For a batsman, scoring over 10,000 runs in one-day internationals is a significant milestone. However, achieving this success is extremely difficult, and only a small percentage of people ever manage it. Those who have amassed 10,000 runs are revered as legends because of the level of effort, professionalism, and consistency required to reach this milestone. Each player who has scored 10,000 runs or more in ODIs is listed below. Many of you are likely curious about the ten thousand run scorers in ODIs: The Indian Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the first player in the history of One Day International cricket to score 10,000 runs (ODIs). There have been 14 cricketers with over 10,000 runs in one-day internationals, five of whom are from India.
Get swept up in the brilliance of such a batsman who retired with a run total of 10,000 or more.
- Sachin Tendulkar
Country: India
Runs: 18426
Strike Rate: 44.23
Matches: 463
Highest Score: 200*
The Indian master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was the first player to reach the milestone of 10,000 runs scored in one-day international cricket. Aside from this, Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most runs scored in one-day international cricket. In his 23-year-long One-Day International career, which began in 1989 and ended in 2012, Sachin Tendulkar amassed 18426 runs.
- Kumara Sangakkara
Country: Sri Lanka
Runs: 14234
Strike Rate: 78.88
Matches: 404
Highest Score: 169
The former left-handed wicketkeeper and batsman for Sri Lanka in one-day internationals, Kumar Sangakkara, is now in second place on the list of players who have scored more than 10,000 runs in ODI cricket. Between 2000 and 2015, Kumar Sangakkara competed in ODIs and amassed 14234 runs.
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- Ricky Ponting
Country: Australia
Runs: 13704
Strike Rate: 80.39
Matches: 375
Highest Score: 164
Ricky Ponting, a right-handed batsman who had captained Australia and is now ranked third on the list of players who have scored more than 10,000 runs in one-day international cricket, is in the third position. Ricky Ponting’s one-day international career spanned from 1995 to 2012, during which he amassed 13704 runs.
- Sanath Jayasuriya
Country: Sri Lanka
Runs: 13430
Strike Rate: 91.20
Matches: 445
Highest Score: 164
Sanath Jayasuriya, a former left-handed explosive batsman who captained Sri Lanka and is currently ranked fourth among players who have scored more than 10,000 runs in one-day international cricket, is in fourth place. During his 22-year-long career in one-day internationals, which began in 1989 and ended in 2011, Sanath Jayasuriya amassed a total of 1,3430 runs.
- Mahela Jayawardene
Country: Sri Lanka
Runs: 12650
Strike Rate:78.96
Matches: 448
Highest Score: 144
Mahela Jayawardene, a right-handed batsman who was formerly the captain of Sri Lanka and has scored more than 10,000 runs in one-day international cricket, is now in fifth place. He is the only other Sri Lankan player to have done so. In his 17 years playing One Day International cricket, which began in 1998 and ended in 2015, Mahela Jayawardene amassed 12,650 runs.
- Inzamam-Ul-Haq
Country: Pakistan
Runs: 11739
Strike Rate:74.24
Matches: 378
Highest Score: 137*
The former captain of Pakistan and right-handed batter Inzamam-ul-Haq is currently ranked sixth among the players who have scored more than 10,000 runs in one-day international cricket. Inzamam-ul-Haq played in one-day internationals for 16 years, from 1991 to 2007, and racked up 11,739 runs.
- Jacques Kallis
Country: South Africa
Runs: 11579
Strike Rate:72.89
Matches: 328
Highest Score: 139
Jacques Kallis, a former right-handed batsman and all-rounder for South Africa, now holds the seventh spot on the list of players who have scored more than 10,000 runs in one-day international cricket. During his 18-year-long career in one-day internationals, which began in 1996 and ended in 2014, Jacques Kallis amassed a total of 11,579 runs.
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