Shivnarine CHanderpaul hooks during his knock of 46 against England. He is now the seventh highest test run-scorers.  Photo by WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography

Shivnarine CHanderpaul hooks during his knock of 46 against England. He is now the seventh highest test run-scorers. Photo by WICB Media/Randy Brooks of Brooks Latouche Photography

Shivnarine Chanderpaul, West Indies’ batting lynchpin for years, has gone past recently-retired Sri Lankan legend Mahela Jayawardene on the list of leading run-scorers in all Test cricket. Chanderpaul is now behind fellow West Indian Brian Lara, whose 131 Tests fetched him nearly 12,000 runs.

Chanderpaul is playing his 162nd Test for West Indies. He started off Day Three of the first Test against England 10 runs behind Jayawardene. Chanderpaul has scored 30 Test tons and 66 half-centuries — only two behind record-holder Sachin Tendulkar.

Player  Team Period M R HS  Ave  100s 50s
Sachin Tendulkar India 1989-2013 200 15921 248* 53.8 51 68
Ricky Ponting Australia 1995-2012 168 13378 257 51.9 41 62
Jacques Kallis South Africa, ICC 1995-2013 166 13289 224 55.4 45 58
Rahul Dravid India, ICC 1996-2012 164 13288 270 52.3 36 63
Kumar Sangakkara Sri Lanka 2000-2015 130 12203 319 58.7 38 51
Brian Lara West Indies, ICC 1990-2006 131 11953 400* 52.9 34 48
Shivnarine Chanderpaul West Indies 1994-2015 162* 11815 203* 52.5 30 66
Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka 1997-2014 149 11814 374 49.8 34 50

Tendulkar is the leading run-scorer in all international cricket. He holds numerous records, including most Test runs (15,921), most Test tons (51), and most Test half-centuries (68). Chanderpaul is second on the list of most half-centuries in Test cricket, with 66.

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