Star India batsman Sachin Tendulkar currently holds the record for scoring most runs in the ODI. Sachin Tendulkar tops the table with 18,426 runs as he has amassed in 463 ODI matches (452 innings) till date in the shortest format of the game at international level. The India batter has slammed 49 Century and 96 fifties in the ODI and aggregated runs consistently at a healthy average of 44.83.
Sachin Tendulkar is followed by Virat Kohli and the charismatic India cricketer has scored 14,797 runs in 311 ODI matches and averages 58.72.
Till date, a total of 15 players have scored 10000-plus runs in the ODI. The toppers in the list comprise of players from India, Sri Lanka, Australia, , Pakistan and South Africa.
Five of them are from India (Sachin Tendulkar - 18,426 runs in 463 ODI matches, Virat Kohli - 14,797 runs in 311 ODI matches, Rohit Sharma - 11,577 runs in 282 ODI matches, Sourav Ganguly - 11,363 runs in 311 ODI matches and MS Dhoni - 10,773 runs in 350 ODI matches) feature in the glorious club.
While four are from (Mahela Jayawardene - 12,650 runs in 448 ODI matches, Rahul Dravid - 10,889 runs in 344 ODI matches, Chris Gayle - 10,480 runs in 301 ODI matches and Brian Lara - 10,405 runs in 299 ODI matches) feature in the list.
Three players from Sri Lanka (Kumar Sangakkara - 14,234 runs in 404 ODI matches, Sanath Jayasuriya - 13,430 runs in 445 ODI matches and Tillakaratne Dilshan - 10,290 runs in 330 ODI matches) feature in the list.
One cricketer each from Australia (Ricky Ponting - 13,704 runs in 375 ODI matches) , Pakistan (Inzamam-ul-Haq - 11,739 runs in 378 ODI matches) and South Africa (Jacques Kallis - 11,579 runs in 328 ODI matches) are also in the top 10000- plus runs.
Here is the list of all Most Runs in ODI history:
| # | Player | Mat | Inn | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar India | 463 | 452 | 18,426 | 200* | 49 | 96 | 44.83 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli India | 311 | 299 | 14,797 | 183 | 54 | 77 | 58.72 |
| 3 | Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka | 404 | 380 | 14,234 | 169 | 25 | 93 | 41.99 |
| 4 | Ricky Ponting Australia | 375 | 365 | 13,704 | 164 | 30 | 82 | 42.04 |
| 5 | Sanath Jayasuriya Sri Lanka | 445 | 433 | 13,430 | 189 | 28 | 68 | 32.36 |
| 6 | Mahela Jayawardene | 448 | 418 | 12,650 | 144 | 19 | 77 | 33.38 |
| 7 | Inzamam-ul-Haq Pakistan | 378 | 350 | 11,739 | 137* | 10 | 83 | 39.53 |
| 8 | Jacques Kallis South Africa | 328 | 314 | 11,579 | 139 | 17 | 86 | 44.36 |
| 9 | Rohit Sharma India | 282 | 274 | 11,577 | 264 | 33 | 61 | 48.85 |
| 10 | Sourav Ganguly India | 311 | 300 | 11,363 | 183 | 22 | 72 | 41.02 |
| 11 | Rahul Dravid | 344 | 318 | 10,889 | 153 | 12 | 83 | 39.17 |
| 12 | MS Dhoni India | 350 | 297 | 10,773 | 183* | 10 | 73 | 50.58 |
| 13 | Chris Gayle | 301 | 294 | 10,480 | 215 | 25 | 54 | 37.83 |
| 14 | Brian Lara | 299 | 289 | 10,405 | 169 | 19 | 63 | 40.49 |
| 15 | Tillakaratne Dilshan Sri Lanka | 330 | 303 | 10,290 | 161* | 22 | 47 | 39.27 |
| 16 | Mohammad Yousuf Pakistan | 288 | 273 | 9,720 | 141* | 15 | 64 | 41.72 |
| 17 | Adam Gilchrist Australia | 287 | 279 | 9,619 | 172 | 16 | 55 | 35.89 |
| 18 | AB de Villiers South Africa | 228 | 218 | 9,577 | 176 | 25 | 53 | 53.5 |
| 19 | Mohammad Azharuddin India | 334 | 308 | 9,378 | 153* | 7 | 58 | 36.92 |
| 20 | Aravinda De Silva | 308 | 296 | 9,284 | 145 | 11 | 64 | 34.9 |
| 21 | Saeed Anwar Pakistan | 247 | 244 | 8,824 | 194 | 20 | 43 | 39.22 |
| 22 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul West Indies | 268 | 251 | 8,778 | 150 | 11 | 59 | 41.6 |
| 23 | Yuvraj Singh India | 304 | 278 | 8,701 | 150 | 14 | 52 | 36.56 |
| 24 | Desmond Haynes West Indies | 238 | 237 | 8,648 | 152* | 17 | 57 | 41.38 |
| 25 | Ross Taylor New Zealand | 236 | 220 | 8,607 | 181* | 21 | 51 | 47.55 |
| 26 | Marvan Atapattu | 268 | 259 | 8,529 | 132* | 11 | 59 | 37.57 |
| 27 | Mark Waugh Australia | 244 | 236 | 8,500 | 173 | 18 | 50 | 39.35 |
| 28 | Tamim Iqbal Bangladesh | 243 | 240 | 8,357 | 158 | 14 | 56 | 36.65 |
| 29 | Virender Sehwag India | 251 | 245 | 8,273 | 219 | 15 | 38 | 35.06 |
| 30 | Hashim Amla | 181 | 178 | 8,113 | 159 | 27 | 39 | 49.47 |
| 31 | Herschelle Gibbs South Africa | 248 | 240 | 8,094 | 175 | 21 | 37 | 36.13 |
| 32 | Shahid Afridi | 398 | 369 | 8,064 | 124 | 6 | 39 | 23.58 |
| 33 | Stephen Fleming | 280 | 269 | 8,037 | 134* | 8 | 49 | 32.41 |
| 34 | Michael Clarke Australia | 245 | 223 | 7,981 | 130 | 8 | 58 | 44.59 |
| 35 | Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh | 274 | 256 | 7,795 | 144 | 9 | 49 | 36.43 |
| 36 | Eoin Morgan England | 248 | 230 | 7,701 | 148 | 14 | 47 | 39.29 |
| 37 | Joe Root England | 189 | 178 | 7,577 | 166* | 20 | 45 | 49.52 |
| 38 | Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh | 247 | 234 | 7,570 | 134* | 9 | 56 | 37.29 |
| 39 | Steve Waugh Australia | 325 | 288 | 7,569 | 120* | 3 | 45 | 32.91 |
| 40 | Shoaib Malik Pakistan | 287 | 258 | 7,534 | 143 | 9 | 44 | 34.56 |
| 41 | Arjuna Ranatunga Sri Lanka | 269 | 255 | 7,456 | 131* | 4 | 49 | 35.85 |
| 42 | Javed Miandad Pakistan | 233 | 218 | 7,381 | 119* | 8 | 50 | 41.7 |
| 43 | Martin Guptill New Zealand | 198 | 195 | 7,346 | 237* | 18 | 39 | 41.74 |
| 44 | Kane Williamson New Zealand | 175 | 167 | 7,256 | 148 | 15 | 47 | 48.7 |
| 45 | Younis Khan | 265 | 255 | 7,249 | 144 | 7 | 48 | 31.25 |
| 46 | Saleem Malik Pakistan | 283 | 256 | 7,170 | 102 | 5 | 47 | 32.89 |
| 47 | Quinton de Kock South Africa | 161 | 161 | 7,123 | 178 | 23 | 32 | 46.56 |
| 48 | Nathan Astle | 223 | 217 | 7,090 | 145* | 16 | 41 | 34.93 |
| 49 | Graeme Smith | 197 | 194 | 6,989 | 141 | 10 | 47 | 37.98 |
| 50 | Upul Tharanga | 235 | 223 | 6,951 | 174* | 15 | 37 | 33.74 |
| 51 | David Warner Australia | 161 | 159 | 6,932 | 179 | 22 | 33 | 45.31 |
| 52 | Michael Bevan Australia | 232 | 196 | 6,912 | 108* | 6 | 46 | 53.58 |
| 53 | Gary Kirsten South Africa | 185 | 185 | 6,798 | 188* | 13 | 45 | 40.95 |
| 54 | Shikhar Dhawan India | 167 | 164 | 6,793 | 143 | 17 | 39 | 44.11 |
| 55 | Andy Flower | 213 | 208 | 6,786 | 145 | 4 | 55 | 35.34 |
| 56 | Vivian Richards West Indies | 187 | 167 | 6,721 | 189* | 11 | 45 | 47 |
| 57 | Brendan Taylor Zimbabwe | 207 | 205 | 6,704 | 145* | 11 | 39 | 35.28 |
| 58 | Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan | 218 | 216 | 6,614 | 140* | 11 | 38 | 32.91 |
| 59 | Grant Flower Zimbabwe | 221 | 214 | 6,571 | 142* | 6 | 40 | 33.53 |
| 60 | Ijaz Ahmed snr Pakistan | 250 | 232 | 6,564 | 139* | 10 | 37 | 32.33 |
| 61 | Allan Border Australia | 273 | 252 | 6,524 | 127* | 3 | 39 | 30.63 |
| 62 | Babar Azam Pakistan | 140 | 137 | 6,501 | 158 | 20 | 37 | 53.73 |
| 63 | Sir Richie Richardson West Indies | 224 | 217 | 6,248 | 122 | 5 | 44 | 33.41 |
| 64 | Matthew Hayden Australia | 161 | 155 | 6,133 | 181* | 10 | 36 | 43.81 |
| 65 | Shai Hope West Indies | 148 | 143 | 6,113 | 170 | 19 | 30 | 50.52 |
| 66 | Brendon McCullum | 260 | 228 | 6,083 | 166 | 5 | 32 | 30.42 |
| 67 | Dean Jones Australia | 164 | 161 | 6,068 | 145 | 7 | 46 | 44.62 |
| 68 | Paul Stirling Ireland | 170 | 162 | 6,005 | 177 | 14 | 32 | 37.77 |
| 69 | David Boon Australia | 181 | 177 | 5,964 | 122 | 5 | 37 | 37.04 |
| 70 | Jonty Rhodes | 245 | 220 | 5,935 | 121 | 2 | 33 | 35.12 |
| 71 | Angelo Mathews Sri Lanka | 226 | 195 | 5,916 | 139* | 3 | 40 | 40.24 |
| 72 | Rameez Raja Pakistan | 198 | 197 | 5,841 | 119* | 9 | 31 | 32.09 |
| 73 | Ramnaresh Sarwan | 181 | 169 | 5,804 | 120* | 5 | 38 | 42.68 |
| 74 | Steve Smith Australia | 170 | 154 | 5,800 | 164 | 12 | 35 | 43.28 |
| 75 | Carl Hooper West Indies | 227 | 206 | 5,761 | 113* | 7 | 29 | 35.34 |