Test Records
Most Fours in Test cricket — All-Time Leaderboard
Sachin Tendulkar has hit the most fours in Test cricket, with 2,058 fours from 329 innings.
2,058
Fours
Innings
329
Average
53.79
Strike Rate
54.09
Hundreds
51
Highest
248
Fours
2,058
Sixes
69
Balls
29,437
Lead over #2 (Joe Root)
582
Top 25 All-Time Test Records
Ranked among the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | NO | Runs | 4s | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 200 | 329 | 33 | 15,921 | 2,058 | 53.79 | 54.09 | 51 | 68 | 248 |
| 2 | Joe Root | England | 162 | 296 | 25 | 13,777 | 1,476 | 50.84 | 57.5 | 40 | 66 | 262 |
| 3 | Steven Smith | Australia | 122 | 218 | 28 | 10,613 | 1,155 | 55.86 | 53.79 | 36 | 44 | 239 |
| 4 | Virat Kohli | India | 123 | 210 | 13 | 9,230 | 1,027 | 46.85 | 55.58 | 30 | 31 | 254 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 114 | 191 | 18 | 8,765 | 1,024 | 50.66 | 54.53 | 22 | 46 | 278 |
| 6 | Travis Head | Australia | 64 | 109 | 6 | 4,400 | 530 | 42.72 | 69.02 | 11 | 20 | 175 |
| 7 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 61 | 112 | 9 | 4,366 | 514 | 42.39 | 54.47 | 9 | 30 | 196 |
| 8 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 77 | 128 | 6 | 4,660 | 512 | 38.2 | 48.6 | 12 | 27 | 137 |
| 9 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 67 | 118 | 5 | 4,053 | 484 | 35.87 | 51.9 | 11 | 20 | 199 |
| 10 | Rohit Sharma | India | 67 | 116 | 10 | 4,301 | 473 | 40.58 | 57.06 | 12 | 18 | 212 |
| 11 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 66 | 114 | 14 | 3,810 | 433 | 38.1 | 48.89 | 4 | 26 | 172 |
| 12 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 89 | 133 | 26 | 4,095 | 398 | 38.27 | 55.43 | 6 | 28 | 175 |
| 13 | Rishabh Pant | India | 49 | 86 | 5 | 3,476 | 373 | 42.91 | 74.23 | 8 | 18 | 159 |
| 14 | Harry Brook | England | 34 | 58 | 2 | 3,052 | 328 | 54.5 | 86.83 | 10 | 14 | 317 |
| 15 | Shubman Gill | India | 40 | 73 | 6 | 2,843 | 318 | 42.43 | 61.5 | 10 | 8 | 269 |
| 16 | Yashasvi Jaiswal | India | 28 | 53 | 2 | 2,511 | 312 | 49.24 | 66.03 | 7 | 13 | 214 |
| 17 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 103 | 145 | 23 | 2,225 | 277 | 18.24 | 64.84 | 2 | 9 | 115 |
| 18 | Najmul Hossain Shanto | Bangladesh | 39 | 73 | 2 | 2,298 | 260 | 32.37 | 53.6 | 8 | 5 | 163 |
| 19 | Alex Carey | Australia | 47 | 71 | 7 | 2,301 | 244 | 35.95 | 64.99 | 3 | 13 | 156 |
| 20 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 64 | 94 | 20 | 1,779 | 204 | 24.04 | 44.54 | 0 | 8 | 74 |
| 21 | Saud Shakeel | Pakistan | 21 | 40 | 3 | 1,773 | 177 | 47.92 | 49.41 | 4 | 10 | 208 |
| 22 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 14 | 24 | 3 | 1,316 | 137 | 62.67 | 63.8 | 5 | 5 | 182 |
| 23 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 14 | 24 | 2 | 811 | 94 | 36.86 | 63.02 | 1 | 5 | 105 |
| 24 | Mohammed Shami | India | 64 | 89 | 26 | 750 | 83 | 11.9 | 74.63 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| 25 | Stephen Cook | South Africa | 11 | 19 | 0 | 632 | 66 | 33.26 | 45.08 | 3 | 2 | 117 |
Fours Leader by Country
India
Sachin Tendulkar2,058
England
Joe Root1,476
Australia
Steven Smith1,155
South Africa
AB de Villiers1,024
Pakistan
Babar Azam514
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto260
Sri Lanka
Kamindu Mendis137
Ireland Republic
Harry Tector48
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz0
United Arab Emirates
Ghulam Shabber0
Methodology & Data Source
Covers men's Test cricket only. Based on the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's Test batting stats database, sourced from our own match records. As more historical players are added to the database, this leaderboard will expand accordingly.
Last updated 22 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most fours in Test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar has hit the most fours in Test cricket, with 2,058 fours from 329 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time Test fours record?
Joe Root is closest among currently tracked players, with 1,476 — 582 behind Sachin Tendulkar.