The following two lists are of the leading runscorers in ODIs and Test cricket since the start of the millenium up to the present day (1 January 2000 - 12 February 2012). They make for very interesting reading. Please read and give your thoughts.
Table 1: ODI CRICKET
Key = Player-Matches-Inn-Not outs-Runs-HS-Ave-SR-100s-50s-Ducks-4s-6s
Ricky Ponting:
282 - 272 - 27 - 10 487 - 164 - 42,80 - 83,9 - 25 - 65 - 14 - 1003 - 141
Kumar Sangakkara:
313 - 294 - 31 - 9 958 - 138* - 37,86 - 75,3 - 12 - 67 - 10 - 972 - 48
Sachin Tendulkar:
226 - 222 - 19 - 9 590 - 200* - 47,24 - 85,8 - 24 - 51 - 8 - 1132 - 82
Mahela Jayawardene
322 - 302 - 32 - 9 289 - 144 - 34,40 - 77,7 - 13 - 58 - 22 - 797 - 56
Jacques Kallis:
242 - 230 - 41 - 8 931 - 139 - 47,25 - 74,4 - 12 - 69 -13 - 716 - 109
Mohammed Yousuf:
256 - 245 - 34 - 8 671 - 141* - 41,09 - 75,2 - 13 - 57 - 13 - 701 - 79
Sanath Jayasuriya:
247 - 243 - 10 - 8 307 - 189 - 35,65 - 91,6 - 21 - 35 -20 - 961 - 159
Virender Sehwag:
241 - 235 - 9 - 8 054 - 219 - 35,63 - 104,6 - 15 - 37 - 13 - 1104 - 135
Yuvraj Singh:
274 - 252 - 38 - 8 051 - 139 - 37,62 - 87,6 - 13 - 45 - 14 - 827 - 144
Chris Gayle:
221 - 216 - 16 - 8 029 - 153* - 40,14 - 84,5 - 19 - 43 - 20 - 938 - 169
Table 2: TEST CRICKET
Key = Player-Matches-Inn-Not outs-Runs-HS-Ave-SR-100s-50s-Ducks-4s-6s
Ricky Ponting:
129 -224 - 24 - 11 108 - 257 - 55,54 - 61,3 - 35 - 51 - 13 - 1289 - 63
Rahul Dravid:
130 - 228 - 28 - 10 590 - 270 - 52,95 - 43,6 - 30 - 47 - 7 - 1329 - 18
Jacques Kallis::
118 - 203 - 33 - 10 411 - 224 - 61,24 - 47,8 - 36 - 45 - 10 - 1171 - 83
Sachin Tendulkar:
115 - 196 - 20 - 9 629 - 248* - 54,71 - 54,2 - 29 - 42 - 7 - 1240 - 40
Kumar Sangakkara:
106 - 179 - 12 - 9 347 - 287 - 55,97 - 54,4 - 28 - 38 - 5 - 1178 - 29
Mahela Jayawardene:
113 - 191 - 12 - 9 153 - 374 - 51,13 - 52,6 - 27 - 35 -10 - 1080 - 44
Matthew Hayden:
96 - 172 - 14 - 8 364 - 380 - 52,93 - 60,8 - 29 - 29 - 10 - 1020 - 81
Virender Sehwag:
96 - 167 - 6 - 8 178 - 319 - 50,79 - 82,0 - 22 - 32 - 15 - 1174 - 88
VVS Laxman:
118 - 197 - 32 - 8 155 - 281 - 49,42 - 50,2 - 17 - 51 - 11 - 1057 - 5
Graeme Smith
96 - 168 - 11 - 7 760 - 277 - 49,42 - 60,4 - 23 - 30 - 10 - 992 - 22
The info was taken from the Cricinfo website using Statsguru. Does anything about the list surprise you? Or does it confirm what you more or less expected?
Table 1: ODI CRICKET
Key = Player-Matches-Inn-Not outs-Runs-HS-Ave-SR-100s-50s-Ducks-4s-6s
Ricky Ponting:
282 - 272 - 27 - 10 487 - 164 - 42,80 - 83,9 - 25 - 65 - 14 - 1003 - 141
Kumar Sangakkara:
313 - 294 - 31 - 9 958 - 138* - 37,86 - 75,3 - 12 - 67 - 10 - 972 - 48
Sachin Tendulkar:
226 - 222 - 19 - 9 590 - 200* - 47,24 - 85,8 - 24 - 51 - 8 - 1132 - 82
Mahela Jayawardene
322 - 302 - 32 - 9 289 - 144 - 34,40 - 77,7 - 13 - 58 - 22 - 797 - 56
Jacques Kallis:
242 - 230 - 41 - 8 931 - 139 - 47,25 - 74,4 - 12 - 69 -13 - 716 - 109
Mohammed Yousuf:
256 - 245 - 34 - 8 671 - 141* - 41,09 - 75,2 - 13 - 57 - 13 - 701 - 79
Sanath Jayasuriya:
247 - 243 - 10 - 8 307 - 189 - 35,65 - 91,6 - 21 - 35 -20 - 961 - 159
Virender Sehwag:
241 - 235 - 9 - 8 054 - 219 - 35,63 - 104,6 - 15 - 37 - 13 - 1104 - 135
Yuvraj Singh:
274 - 252 - 38 - 8 051 - 139 - 37,62 - 87,6 - 13 - 45 - 14 - 827 - 144
Chris Gayle:
221 - 216 - 16 - 8 029 - 153* - 40,14 - 84,5 - 19 - 43 - 20 - 938 - 169
Table 2: TEST CRICKET
Key = Player-Matches-Inn-Not outs-Runs-HS-Ave-SR-100s-50s-Ducks-4s-6s
Ricky Ponting:
129 -224 - 24 - 11 108 - 257 - 55,54 - 61,3 - 35 - 51 - 13 - 1289 - 63
Rahul Dravid:
130 - 228 - 28 - 10 590 - 270 - 52,95 - 43,6 - 30 - 47 - 7 - 1329 - 18
Jacques Kallis::
118 - 203 - 33 - 10 411 - 224 - 61,24 - 47,8 - 36 - 45 - 10 - 1171 - 83
Sachin Tendulkar:
115 - 196 - 20 - 9 629 - 248* - 54,71 - 54,2 - 29 - 42 - 7 - 1240 - 40
Kumar Sangakkara:
106 - 179 - 12 - 9 347 - 287 - 55,97 - 54,4 - 28 - 38 - 5 - 1178 - 29
Mahela Jayawardene:
113 - 191 - 12 - 9 153 - 374 - 51,13 - 52,6 - 27 - 35 -10 - 1080 - 44
Matthew Hayden:
96 - 172 - 14 - 8 364 - 380 - 52,93 - 60,8 - 29 - 29 - 10 - 1020 - 81
Virender Sehwag:
96 - 167 - 6 - 8 178 - 319 - 50,79 - 82,0 - 22 - 32 - 15 - 1174 - 88
VVS Laxman:
118 - 197 - 32 - 8 155 - 281 - 49,42 - 50,2 - 17 - 51 - 11 - 1057 - 5
Graeme Smith
96 - 168 - 11 - 7 760 - 277 - 49,42 - 60,4 - 23 - 30 - 10 - 992 - 22
The info was taken from the Cricinfo website using Statsguru. Does anything about the list surprise you? Or does it confirm what you more or less expected?