runs in ODI Cricket, Career ODI runs, top 15 (to Nov 2026), ODI runs
Date🇮🇳 Sachin Tendulkar🇮🇳 Virat Kohli🇱🇰 Kumar Sangakkara🇦🇺 Ricky Ponting🇱🇰 Sanath Jayasuriya🇱🇰 Mahela Jayawardene🇮🇳 Rohit Sharma🇵🇰 Inzamam-ul-Haq🇿🇦 Jacques Kallis🇮🇳 Sourav Ganguly🇮🇳 Rahul Dravid🇮🇳 MS Dhoni🇯🇲 Chris Gayle🇹🇹 Brian Lara🇱🇰 Tillakaratne Dilshan
ODI runs18,42615,18314,23413,70413,43012,65012,12011,73911,57911,36310,88910,77310,48010,40510,290

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Who has scored the most runs in ODI cricket?

Sachin Tendulkar, with 18,426 ODI runs between 1989 and 2012. Virat Kohli is second with 15,183 and is still active.

How many ODI runs does Virat Kohli have?

Virat Kohli has 15,183 ODI runs as of November 2026. He is the fastest player to 10,000 ODI runs by innings, in 205.

How many players have scored 10,000 ODI runs?

Fifteen players on this list have passed 10,000 ODI runs, from Tendulkar down to Dilshan on 10,290.

Where does this data come from?

Wikipedia, 'List of players who have scored 10,000 or more runs in One Day International cricket'; Kohli updated to 15,183 from 'List of One Day International cricket records' (4 Nov 2026) and his Wikipedia page. Retrieved November 4, 2026. Reshaped to a static top-15 ranking (no sourceable year-by-year data). Some totals include ICC World XI/Asia XI matches (e.g. Ponting, Jayawardene, Gayle, Dhoni, Dravid). Kohli and Rohit Sharma are still active. You can download the full table as a CSV from this page.

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