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Most Fours in Test Cricket

ODI TEST T20I
Rank Player M Inns Runs NO BF S/R AVG 100 50 4s 6s
1
Sachin Tendulkar Sachin Tendulkar
200 329 15921 33 0 54.09 53.78 51 68 2058 69
2
Rahul Dravid Rahul Dravid
164 286 13288 32 31258 42.51 52.31 36 63 1655 21
3
Brian Lara Brian Lara
131 232 11953 6 19753 60.51 52.88 34 48 1559 88
4
Ricky Ponting Ricky Ponting
168 287 13378 29 22782 58.72 51.85 41 62 1509 73
5
Joe Root Joe Root
163 298 13943 25 24242 57.51 51.07 41 66 1492 46
6
Kumar Sangakkara Kumar Sangakkara
134 233 12400 17 22882 54.19 57.40 38 52 1491 51
7
Jacques Kallis Jacques Kallis
166 280 13289 40 28903 45.97 55.37 45 58 1488 97
8
Alastair Cook Alastair Cook
161 291 12472 16 26562 46.95 45.35 33 57 1442 11
9
Mahela Jayawardene Mahela Jayawardene
149 252 11814 15 22959 51.45 49.84 34 50 1387 61
10
Shivnarine Chanderpaul Shivnarine Chanderpaul
164 280 11867 49 27395 43.31 51.37 30 66 1285 36
11
Virender Sehwag Virender Sehwag
104 180 8586 6 10441 82.23 49.34 23 32 1233 91
12
Steve Waugh Steve Waugh
168 260 10927 46 22461 48.64 51.06 32 50 1175 20
13
Steven Smith Steven Smith
123 220 10763 28 19966 53.90 56.05 37 44 1172 67
14
Hashim Amla Hashim Amla
124 215 9282 16 18573 49.97 46.64 28 41 1170 14
15
Graeme Smith Graeme Smith
117 205 9265 13 15525 59.67 48.25 27 38 1165 24
16
Allan Border Allan Border
156 265 11174 44 0 - 50.56 27 63 1161 28
17
VVS Laxman VVS Laxman
134 225 8781 34 17785 49.37 45.97 17 56 1135 5
18
Alec Stewart Alec Stewart
133 235 8463 21 17389 48.66 39.54 15 45 1121 10
19
Inzamam-ul-Haq Inzamam-ul-Haq
120 200 8830 22 16345 54.02 49.60 25 46 1105 48
20
Younis Khan Younis Khan
118 213 10099 19 19375 52.12 52.05 34 33 1082 70
21
Graham Gooch Graham Gooch
118 215 8900 6 18075 49.23 42.58 20 46 1079 25
22
Kane Williamson Kane Williamson
108 192 9461 19 18198 51.98 54.68 33 38 1056 28
23
Matthew Hayden Matthew Hayden
103 184 8625 14 14349 60.10 50.73 30 29 1049 82
24
Chris Gayle Chris Gayle
103 182 7214 11 11970 60.26 42.18 15 37 1046 98
25
David Warner David Warner
112 205 8786 8 12517 70.19 44.59 26 37 1036 69
26
Virat Kohli Virat Kohli
123 210 9230 13 16608 55.57 46.85 30 31 1027 30
27
AB de Villiers AB de Villiers
114 191 8765 18 16077 54.51 50.66 22 46 1024 64
28
Sunil Gavaskar Sunil Gavaskar
125 214 10122 16 15327 66.04 51.12 34 45 1016 26
29
Kevin Pietersen Kevin Pietersen
104 181 8181 8 13255 61.72 47.28 23 35 985 81
30
David Gower David Gower
117 204 8231 18 16268 50.59 44.25 18 39 979 10
31
Michael Clarke Michael Clarke
115 198 8643 22 15456 55.92 49.10 28 27 978 39
32
Mohammad Yousuf Mohammad Yousuf
90 156 7530 12 14372 52.39 52.29 24 33 957 51
33
Ross Taylor Ross Taylor
112 196 7683 24 12957 59.29 44.66 19 35 932 55
34
Gary Kirsten Gary Kirsten
101 176 7289 15 16783 43.43 45.27 21 34 922 12
35
Ian Bell Ian Bell
118 205 7727 24 15622 49.46 42.69 22 46 919 39
36
Stephen Fleming Stephen Fleming
111 189 7172 10 15652 45.82 40.06 9 46 917 26
37
Justin Langer Justin Langer
105 182 7696 12 14192 54.22 45.27 23 30 912 40
38
Sanath Jayasuriya Sanath Jayasuriya
110 188 6973 14 10698 65.18 40.07 14 31 910 59
39
Mike Atherton Mike Atherton
115 212 7728 7 20609 37.49 37.69 16 46 904 4
40
Sourav Ganguly Sourav Ganguly
113 188 7212 17 14070 51.25 42.17 16 35 900 57
41
Herschelle Gibbs Herschelle Gibbs
90 154 6167 7 12270 50.26 41.95 14 26 887 47
42
Andrew Strauss Andrew Strauss
100 178 7037 6 14385 48.91 40.91 21 27 867 10
43
Cheteshwar Pujara Cheteshwar Pujara
103 176 7195 11 16217 44.36 43.60 19 35 863 16
44
Mark Waugh Mark Waugh
128 209 8029 17 15360 52.27 41.81 20 47 844 41
45
Angelo Mathews Angelo Mathews
119 212 8214 27 16970 48.40 44.40 16 45 835 90
46
Marcus Trescothick Marcus Trescothick
76 143 5825 10 10685 54.51 43.79 14 29 831 42
47
Ben Stokes Ben Stokes
120 216 7216 9 12348 58.43 34.85 14 37 828 136
48
David Boon David Boon
107 190 7422 20 18116 40.96 43.65 21 32 822 2
49
Graham Thorpe Graham Thorpe
100 179 6744 28 14693 45.89 44.66 16 39 778 9
50
Brendon McCullum Brendon McCullum
101 176 6453 9 9989 64.60 38.64 12 31 776 107
51
Dimuth Karunaratne Dimuth Karunaratne
99 189 7172 7 13913 51.54 39.40 16 39 760 12
52
Greg Chappell Greg Chappell
87 151 7110 19 0 - 53.86 24 31 755 16
53
Ramnaresh Sarwan Ramnaresh Sarwan
87 154 5842 8 12484 46.79 40.01 15 31 747 14
54
Mushfiqur Rahim Mushfiqur Rahim
100 184 6510 16 13416 48.52 38.75 13 28 747 38
55
Michael Vaughan Michael Vaughan
82 147 5719 9 11184 51.13 41.44 18 18 742 22
56
Nasser Hussain Nasser Hussain
96 171 5764 16 14272 40.38 37.18 14 33 734 24
57
Mark Taylor Mark Taylor
104 186 7525 13 18140 41.48 43.49 19 40 727 9
58
Mohammad Azharuddin Mohammad Azharuddin
99 147 6215 9 9852 63.08 45.03 22 21 720 19
59
Jonny Bairstow Jonny Bairstow
100 178 6042 12 10228 59.07 36.39 12 26 719 56
60
Tom Latham Tom Latham
91 164 6261 6 13064 47.92 39.62 16 31 705 22
61
Azhar Ali Azhar Ali
97 180 7142 11 17033 41.93 42.26 19 35 694 22
62
Michael Hussey Michael Hussey
79 137 6235 16 12436 50.13 51.52 19 29 685 39
63
Marvan Atapattu Marvan Atapattu
90 156 5502 15 0 - 39.02 16 17 685 4
64
Dean Elgar Dean Elgar
86 152 5347 11 11190 47.78 37.92 14 23 684 26
65
Tillakaratne Dilshan Tillakaratne Dilshan
87 145 5492 11 8379 65.54 40.98 16 23 677 24
66
Adam Gilchrist Adam Gilchrist
96 137 5570 20 6796 81.95 47.60 17 26 677 100
67
Dinesh Chandimal Dinesh Chandimal
90 161 6361 15 12703 50.07 43.56 16 34 668 44
68
Usman Khawaja Usman Khawaja
88 159 6229 14 12757 48.82 42.95 16 28 664 28
69
Martin Crowe Martin Crowe
77 131 5444 11 12190 44.65 45.36 17 18 659 27
70
Mark Boucher Mark Boucher
147 206 5515 24 11005 50.11 30.30 5 35 656 20
71
Tamim Iqbal Tamim Iqbal
70 134 5134 2 8852 57.99 38.89 10 31 655 41
72
Thilan Samaraweera Thilan Samaraweera
81 132 5462 20 11641 46.92 48.76 14 30 633 7
73
Carl Hooper Carl Hooper
102 173 5762 15 11462 50.27 36.46 13 27 633 63
74
Sir Ian Botham Sir Ian Botham
102 161 5200 6 8565 60.71 33.54 14 22 621 67
75
Allan Lamb Allan Lamb
79 139 4656 10 9058 51.40 36.09 14 18 618 20
76
Gundappa Viswanath Gundappa Viswanath
91 155 6080 10 8011 75.90 41.93 14 35 616 6
77
Nathan Astle Nathan Astle
81 137 4702 10 9479 49.60 37.02 11 24 612 39
78
Michael Slater Michael Slater
74 131 5312 7 9967 53.29 42.83 14 21 598 30
79
Kraigg Brathwaite Kraigg Brathwaite
100 193 5950 10 14571 40.83 32.51 12 31 594 17
80
Kapil Dev Kapil Dev
131 184 5248 15 5538 94.76 31.05 8 27 587 61
81
Ajinkya Rahane Ajinkya Rahane
85 144 5077 12 10256 49.50 38.46 12 26 578 35
82
Kusal Mendis Kusal Mendis
73 135 4757 6 8116 58.61 36.87 10 22 572 52
83
Dilip Vengsarkar Dilip Vengsarkar
116 185 6868 22 11450 59.98 41.37 17 35 560 17
84
Mark Butcher Mark Butcher
71 131 4288 7 10005 42.85 34.58 8 23 559 3
85
Robin Smith Robin Smith
62 112 4236 15 9279 45.65 43.67 9 28 558 11
86
Robin Smith Robin Smith
62 112 4236 15 9279 45.65 43.67 9 28 558 11
87
Travis Head Travis Head
65 111 4592 6 6576 69.82 43.73 12 20 557 41
88
Mominul Haque Mominul Haque
75 139 4859 10 8922 54.46 37.66 13 25 557 21
89
Shakib Al Hasan Shakib Al Hasan
71 130 4609 8 7473 61.67 37.77 5 31 556 28
90
Daniel Vettori Daniel Vettori
113 174 4531 23 7787 58.18 30.00 6 23 556 17
91
Mike Gatting Mike Gatting
79 138 4409 14 9764 45.15 35.55 10 21 552 11
92
Daryll Cullinan Daryll Cullinan
70 115 4554 12 9300 48.96 44.21 14 20 548 25
93
MS Dhoni MS Dhoni
90 144 4876 16 8249 59.11 38.09 6 33 544 78
94
Andrew Flower Andrew Flower
63 112 4794 19 10636 45.07 51.54 12 27 543 20
95
Hashan Tillakaratne Hashan Tillakaratne
83 131 4545 25 0 - 42.87 11 20 540 1
96
Marlon Samuels Marlon Samuels
71 127 3917 7 8219 47.65 32.64 7 24 537 32
97
Saeed Anwar Saeed Anwar
55 91 4052 2 7265 55.77 45.52 11 25 535 14
98
Marnus Labuschagne Marnus Labuschagne
63 114 4694 9 8987 52.23 44.70 11 25 524 15
99
Gautam Gambhir Gautam Gambhir
58 104 4154 5 8067 51.49 41.95 9 22 517 10
100
Faf du Plessis Faf du Plessis
69 118 4163 14 8986 46.32 40.02 10 21 516 21

Stats updated after every match.

# - Player Rank
M - Matches Played
W– Won
L– Lost
T– Tied
N/R– No Result
PTS– Points
NRR– Net Run Rate
Q– Qualified
Inns - Innings Bowled
Ovr - Overs Bowled
Runs - Runs Conceded
Wk - Wickets Taken
Avg - Bowling Average
Eco - Economy Rate
SR - Bowling Strike Rate
4W - 4 Wickets in an Innings
5W - 5 Wickets in an Innings

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Most Fours in Test!

Sachin Tendulkar obtained 2058 fours in 200 matches and 329 innings in Test cricket. Sachin Tendulkar is the top player with the most fours in Test cricket. Rahul Dravid posted 1655 boundaries in 164 matches and 286 innings. Rahul Dravid claimed the 2nd position in hitting the most fours in Test cricket. Brian Lara collected 1559 fours in 131 games and 232 innings and cemented his place in 3rd spot in the list of scoring the most fours in Test cricket. Ricky Ponting managed to hit 1509 boundaries in 168 contests and 287 innings in this longest format.

Most Fours in Test Cricket

The boundary-hitting records in Test cricket played an important role in dominating the match. The career-long most test fours records stand out as symbols of both dominance and consistency among the many records that highlight batting mastery. 

Several Legendary batters have rewritten history by hitting the most fours in Test cricket and set records across innings, matches, and entire series. Like the most fours in an innings in Test cricket, the record reflects a single player’s ability to dominate a bowling attack for an extended period. Similarly, the record for the most fours in a Test series highlights a batsman’s consistency and ability to score aggressively across multiple matches, which adds significant total fours in their Test cricket career. 

The players like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, Brian Lara and more dominate the match with the help of test most fours, which provides momentum to their teams.

Player Wise Records of Most Fours in Test Cricket

Test cricket has witnessed many legendary batters who have dominated bowlers through timing and placement rather than power. The most fours in test cricket history highlight the greatness of these players who have left an immortal mark. 

Sachin Tendulkar – 2,058 Test fours

Sachin Tendulkar is an Indian great batsman who holds the record for the most fours in Test international cricket with 2,058 fours across 200 Test matches. His ability to perform consistently in all conditions and across different countries makes him the clear leader of the most fours in a test match.

Rahul Dravid – 1655 Test fours

Rahul Dravid is often known for his rock-solid defence, also excelled at timing the ball to the fence. He scored 1655 fours across 164 Test cricket matches, which gives him second place on the list for the most fours in Test cricket history. His consistency, patience, and precision also enabled him to hit the most fours in one test innings, a feat he achieved against Pakistan in 2004.

Brian Lara – 1,559 Test fours

Brian Lara is a West Indies superstar who is among the greatest batters in Test history and ranks high for the most fours in Test cricket. He has blasted 1,559 fours during his remarkable Test career of 131 matches. One of his famous performances, where he owns the record for the most fours in a test innings historic 400 against England in 2004, had 43 fours. This innings also stands as the benchmark of his great batting control and endurance over lengthy periods. 

Ricky Ponting – 1509 Test fours

Ricky Ponting hit 1509 fours across 168 Test matches and is fourth in the list of most fours in Test international cricket. His classic cover drives and ability to adapt to bowling made him a consistent boundary-hitting batsman to contribute significantly to Australia's success across all formats. 

Ricky Ponting played one of his most memorable innings against India at Adelaide on 12 December 2003. In that match, he scored a brilliant knock filled with 36 fours and ranks among the top for the most fours in an innings test.

Joe Root – 1492 Test fours

England’s Joe Root is another standout figure in the race for most fours in test cricket, with 1492 fours spanning 163 matches. He ranks among the top players who have consistently found the fence over a long Test career.

Kumar Sangakkara – 1491 Test fours

Kumar Sangakkara is one of Sri Lanka’s most accomplished batters who sits among the top players for the most fours in test cricket with 1491 fours in his career spanning 134 matches. He has also registered the most fours in test innings throughout his career by playing brilliant knocks on multiple occasions. 

Jacques Kallis – 1488 Test fours

Jacques Kallis is the legendary South African all‑rounder who ranks on the list for most fours in test cricket, with 1488 fours during his 166-match career. He is known for his powerful yet classical batting. 

Alastair Cook – 1442 Test fours

Alastair Cook has hit 1442 fours across 161 test match which places him among the top players for most fours in test international cricket. Once he had hit 34 fours in a single innings against India in 2011, this record is included as one of the most fours in a test innings. That is why he ranks as the top player for most fours in test matches.

Mahela Jayawardene – 1387 Test fours

Mahela Jayawardene was one of the most stylish batters of Sri Lanka who smashed 1387 fours in his Test career of 149 matches. His elegant timing and ability to find gaps consistently made him one of the notable names among the most fours in test cricket list, and he also ranks high in the list of players with the most fours in a test innings.

Shivnarine Chanderpaul – 1285 Test fours

Shivnarine Chanderpaul is recognised for his distinctive batting style and leading scorer of most test fours in Test cricket with 1285 fours in 164 matches. His determination and consistency in hitting boundaries made him the player with the most fours in Test cricket history.

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