Who has more Test runs, Sachin Tendulkar or Ricky Ponting or Kumar Sangakkara?

Sachin Tendulkar has the most recorded Test runs: Sachin Tendulkar 15,921, Ricky Ponting 13,378, Kumar Sangakkara 12,400.

Who has more ODI runs, Sachin Tendulkar or Ricky Ponting or Kumar Sangakkara?

Sachin Tendulkar has the most recorded ODI runs: Sachin Tendulkar 18,426, Kumar Sangakkara 14,234, Ricky Ponting 13,704.

Who has more T20I runs, Sachin Tendulkar or Ricky Ponting or Kumar Sangakkara?

Kumar Sangakkara has the most recorded T20I runs: Kumar Sangakkara 1,382, Ricky Ponting 401, Sachin Tendulkar 10.

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Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting vs Kumar Sangakkara

Test, ODI and T20I careers side by side: official records first, recorded innings for year-by-year and opposition views.

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Sachin TendulkarIndia · 1989 to 2013

Ricky PontingAustralia · 1995 to 2012

Kumar SangakkaraSri Lanka · 2000 to 2015

Career records by format

Official careers side by side
Format · measure	Sachin Tendulkar	Ricky Ponting	Kumar Sangakkara
Test · Matches	200	168	134
Test · Runs	15,921	13,378	12,400
Test · Average	53.78	51.85	57.40
Test · Strike rate	54.08	58.72	54.19
Test · Hundreds	51	41	38
Test · Wickets	46	5	0
Test · Bowling average	54.17	55.20	-
Test · Economy	3.52	2.82	3.50
ODI · Matches	463	375	404
ODI · Runs	18,426	13,704	14,234
ODI · Average	44.83	42.03	41.98
ODI · Strike rate	86.23	80.39	78.86
ODI · Hundreds	49	30	25
ODI · Wickets	154	3	-
ODI · Bowling average	44.48	34.66	-
ODI · Economy	5.10	4.16	-
T20I · Matches	1	17	56
T20I · Runs	10	401	1,382
T20I · Average	10.00	28.64	31.40
T20I · Strike rate	83.33	132.78	119.55
T20I · Hundreds	0	0	0

Questions fans ask

Who has more Test runs, Sachin Tendulkar or Ricky Ponting or Kumar Sangakkara?: Sachin Tendulkar has the most recorded Test runs: Sachin Tendulkar 15,921, Ricky Ponting 13,378, Kumar Sangakkara 12,400.
Who has more ODI runs, Sachin Tendulkar or Ricky Ponting or Kumar Sangakkara?: Sachin Tendulkar has the most recorded ODI runs: Sachin Tendulkar 18,426, Kumar Sangakkara 14,234, Ricky Ponting 13,704.
Who has more T20I runs, Sachin Tendulkar or Ricky Ponting or Kumar Sangakkara?: Kumar Sangakkara has the most recorded T20I runs: Kumar Sangakkara 1,382, Ricky Ponting 401, Sachin Tendulkar 10.

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TEST CAREERS

Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting vs Kumar Sangakkara in Tests

Sachin Tendulkar1989-2013 · 200 matches

15,921Runs

53.78Average

54.08Strike rate

51Hundreds

Ricky Ponting1995-2012 · 168 matches

13,378Runs

51.85Average

58.72Strike rate

41Hundreds

Kumar Sangakkara2000-2015 · 134 matches

12,400Runs

57.40Average

54.19Strike rate

38Hundreds

Test measures side by side

Runs

Sachin Tendulkar

15,921

Ricky Ponting

13,378

Kumar Sangakkara

12,400

Average

Sachin Tendulkar

53.78

Ricky Ponting

51.85

Kumar Sangakkara

57.40

Strike rate

Sachin Tendulkar

54.08

Ricky Ponting

58.72

Kumar Sangakkara

54.19

Hundreds

Sachin Tendulkar

Ricky Ponting

Kumar Sangakkara

Fifties

Sachin Tendulkar

Ricky Ponting

Kumar Sangakkara

Wickets

Sachin Tendulkar

Ricky Ponting

Kumar Sangakkara

Bowling average · lower is better

Sachin Tendulkar

54.17

Ricky Ponting

55.20

Kumar Sangakkara

Test official career records
Measure	Sachin Tendulkar	Ricky Ponting	Kumar Sangakkara
Matches	200	168	134
Innings	329	287	233
Runs	15,921	13,378	12,400
Highest	248*	257	319
Average	53.78	51.85	57.40
Strike rate	54.08	58.72	54.19
Hundreds	51	41	38
Fifties	68	62	52
Ducks	14	17	11
Fours	2,058	1,509	1,491
Sixes	69	73	51
Bowling innings	145	36	4
Wickets	46	5	0
Best bowling	3/10	1/0	-
Bowling average	54.17	55.20	-
Economy	3.52	2.82	3.50
Bowling strike rate	92.17	117.40	-
Five-fors	0	0	0
Catches	115	196	182
Stumpings	0	0	20

Test year by year and by opponent

recorded innings

Test runs by year, cumulative

Sachin Tendulkar 15,921Ricky Ponting 13,278Kumar Sangakkara 12,400

Test batting average by opponent
Opponent	Sachin Tendulkar	Ricky Ponting	Kumar Sangakkara
England	51.73 2535 r · 53 inns	44.21 2476 r · 58 inns	40.20 1568 r · 40 inns
South Africa	42.46 1741 r · 45 inns	47.37 2132 r · 48 inns	47.93 1534 r · 32 inns
Pakistan	42.28 1057 r · 27 inns	66.82 1537 r · 26 inns	74.64 2911 r · 45 inns
West Indies	54.33 1630 r · 32 inns	53.43 1977 r · 44 inns	54.00 918 r · 19 inns
Australia	55.00 3630 r · 74 inns	-	43.90 878 r · 21 inns
New Zealand	46.91 1595 r · 39 inns	53.80 1076 r · 26 inns	49.27 887 r · 21 inns
India	-	54.36 2555 r · 51 inns	52.00 1352 r · 28 inns
Sri Lanka	60.45 1995 r · 36 inns	46.42 975 r · 23 inns	-
Bangladesh	136.66 820 r · 9 inns	65.00 260 r · 5 inns	95.57 1816 r · 21 inns
Zimbabwe	76.50 918 r · 14 inns	96.66 290 r · 4 inns	89.33 536 r · 6 inns

Scorecard coverage · Sachin Tendulkar: 329 of 329 innings · Ricky Ponting: 285 of 287 innings · Kumar Sangakkara: 233 of 233 innings

ODI CAREERS

Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting vs Kumar Sangakkara in ODIs

Sachin Tendulkar1989-2012 · 463 matches

18,426Runs

44.83Average

86.23Strike rate

49Hundreds

Ricky Ponting1995-2012 · 375 matches

13,704Runs

42.03Average

80.39Strike rate

30Hundreds

Kumar Sangakkara2000-2015 · 404 matches

14,234Runs

41.98Average

78.86Strike rate

25Hundreds

ODI measures side by side

Runs

Sachin Tendulkar

18,426

Ricky Ponting

13,704

Kumar Sangakkara

14,234

Average

Sachin Tendulkar

44.83

Ricky Ponting

42.03

Kumar Sangakkara

41.98

Strike rate

Sachin Tendulkar

86.23

Ricky Ponting

80.39

Kumar Sangakkara

78.86

Hundreds

Sachin Tendulkar

Ricky Ponting

Kumar Sangakkara

Fifties

Sachin Tendulkar

Ricky Ponting

Kumar Sangakkara

Wickets

Sachin Tendulkar

154

Ricky Ponting

Kumar Sangakkara

Bowling average · lower is better

Sachin Tendulkar

44.48

Ricky Ponting

34.66

Kumar Sangakkara

ODI official career records
Measure	Sachin Tendulkar	Ricky Ponting	Kumar Sangakkara
Matches	463	375	404
Innings	452	365	380
Runs	18,426	13,704	14,234
Highest	200*	164	169
Average	44.83	42.03	41.98
Strike rate	86.23	80.39	78.86
Hundreds	49	30	25
Fifties	96	82	93
Ducks	20	20	15
Fours	2,016	1,231	1,385
Sixes	195	162	88
Bowling innings	270	5	-
Wickets	154	3	-
Best bowling	5/32	1/12	-
Bowling average	44.48	34.66	-
Economy	5.10	4.16	-
Bowling strike rate	52.29	50.00	-
Five-fors	2	0	-
Catches	140	160	402
Stumpings	0	0	99

ODI year by year and by opponent

recorded innings

ODI runs by year, cumulative

Sachin Tendulkar 17,410Ricky Ponting 13,186Kumar Sangakkara 13,412

ODI batting average by opponent
Opponent	Sachin Tendulkar	Ricky Ponting	Kumar Sangakkara
Pakistan	40.09 2526 r · 67 inns	36.90 1107 r · 35 inns	35.10 1720 r · 53 inns
South Africa	35.73 2001 r · 57 inns	39.97 1879 r · 48 inns	45.87 1789 r · 43 inns
New Zealand	46.05 1750 r · 41 inns	45.83 1971 r · 50 inns	40.20 1568 r · 45 inns
India	-	40.07 2164 r · 59 inns	39.70 2700 r · 71 inns
Sri Lanka	43.84 3113 r · 80 inns	42.28 1649 r · 45 inns	-
England	44.09 1455 r · 37 inns	48.42 1598 r · 38 inns	47.79 1625 r · 41 inns
Australia	44.59 3077 r · 70 inns	-	42.94 1675 r · 43 inns
West Indies	52.43 1573 r · 39 inns	35.97 1475 r · 45 inns	30.00 480 r · 17 inns
Zimbabwe	49.17 1377 r · 33 inns	52.72 949 r · 20 inns	46.33 556 r · 17 inns
Bangladesh	49.60 496 r · 11 inns	45.12 361 r · 11 inns	48.24 1206 r · 28 inns

Scorecard coverage · Sachin Tendulkar: 437 of 452 innings · Ricky Ponting: 352 of 365 innings · Kumar Sangakkara: 361 of 380 innings

T20I CAREERS

Sachin Tendulkar vs Ricky Ponting vs Kumar Sangakkara in T20Is

Sachin Tendulkar2006-2006 · 1 matches

10Runs

10.00Average

83.33Strike rate

0Hundreds

Ricky Ponting2005-2009 · 17 matches

401Runs

28.64Average

132.78Strike rate

0Hundreds

Kumar Sangakkara2006-2014 · 56 matches

1,382Runs

31.40Average

119.55Strike rate

0Hundreds

T20I measures side by side

Runs

Sachin Tendulkar

Ricky Ponting

401

Kumar Sangakkara

1,382

Average

Sachin Tendulkar

10.00

Ricky Ponting

28.64

Kumar Sangakkara

31.40

Strike rate

Sachin Tendulkar

83.33

Ricky Ponting

132.78

Kumar Sangakkara

119.55

Hundreds

Sachin Tendulkar

Ricky Ponting

Kumar Sangakkara

Fifties

Sachin Tendulkar

Ricky Ponting

Kumar Sangakkara

T20I official career records
Measure	Sachin Tendulkar	Ricky Ponting	Kumar Sangakkara
Matches	1	17	56
Innings	1	16	53
Runs	10	401	1,382
Highest	10	98*	78
Average	10.00	28.64	31.40
Strike rate	83.33	132.78	119.55
Hundreds	0	0	0
Fifties	0	2	8
Ducks	0	2	2
Fours	2	41	139
Sixes	0	11	20
Bowling innings	1	-	-
Wickets	1	-	-
Best bowling	1/12	-	-
Bowling average	12.00	-	-
Economy	4.80	-	-
Bowling strike rate	15.00	-	-
Five-fors	0	-	-
Catches	1	8	25
Stumpings	0	0	20

T20I year by year and by opponent

recorded innings

T20I runs by year, cumulative

Ricky Ponting 401Kumar Sangakkara 1,352

T20I batting average by opponent
Opponent	Sachin Tendulkar	Ricky Ponting	Kumar Sangakkara
New Zealand	-	N/A 98 r · 1 inns	21.50 215 r · 11 inns
South Africa	10.00 10 r · 1 inns	15.66 94 r · 6 inns	41.66 125 r · 4 inns
Pakistan	-	27.00 27 r · 1 inns	31.75 254 r · 10 inns
England	-	22.33 67 r · 3 inns	23.25 93 r · 5 inns
West Indies	-	0.00 0 r · 1 inns	27.00 135 r · 6 inns
Australia	-	-	44.25 177 r · 6 inns
India	-	76.00 76 r · 1 inns	78.33 235 r · 4 inns
Bangladesh	-	N/A 6 r · 1 inns	22.66 68 r · 3 inns

Scorecard coverage · Sachin Tendulkar: 1 of 1 innings · Ricky Ponting: 16 of 16 innings · Kumar Sangakkara: 52 of 53 innings