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 15,109 runs in 317 ODI matches and averages 58.79.
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, , South Africa and West Indies.
Five of them are from (Mahela Jayawardene - 12,650 runs in 448 ODI matches, Inzamam-ul-Haq - 11,739 runs in 378 ODI matches, Rahul Dravid - 10,889 runs in 344 ODI matches, MS Dhoni - 10,773 runs in 350 ODI matches and Tillakaratne Dilshan - 10,290 runs in 330 ODI matches) feature in the glorious club.
While four are from India (Sachin Tendulkar - 18,426 runs in 463 ODI matches, Virat Kohli - 15,109 runs in 317 ODI matches, Rohit Sharma - 12,120 runs in 291 ODI matches and Sourav Ganguly - 11,363 runs in 311 ODI matches) feature in the list.
Two cricketers from Sri Lanka (Kumar Sangakkara - 14,234 runs in 404 ODI matches and Sanath Jayasuriya - 13,430 runs in 445 ODI matches) and West Indies (Chris Gayle - 10,480 runs in 301 ODI matches and Brian Lara - 10,405 runs in 299 ODI matches) present in the highest run-getters in the ODI.
One cricketer each from Australia (Ricky Ponting - 13,704 runs in 375 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 | 317 | 305 | 15,109 | 183 | 55 | 79 | 58.79 |
| 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 | Rohit Sharma India | 291 | 283 | 12,120 | 264 | 35 | 63 | 49.27 |
| 8 | Inzamam-ul-Haq | 378 | 350 | 11,739 | 137* | 10 | 83 | 39.53 |
| 9 | Jacques Kallis South Africa | 328 | 314 | 11,579 | 139 | 17 | 86 | 44.36 |
| 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 | 350 | 297 | 10,773 | 183* | 10 | 73 | 50.58 | |
| 13 | Chris Gayle West Indies | 301 | 294 | 10,480 | 215 | 25 | 54 | 37.83 |
| 14 | Brian Lara West Indies | 299 | 289 | 10,405 | 169 | 19 | 63 | 40.49 |
| 15 | Tillakaratne Dilshan | 330 | 303 | 10,290 | 161* | 22 | 47 | 39.27 |
| 16 | Mohammad Yousuf | 288 | 273 | 9,720 | 141* | 15 | 64 | 41.72 |
| 17 | Adam Gilchrist | 287 | 279 | 9,619 | 172 | 16 | 55 | 35.89 |
| 18 | AB de Villiers | 228 | 218 | 9,577 | 176 | 25 | 53 | 53.5 |
| 19 | Mohammad Azharuddin | 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 | 268 | 251 | 8,778 | 150 | 11 | 59 | 41.6 |
| 23 | Yuvraj Singh | 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 | 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 | 251 | 245 | 8,273 | 219 | 15 | 38 | 35.06 |
| 30 | Hashim Amla South Africa | 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 Pakistan | 398 | 369 | 8,064 | 124 | 6 | 39 | 23.58 |
| 33 | Stephen Fleming New Zealand | 280 | 269 | 8,037 | 134* | 8 | 49 | 32.41 |
| 34 | Joe Root England | 197 | 186 | 8,005 | 166* | 20 | 49 | 50.66 |
| 35 | Michael Clarke | 245 | 223 | 7,981 | 130 | 8 | 58 | 44.59 |
| 36 | Mushfiqur Rahim Bangladesh | 274 | 256 | 7,795 | 144 | 9 | 49 | 36.43 |
| 37 | Eoin Morgan England | 248 | 230 | 7,701 | 148 | 14 | 47 | 39.29 |
| 38 | Shakib Al Hasan Bangladesh | 247 | 234 | 7,570 | 134* | 9 | 56 | 37.29 |
| 39 | Steve Waugh | 325 | 288 | 7,569 | 120* | 3 | 45 | 32.91 |
| 40 | Shoaib Malik | 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 | 164 | 164 | 7,152 | 178 | 23 | 32 | 45.85 |
| 48 | Nathan Astle | 223 | 217 | 7,090 | 145* | 16 | 41 | 34.93 |
| 49 | Graeme Smith South Africa | 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 | 232 | 196 | 6,912 | 108* | 6 | 46 | 53.58 |
| 53 | Brendan Taylor Zimbabwe | 213 | 211 | 6,845 | 145* | 11 | 40 | 34.92 |
| 54 | Gary Kirsten | 185 | 185 | 6,798 | 188* | 13 | 45 | 40.95 |
| 55 | Shikhar Dhawan India | 167 | 164 | 6,793 | 143 | 17 | 39 | 44.11 |
| 56 | Andy Flower Zimbabwe | 213 | 208 | 6,786 | 145 | 4 | 55 | 35.34 |
| 57 | Vivian Richards West Indies | 187 | 167 | 6,721 | 189* | 11 | 45 | 47 |
| 58 | Babar Azam Pakistan | 145 | 142 | 6,705 | 158 | 20 | 38 | 53.21 |
| 59 | Mohammad Hafeez | 218 | 216 | 6,614 | 140* | 11 | 38 | 32.91 |
| 60 | Shai Hope West Indies | 158 | 152 | 6,590 | 170 | 21 | 32 | 51.48 |
| 61 | Grant Flower Zimbabwe | 221 | 214 | 6,571 | 142* | 6 | 40 | 33.53 |
| 62 | Ijaz Ahmed snr | 250 | 232 | 6,564 | 139* | 10 | 37 | 32.33 |
| 63 | Allan Border Australia | 273 | 252 | 6,524 | 127* | 3 | 39 | 30.63 |
| 64 | Sir Richie Richardson West Indies | 224 | 217 | 6,248 | 122 | 5 | 44 | 33.41 |
| 65 | Paul Stirling Ireland | 176 | 168 | 6,213 | 177 | 14 | 34 | 37.65 |
| 66 | Matthew Hayden | 161 | 155 | 6,133 | 181* | 10 | 36 | 43.81 |
| 67 | Brendon McCullum | 260 | 228 | 6,083 | 166 | 5 | 32 | 30.42 |
| 68 | Dean Jones Australia | 164 | 161 | 6,068 | 145 | 7 | 46 | 44.62 |
| 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 |