In the last few years, many cricket records have been set and broken but not many changes have been seen in the list of Top 10 Run Scorers in ODIs. I will support my statement by putting in a fact that Virat Kohli is the only player on the list who is not retired.
Well, scoring some runs is one thing and just keep scoring them consistently is another. The players included in this list exactly did the second thing by mastering consistency. Each one of them had their own style and own school of thought that lead them to glory.
The list includes legends such as Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Rahul Dravid and so on. So, lets have a look at the Top ODI run scorers.
Top 10 Run Scorers in ODIs
| Most runs | ||||||
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave |
| SR Tendulkar | 463 | 452 | 41 | 18426 | 200* | 44.83 |
| KC Sangakkara | 404 | 380 | 41 | 14234 | 169 | 41.98 |
| RT Ponting | 375 | 365 | 39 | 13704 | 164 | 42.03 |
| ST Jayasuriya | 445 | 433 | 18 | 13430 | 189 | 32.36 |
| M Jayawardene | 448 | 418 | 39 | 12650 | 144 | 33.37 |
| V Kohli | 248 | 239 | 39 | 11867 | 183 | 59.33 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq | 378 | 350 | 53 | 11739 | 137* | 39.52 |
| JH Kallis | 328 | 314 | 53 | 11579 | 139 | 44.36 |
| SC Ganguly | 311 | 300 | 23 | 11363 | 183 | 41.02 |
| R Dravid | 344 | 318 | 40 | 10889 | 153 | 39.16 |
10. Rahul Dravid
The number 10th position is held by none other than ‘The Wall’ himself. Rahul Dravid has scored 10889 runs in 344 matches that he has played. The right-handed middle-order batsmen is the true definition of ‘Class’. He had a healthy average of 39.16 and scored as many as 12 tons and 83 half-centuries in his One-Day International career.
Usually, a very dependable middle-order batsman, Rahul Dravid has played in many batting positions. He developed his game according to the situation and always did what was best for the team.