We take a look at batsmen with most runs on Number 4 position in Test Cricket. Mahela Jayawardene who has recently retired from Test Cricket is 2nd in the list. In terms of runs only Tendulkar scored more Test runs than him at No. 4. Kallis is the only other player (apart from Tendulkar and Jayawardene) to score 9000-plus runs at No. 4. The drop after that – in terms of aggregate – is steep: Lara is next with 7535 runs.
Here is the list of batsmen with most runs on No. 4 position in Test Cricket –
Name | Innings | Runs | 100s | 50s |
Sachin Tendulkar | 275 | 13492 | 44 | 58 |
Mahela Jayawardene | 195 | 9509 | 30 | 35 |
Jacques Kallis | 170 | 9033 | 35 | 36 |
Brian Lara | 148 | 7535 | 24 | 31 |
Javed Miandad | 140 | 6925 | 19 | 31 |
Mark Waugh | 170 | 6662 | 16 | 39 |
Kevin Peitersen | 139 | 6490 | 19 | 27 |
Gundappa Vishwanath | 124 | 5081 | 12 | 31 |
Inzamam-ul Haq | 98 | 4867 | 15 | 21 |
Martin Crowe | 106 | 4841 | 16 | 16 |
Stat updated till 17 Aug 2014
There are many legendary batsmen who are featured in this list and now the last active batsmen in Test Cricket to play on No. 4 position and featured in this list, Mahela Jayawardene has also retired.