Top 5 Countries with Most Players Having 10,000+ Runs in International Cricket

Top 5 Countries with Most Players Having 10,000+ Runs in International Cricket: Ever since the inception of the beautiful game of cricket, we have seen some exceptional batters grace the ever-charismatic game. Seeing batsmen score runs has been a joy to the spectators, and over the years they have been present in huge numbers to see some brilliant batsmen play some astonishing shots and score thousands of runs.

Cricket is a game which is slightly tilted towards the batters. We have often come across the phrase “Cricket is a batsmen’s game”. However, there is no denying the fact that bowlers play an equally important role in the team. The grace with which the batsmen have applied themselves on the field have set them apart from some of the ordinary batters.

Scoring 10,000 runs have always been a benchmark which has set good players from great players. India has been a country which has produced some exceptional batters over the years. Australia too has been a very dominant side and have produced several great batsmen.

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Now without wasting any time let us have a look at the top 5 countries with most batsmen having 10,000+ runs in international cricket.

England- 9

The inventors of cricket have a total of 9 batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in international cricket. It will surprise quite a few to see only 9 English batsmen on the list. Being the inventors of the game, everyone would have expected them to be at the No 1 position.

However, most of the English batsmen have had relatively short careers. Hence not many have managed to get past the 10,000 mark across formats. Scoring 10k runs is a benchmark for any batsmen playing international cricket. England has produced quite a few batsmen. Current Test skipper Joe Root is in the list.

List of batsmen: Alistair Cook, Ian Bell, Graham Gooch, Alec Stewart, David Gower, Joe Root, Andrew Strauss, Kevin Pietersen, Marcus Trescothick

Pakistan- 10

The Men in Green has been a formidable team ever since their 1^st Test as an independent nation. In the mid-2000’s, Pakistan had a terrific middle with the likes of Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, and Inzamam-ul-Haq. The trio was quite a force to reckon with and gave tough days to the opposition bowlers. They find 10 of their players in this particular list.

Over the years they have been a terrific limited overs side as well. Javed Miandad was arguably one of the best batsmen from Pakistan. He was quite a sensation during his days and made bowling attack look clueless at times. Their standard has dipped quite a bit in the recent years. However, they have produced some exceptional performances as well.

List of batsmen: Inzamam-ul Haq, Younis Khan, Mohammad Yousuf, Javed Miandad, Saleem Malik, Saeed Anwar, Mohammad Hafeez, Shahid Afridi, Mishbah-ul-Haq, Shoaib Malik

Windies- 10

West Indies or now known as the Windies was the undisputed king of world cricket during the 1970’s and the 198’s. They produced a plethora of fast bowlers and had some world-class batsmen to back them up. In Sir Vivian Richards, Windies had undoubtedly the best batsman in the world. In those days, the shots which Richards used to play left everyone in awe. He is regarded by man as the best batsman to grace the game.

The opening slot had the likes of Gordon Greenidge and Desmond Haynes who was stalwarts in their rights. In captain Clive Llyod they had one of the finest left-handed batsmen of the generation. Since then there was a certain Brian Charles Lara who took the world by storm. However, the majority of his career coincided with a declining Windies team. They have ten batsmen in the list.

List of batsmen: Brian Lara, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Chris Gayle, Desmond Haynes, Vivian Richards, Gordon Greenidge, Richie Richardson, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Carl Hooper, Marlon Samuels

Australia- 13

This country needs no introduction when it comes to cricket. They have produced so many stalwarts of the game that we might lose count. They started their utter domination in world cricket from the late 1990’s. Since winning the World Cup in 1999, they became invincible. They won everything that came their way and was the World Champions for 12 years. They were the holders of the World Cup from 1999-2011 before the jink was broken by India.

The likes of Matthew Hayden and Adam Gilchrist was simply terror to the opposition bowlers. At No 3 Australia had Ricky Ponting. The middle order had the likes of Steve Waugh, Damien Martyn, Darren Lehmann, Andrew Symonds and many more. Hence they are joint No 1 on this list.

List of batsmen: Ricky Ponting, Steve Waugh, Allan Border, Michael Clarke, Mark Waugh, Adam Gilchrist, Matthew Hayden, David Boon, David Warner, Michael Hussey, Mark Taylor, Shane Watson, Steve Smith

India- 13

India is a land known to produce some exceptional batsmen over the years. Since the early 60’s, India produced world-class batters in the form of Vinood Mankad, Vijay Majrekar, Pankaj Roy and many more. The emergence of Sunil Gavaskar changed the complexion of Indian cricket. He went on to become one of the greatest openers in the longest format of the game if not the best.

Just after the retirement of Gavaskar, there was the emergence of a certain Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar who changed the total history of Indian cricket. He went on to make all batting record his own and went on to play for 24 years at the highest level. The likes of Mohammad Azharuddin, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly and Virender Sehwag took India to greater heights. The No 1 Test team in the world at the moment has 13 players on the list.

List of batsmen: Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Sourav Ganguly, Virender Sehwag, VVS Laxman, MS Dhoni, Sunil Gavaskar, Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Yuvraj Singh, Virat Kohli, Gautam Gambhir, Rohit Sharma