CAREER RECORD

Men Test: Most fours

All recorded careers, no minimum qualification. Official career snapshot 2026-09-30.

Most fours · Men Test

1 Sachin Tendulkar

2,058

2 Rahul Dravid

1,654

3 Brian Lara

1,559

4 Joe Root

1,536

5 Ricky Ponting

1,509

6 Kumar Sangakkara

1,491

7 Jacques Kallis

1,488

8 Alastair Cook

1,442

9 Mahela Jayawardene

1,387

10 Shivnarine Chanderpaul

1,285

Men Test: Most fours
Rank	Most fours	Player	Team	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Avg	SR	100	50	0
1	2,058	Sachin Tendulkar	India	1989-2013	200	329	33	15,921	248*	53.78	54.08	51	68	14
2	1,654	Rahul Dravid	India	1996-2012	164	286	32	13,288	270	52.31	42.51	36	63	8
3	1,559	Brian Lara	West Indies	1990-2006	131	232	6	11,953	400*	52.88	60.51	34	48	17
4	1,536	Joe Root	England	2012-2026	169	309	26	14,278	262	50.45	57.61	41	69	15
5	1,509	Ricky Ponting	Australia	1995-2012	168	287	29	13,378	257	51.85	58.72	41	62	17
6	1,491	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	2000-2015	134	233	17	12,400	319	57.40	54.19	38	52	11
7	1,488	Jacques Kallis	South Africa	1995-2013	166	280	40	13,289	224	55.37	45.97	45	58	16
8	1,442	Alastair Cook	England	2006-2018	161	291	16	12,472	294	45.35	46.95	33	57	9
9	1,387	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	1997-2014	149	252	15	11,814	374	49.84	51.45	34	50	15
10	1,285	Shivnarine Chanderpaul	West Indies	1994-2015	164	280	49	11,867	203*	51.37	43.31	30	66	15
11	1,233	Virender Sehwag	India	2001-2013	104	180	6	8,586	319	49.34	82.23	23	32	16
12	1,190	Steven Smith	Australia	2010-2026	125	223	28	10,920	239	56.00	53.96	37	45	11
13	1,175	Steve Waugh	Australia	1985-2004	168	260	46	10,927	200	51.06	48.64	32	50	22
14	1,170	Hashim Amla	South Africa	2004-2019	124	215	16	9,282	311*	46.64	49.97	28	41	13
15	1,165	Graeme Smith	South Africa	2002-2014	117	205	13	9,265	277	48.25	59.67	27	38	11
16	1,161	Allan Border	Australia	1978-1994	156	265	44	11,174	205	50.56	-	27	63	11
17	1,135	VVS Laxman	India	1996-2012	134	225	34	8,781	281	45.97	49.37	17	56	14
18	1,121	Alec Stewart	England	1990-2003	133	235	21	8,463	190	39.54	48.66	15	45	14
19	1,105	Inzamam-ul-Haq	Pakistan	1992-2007	120	200	22	8,830	329	49.60	54.02	25	46	15
20	1,082	Younis Khan	Pakistan	2000-2017	118	213	19	10,099	313	52.05	52.12	34	33	19
21	1,079	Graham Gooch	England	1975-1995	118	215	6	8,900	333	42.58	49.23	20	46	13
22	1,063	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	2010-2026	110	195	19	9,515	251	54.06	51.97	33	38	12
23	1,049	Matthew Hayden	Australia	1994-2009	103	184	14	8,625	380	50.73	60.10	30	29	14
24	1,046	Chris Gayle	West Indies	2000-2014	103	182	11	7,214	333	42.18	60.26	15	37	15
25	1,036	David Warner	Australia	2011-2024	112	205	8	8,786	335*	44.59	70.19	26	37	13
26	1,027	Virat Kohli	India	2011-2025	123	210	13	9,230	254*	46.85	55.57	30	31	15
27	1,024	AB de Villiers	South Africa	2004-2018	114	191	18	8,765	278*	50.66	54.51	22	46	8
28	985	Kevin Pietersen	England	2005-2014	104	181	8	8,181	227	47.28	61.72	23	35	10
29	979	David Gower	England	1978-1992	117	204	18	8,231	215	44.25	50.59	18	39	7
30	978	Michael Clarke	Australia	2004-2015	115	198	22	8,643	329*	49.10	55.92	28	27	9
31	957	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	1998-2010	90	156	12	7,530	223	52.29	52.39	24	33	11
32	932	Ross Taylor	New Zealand	2007-2022	112	196	24	7,683	290	44.66	59.29	19	35	14
33	922	Gary Kirsten	South Africa	1993-2004	101	176	15	7,289	275	45.27	43.43	21	34	13
34	919	Ian Bell	England	2004-2015	118	205	24	7,727	235	42.69	49.46	22	46	14
35	917	Stephen Fleming	New Zealand	1994-2008	111	189	10	7,172	274*	40.06	45.82	9	46	16
36	912	Justin Langer	Australia	1993-2007	105	182	12	7,696	250	45.27	54.22	23	30	11
37	910	Sanath Jayasuriya	Sri Lanka	1991-2007	110	188	14	6,973	340	40.07	65.18	14	31	15
38	904	Mike Atherton	England	1989-2001	115	212	7	7,728	185*	37.69	37.49	16	46	20
39	900	Sourav Ganguly	India	1996-2008	113	188	17	7,212	239	42.17	51.25	16	35	13
40	887	Herschelle Gibbs	South Africa	1996-2008	90	154	7	6,167	228	41.95	50.26	14	26	11
41	867	Andrew Strauss	England	2004-2012	100	178	6	7,037	177	40.91	48.91	21	27	15
42	863	Cheteshwar Pujara	India	2010-2023	103	176	11	7,195	206*	43.60	44.36	19	35	12
43	844	Mark Waugh	Australia	1991-2002	128	209	17	8,029	153*	41.81	52.27	20	47	19
44	835	Angelo Mathews	Sri Lanka	2009-2025	119	212	27	8,214	200*	44.40	48.40	16	45	6
45	833	Ben Stokes	England	2013-2026	122	220	9	7,273	258	34.46	58.52	14	37	18
46	831	Marcus Trescothick	England	2000-2006	76	143	10	5,825	219	43.79	54.51	14	29	12
47	822	David Boon	Australia	1984-1996	107	190	20	7,422	200	43.65	40.96	21	32	16
48	787	Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	2005-2026	105	193	17	6,876	219*	39.06	48.46	14	29	13
49	778	Graham Thorpe	England	1993-2005	100	179	28	6,744	200*	44.66	45.89	16	39	12
50	776	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	2004-2016	101	176	9	6,453	302	38.64	64.60	12	31	14
51	764	Dimuth Karunaratne	Sri Lanka	2012-2025	100	191	7	7,222	244	39.25	51.49	16	39	13
52	755	Greg Chappell	Australia	1970-1984	87	151	19	7,110	247*	53.86	-	24	31	12
53	747	Ramnaresh Sarwan	West Indies	2000-2011	87	154	8	5,842	291	40.01	46.79	15	31	12
54	742	Michael Vaughan	England	1999-2008	82	147	9	5,719	197	41.44	51.13	18	18	9
55	734	Nasser Hussain	England	1990-2004	96	171	16	5,764	207	37.18	40.38	14	33	14
56	727	Mark Taylor	Australia	1989-1999	104	186	13	7,525	334*	43.49	41.48	19	40	5
57	722	Tom Latham	New Zealand	2014-2026	95	171	6	6,450	264*	39.09	48.17	17	31	15
58	719	Jonny Bairstow	England	2012-2024	100	178	12	6,042	167*	36.39	59.07	12	26	17
59	694	Azhar Ali	Pakistan	2010-2022	97	180	11	7,142	302*	42.26	41.93	19	35	19
60	685	Dinesh Chandimal	Sri Lanka	2011-2026	93	166	15	6,534	206*	43.27	50.38	16	36	8
60	685	Marvan Atapattu	Sri Lanka	1990-2007	90	156	15	5,502	249	39.02	-	16	17	22
60	685	Michael Hussey	Australia	2005-2013	79	137	16	6,235	195	51.52	50.13	19	29	12
63	684	D Elgar	South Africa	2012-2024	86	152	11	5,347	199	37.92	47.78	14	23	13
64	677	Adam Gilchrist	Australia	1999-2008	96	137	20	5,570	204*	47.60	81.95	17	26	14
64	677	Tillakaratne Dilshan	Sri Lanka	1999-2013	87	145	11	5,492	193	40.98	65.54	16	23	14
66	664	Usman Khawaja	Australia	2011-2026	88	159	14	6,229	232	42.95	48.82	16	28	10
67	659	Martin Crowe	New Zealand	1982-1995	77	131	11	5,444	299	45.36	44.65	17	18	9
68	656	Mark Boucher	South Africa	1997-2012	147	206	24	5,515	125	30.30	50.11	5	35	17
69	655	Tamim Iqbal	Bangladesh	2008-2023	70	134	2	5,134	206	38.89	57.99	10	31	11
70	633	Carl Hooper	West Indies	1987-2002	102	173	15	5,762	233	36.46	50.27	13	27	13
70	633	Thilan Samaraweera	Sri Lanka	2001-2013	81	132	20	5,462	231	48.76	46.92	14	30	11
72	621	Ian Botham	England	1977-1992	102	161	6	5,200	208	33.54	60.71	14	22	14
73	618	Allan Lamb	England	1982-1992	79	139	10	4,656	142	36.09	51.40	14	18	9
74	612	Nathan Astle	New Zealand	1996-2006	81	137	10	4,702	222	37.02	49.60	11	24	11
75	603	Mominul Haque	Bangladesh	2013-2026	80	149	11	5,219	181	37.81	54.33	13	28	19
76	598	Michael Slater	Australia	1993-2001	74	131	7	5,312	219	42.83	53.29	14	21	9
77	594	Kraigg Brathwaite	West Indies	2011-2025	100	193	10	5,950	212	32.51	40.83	12	31	19
78	581	Kusal Mendis	Sri Lanka	2015-2026	75	139	6	4,836	245	36.36	58.56	10	23	15
79	578	Ajinkya Rahane	India	2013-2023	85	144	12	5,077	188	38.46	49.50	12	26	10
80	567	Travis Head	Australia	2018-2026	67	114	6	4,653	175	43.08	69.68	12	20	7
81	566	Babar Azam	Pakistan	2016-2026	66	122	11	4,771	196	42.98	55.38	9	34	8
82	559	Mark Butcher	England	1997-2004	71	131	7	4,288	173*	34.58	42.85	8	23	10
83	558	Robin Smith	England	1988-1996	62	112	15	4,236	175	43.67	45.65	9	28	8
84	556	Daniel Vettori	New Zealand	1997-2014	113	174	23	4,531	140	30.00	58.18	6	23	20
84	556	Shakib Al Hasan	Bangladesh	2007-2024	71	130	8	4,609	217	37.77	61.67	5	31	6
86	552	Mike Gatting	England	1978-1995	79	138	14	4,409	207	35.55	45.15	10	21	16
87	548	Daryll Cullinan	South Africa	1993-2001	70	115	12	4,554	275*	44.21	48.96	14	20	10
88	544	MS Dhoni	India	2005-2014	90	144	16	4,876	224	38.09	59.11	6	33	10
89	543	Andy Flower	Zimbabwe	1992-2002	63	112	19	4,794	232*	51.54	45.07	12	27	5
90	540	Hashan Tillakaratne	Sri Lanka	1989-2004	83	131	25	4,545	204*	42.87	-	11	20	9
91	537	Marlon Samuels	West Indies	2000-2016	71	127	7	3,917	260	32.64	47.65	7	24	14
92	535	Saeed Anwar	Pakistan	1990-2001	55	91	2	4,052	188*	45.52	55.77	11	25	8
93	534	Dhananjaya de Silva	Sri Lanka	2016-2026	69	123	9	4,431	173	38.86	58.01	13	20	11
94	527	Marnus Labuschagne	Australia	2018-2026	65	117	9	4,730	215	43.79	52.12	11	25	4
95	518	Gautam Gambhir	India	2004-2016	58	104	5	4,154	206	41.95	51.49	9	22	7
96	516	Faf du Plessis	South Africa	2012-2021	69	118	14	4,163	199	40.02	46.32	10	21	9
97	513	Andrew Flintoff	England	1998-2009	79	130	9	3,845	167	31.77	62.04	5	26	17
97	513	Damien Martyn	Australia	1992-2006	67	109	14	4,406	165	46.37	51.41	13	23	7
99	512	Asad Shafiq	Pakistan	2010-2020	77	128	6	4,660	137	38.19	48.60	12	27	13
100	511	Misbah-ul-Haq	Pakistan	2001-2017	75	132	20	5,222	161*	46.62	44.53	10	39	9

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