Test Records
Most Not Outs in Test cricket — All-Time Leaderboard
Sachin Tendulkar has the most not outs in Test cricket, remaining unbeaten 33 times from 329 innings.
33
Not Outs
Innings
329
Average
53.79
Strike Rate
54.09
Hundreds
51
Highest
248
Fours
2,058
Sixes
69
Balls
29,437
Lead over #2 (Steven Smith)
5
Top 25 All-Time Test Records
Ranked among the 59 players currently tracked in CricLegacy's stats database.
| # | Player | Country | Mat | Inn | NO | Runs | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | HS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | India | 200 | 329 | 33 | 15,921 | 53.79 | 54.09 | 51 | 68 | 248 |
| 2 | Steven Smith | Australia | 122 | 218 | 28 | 10,613 | 55.86 | 53.79 | 36 | 44 | 239 |
| 3 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | 89 | 133 | 26 | 4,095 | 38.27 | 55.43 | 6 | 28 | 175 |
| 4 | Mohammed Siraj | India | 45 | 61 | 26 | 154 | 4.4 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| 5 | Mohammed Shami | India | 64 | 89 | 26 | 750 | 11.9 | 74.63 | 0 | 2 | 56 |
| 6 | Jasprit Bumrah | India | 52 | 78 | 25 | 348 | 6.57 | 41.29 | 0 | 0 | 34 |
| 7 | Joe Root | England | 162 | 296 | 25 | 13,777 | 50.84 | 57.5 | 40 | 66 | 262 |
| 8 | Harbhajan Singh | India | 103 | 145 | 23 | 2,225 | 18.24 | 64.84 | 2 | 9 | 115 |
| 9 | Vernon Philander | South Africa | 64 | 94 | 20 | 1,779 | 24.04 | 44.54 | 0 | 8 | 74 |
| 10 | AB de Villiers | South Africa | 114 | 191 | 18 | 8,765 | 50.66 | 54.53 | 22 | 46 | 278 |
| 11 | Temba Bavuma | South Africa | 66 | 114 | 14 | 3,810 | 38.1 | 48.89 | 4 | 26 | 172 |
| 12 | Virat Kohli | India | 123 | 210 | 13 | 9,230 | 46.85 | 55.58 | 30 | 31 | 254 |
| 13 | Rohit Sharma | India | 67 | 116 | 10 | 4,301 | 40.58 | 57.06 | 12 | 18 | 212 |
| 14 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | 61 | 112 | 9 | 4,366 | 42.39 | 54.47 | 9 | 30 | 196 |
| 15 | Alex Carey | Australia | 47 | 71 | 7 | 2,301 | 35.95 | 64.99 | 3 | 13 | 156 |
| 16 | Shubman Gill | India | 40 | 73 | 6 | 2,843 | 42.43 | 61.5 | 10 | 8 | 269 |
| 17 | Asad Shafiq | Pakistan | 77 | 128 | 6 | 4,660 | 38.2 | 48.6 | 12 | 27 | 137 |
| 18 | Travis Head | Australia | 64 | 109 | 6 | 4,400 | 42.72 | 69.02 | 11 | 20 | 175 |
| 19 | Lokesh Rahul | India | 67 | 118 | 5 | 4,053 | 35.87 | 51.9 | 11 | 20 | 199 |
| 20 | Rishabh Pant | India | 49 | 86 | 5 | 3,476 | 42.91 | 74.23 | 8 | 18 | 159 |
| 21 | Kamindu Mendis | Sri Lanka | 14 | 24 | 3 | 1,316 | 62.67 | 63.8 | 5 | 5 | 182 |
| 22 | Saud Shakeel | Pakistan | 21 | 40 | 3 | 1,773 | 47.92 | 49.41 | 4 | 10 | 208 |
| 23 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 14 | 24 | 2 | 811 | 36.86 | 63.02 | 1 | 5 | 105 |
| 24 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 17 | 21 | 2 | 225 | 11.84 | 25.26 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| 25 | Ishan Kishan | India | 2 | 3 | 2 | 78 | 78 | 85.72 | 0 | 1 | 52 |
Not Outs Leader by Country
India
Sachin Tendulkar33
Australia
Steven Smith28
England
Joe Root25
South Africa
Vernon Philander20
Pakistan
Babar Azam9
Sri Lanka
Kamindu Mendis3
Bangladesh
Najmul Hossain Shanto2
Malaysia
Ahmad Faiz0
United Arab Emirates
Ghulam Shabber0
Vanuatu
Joshua Rasu0
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 25 August 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
Who has the most not outs in Test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar has the most not outs in Test cricket, remaining unbeaten 33 times from 329 innings.
Who has the most not-outs in Test cricket?
Sachin Tendulkar has the most not outs in Test cricket, remaining unbeaten 33 times from 329 innings.
Who is closest to the all-time Test not outs record?
Steven Smith is closest among currently tracked players, with 28 — 5 behind Sachin Tendulkar.