Star 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 316 ODI matches and averages 59.02.
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, Australia, Sri Lanka, South Africa and West Indies.
(Sachin Tendulkar - 18,426 runs in 463 ODI matches, Kumar Sangakkara - 14,234 runs in 404 ODI matches, Sanath Jayasuriya - 13,430 runs in 445 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, Chris Gayle - 10,480 runs in 301 ODI matches and Tillakaratne Dilshan - 10,290 runs in 330 ODI matches)Three players from India (Virat Kohli - 15,109 runs in 316 ODI matches, Rohit Sharma - 12,028 runs in 290 ODI matches and Sourav Ganguly - 11,363 runs in 311 ODI matches) feature in the list.
One cricketer each from Australia (Ricky Ponting - 13,704 runs in 375 ODI matches) , Sri Lanka (Mahela Jayawardene - 12,650 runs in 448 ODI matches) , South Africa (Jacques Kallis - 11,579 runs in 328 ODI matches) and West Indies (Brian Lara - 10,405 runs in 299 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 | 463 | 452 | 18,426 | 200* | 49 | 96 | 44.83 |
| 2 | Virat Kohli India | 316 | 304 | 15,109 | 183 | 55 | 79 | 59.02 |
| 3 | Kumar Sangakkara | 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 | 445 | 433 | 13,430 | 189 | 28 | 68 | 32.36 |
| 6 | Mahela Jayawardene Sri Lanka | 448 | 418 | 12,650 | 144 | 19 | 77 | 33.38 |
| 7 | Rohit Sharma India | 290 | 282 | 12,028 | 264 | 35 | 62 | 49.09 |
| 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 | 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 Sri Lanka | 308 | 296 | 9,284 | 145 | 11 | 64 | 34.9 |
| 21 | Saeed Anwar | 247 | 244 | 8,824 | 194 | 20 | 43 | 39.22 |
| 22 | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | 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 Sri Lanka | 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 | 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 | 280 | 269 | 8,037 | 134* | 8 | 49 | 32.41 |
| 34 | Michael Clarke | 245 | 223 | 7,981 | 130 | 8 | 58 | 44.59 |
| 35 | Joe Root England | 195 | 184 | 7,903 | 166* | 20 | 48 | 50.66 |
| 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 Australia | 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 Pakistan | 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 | 197 | 194 | 6,989 | 141 | 10 | 47 | 37.98 |
| 50 | Upul Tharanga Sri Lanka | 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 | 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 | Brendan Taylor Zimbabwe | 210 | 208 | 6,756 | 145* | 11 | 39 | 35.01 |
| 57 | Vivian Richards West Indies | 187 | 167 | 6,721 | 189* | 11 | 45 | 47 |
| 58 | Babar Azam Pakistan | 143 | 140 | 6,626 | 158 | 20 | 38 | 53.44 |
| 59 | Mohammad Hafeez Pakistan | 218 | 216 | 6,614 | 140* | 11 | 38 | 32.91 |
| 60 | Grant Flower | 221 | 214 | 6,571 | 142* | 6 | 40 | 33.53 |
| 61 | Ijaz Ahmed snr Pakistan | 250 | 232 | 6,564 | 139* | 10 | 37 | 32.33 |
| 62 | Allan Border Australia | 273 | 252 | 6,524 | 127* | 3 | 39 | 30.63 |
| 63 | Shai Hope West Indies | 157 | 151 | 6,428 | 170 | 20 | 32 | 50.22 |
| 64 | Sir Richie Richardson West Indies | 224 | 217 | 6,248 | 122 | 5 | 44 | 33.41 |
| 65 | Matthew Hayden | 161 | 155 | 6,133 | 181* | 10 | 36 | 43.81 |
| 66 | Brendon McCullum New Zealand | 260 | 228 | 6,083 | 166 | 5 | 32 | 30.42 |
| 67 | Paul Stirling Ireland | 174 | 166 | 6,080 | 177 | 14 | 32 | 37.3 |
| 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 South Africa | 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 West Indies | 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 |