Jacques Kallis is South Africa's greatest all-rounder and the test history's highest run-scorer. He played his first test against England in 1995 and has gone on to score a total of 133289 runs. His 18-year history has seen him also take 292 runs.
Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar is Test cricket's greatest-ever run-scorer. It is remarkable that he has scored 15,921 runs in Test cricket matches. He broke Sunil Gavaskar’s record of 34 centuries. Ricky Ponting is another notable century scorer. Tendulkar is also the youngest player to have scored a 100, scoring it in 1990. He was just 16 years old at the time he broke his first record.
His match against Australia in 2004 was the best Test match. It contained 25 fours and three sixes. Tendulkar scored 15921 runs in 200 Test matches, putting him atop the list. He is the only cricketer to score more than one hundred in a single Test match.
Alastair Cook
Alastair Cook is the highest run-scoring English cricketer of all time. He played 159 Tests with England, surpassing Graham Gooch (with 8900 runs). With 38 centuries, the England batsman places equal 10th on a list of Test century scorers.
His consistency and high scoring rate have seen him become one of England's best-ever batsmen. He ran more innings than any other Englishman in his time and was given a knighthood at age 33. He holds the record in Test caps with the most consecutive runs.
Ricky Ponting
Ricky Ponting, Australia's Test player with the highest runs-scoring record, is the most successful. He has scored over 6000 runs and is considered to be the most uncompromising player in his generation. He is a veteran of test cricket, and has been a consistent player for the past 20 years. He has broken a lot of records but has been criticised for his leadership style.
Ricky Ponting has a colossal record of international matches won. His team has won 220 games. Graeme Smith has 154 games. Both Ponting and Sangakkara have scored more than 10,000 runs in Tests. Ponting's ODI record in Tests is also impressive. His 165 ODI wins at Tests are the second highest percentage in the history ODIs. Additionally, he is the only player that has participated in four World Cup finals.
Jonny Bairstow
Jonny Bairstow, a Yorkshire cricketer was born 26/09/89. He also represents Yorkshire in domestic cricket. He has previously played for the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the Indian Premier League and the Punjab Kings. Bairstow made his debut in the 2013-14 season, replacing Matt Prior. Bairstow took six wickets during the series and performed well behind the bowl but did not reach his first century until the fourth test, when he got out by Gautam Gambhir. He made a total score of 49 runs.
Bairstow's maiden Test century was in the UAE in 2015, as England were playing Pakistan. He made 23 runs in the first Test but play was stopped due to bad light. He scored 43 runs in the first Test and 79 in his final innings of the second Test. England lost this series 2-0.
Mark Craig
New Zealand's Mark Craig is the highest run-scorers in Test cricket history. The off-spinner was able to score 58 runs off 77 deliveries. He also scored nine fours and one six. It was one of most exciting innings in the history.
Craig made his international debut at the Kingston International Bowl against West Indies in June 2014. He was named Player-of-the-Match for his bowling performances and hit a six on his very first ball. This made Craig the first player to score a six off his debut ball. He was awarded Man of The Match for his performance during his Test debut.