Most Fours in Test

Most Fours in Test is a definitive metric of a batter's technical precision, their ability to find gaps in the field, and their sustained run-scoring efficiency over a long career. The all-time record is held by the legendary Sachin Tendulkar, who remains the only player in history to surpass the 2,000-mark with 2,058 fours.
Tendulkar is followed by the "The Wall" Rahul Dravid (1,654) and Ricky Ponting (1,509). As of April 2026, England's Joe Root is the leading active challenger, having amassed over 1,350 fours and steadily climbing the all-time leaderboard. This statistic highlights more than just scoring; it reflects a batter's mastery of ground strokes and their tactical dominance in navigating world-class bowling attacks through pure timing and placement rather than raw force alone.

RANK 1

Sachin Tendulkar

4s

2058

Runs

15921

RANK 2

Brian Lara

4s

1559

Runs

11953

RANK 3

Ricky Ponting

4s

1509

Runs

13378

Rank Player Matches Innings Runs BF HS AVG SR Not Out 4s 6s 50s 100s
1 200 329 15921 0 248 53.78 54.09 33 2058 69 68 51
2 131 232 11953 19753 400 52.88 60.51 6 1559 88 48 34
3 168 287 13378 22782 257 51.85 58.72 29 1509 73 62 41
4 163 298 13943 24242 262 51.07 57.51 25 1492 46 66 41
5 134 233 12400 22882 319 57.4 54.19 17 1491 51 52 38
6 166 280 13289 28903 224 55.37 45.97 40 1488 97 58 45
7
Alastair Cook Alastair Cook
161 291 12472 26562 294 45.35 46.95 16 1442 11 57 33
8 149 252 11814 22959 374 49.84 51.45 15 1387 61 50 34
9 164 280 11867 27395 203 51.37 43.31 49 1285 36 66 30
10 104 180 8586 10441 319 49.34 82.23 6 1233 91 32 23
11 168 260 10927 22461 200 51.06 48.64 46 1175 20 50 32
12 123 220 10763 19966 239 56.05 53.9 28 1172 67 44 37
13 124 215 9282 18573 311 46.64 49.97 16 1170 14 41 28
14 117 205 9265 15525 277 48.25 59.67 13 1165 24 38 27
15 156 265 11174 0 205 50.56 0 44 1161 28 63 27
16 134 225 8781 17785 281 45.97 49.37 34 1135 5 56 17
17 133 235 8463 17389 190 39.54 48.66 21 1121 10 45 15
18 118 213 10099 19375 313 52.05 52.12 19 1082 70 33 34
19 118 215 8900 18075 333 42.58 49.23 6 1079 25 46 20
20 108 192 9461 18198 251 54.68 51.98 19 1056 28 38 33
21 103 184 8625 14349 380 50.73 60.1 14 1049 82 29 30
22 103 182 7214 11970 333 42.18 60.26 11 1046 98 37 15
23 112 205 8786 12517 335 44.59 70.19 8 1036 69 37 26
24 123 210 9230 16608 254 46.85 55.57 13 1027 30 31 30
25 114 191 8765 16077 278 50.66 54.51 18 1024 64 46 22
26 125 214 10122 15327 236 51.12 66.04 16 1016 26 45 34
27 104 181 8181 13255 227 47.28 61.72 8 985 81 35 23
28 117 204 8231 16268 215 44.25 50.59 18 979 10 39 18
29 115 198 8643 15456 329 49.1 55.92 22 978 39 27 28
30
Mohammad Yousuf Mohammad Yousuf
90 156 7530 14372 223 52.29 52.39 12 957 51 33 24
31 112 196 7683 12957 290 44.66 59.29 24 932 55 35 19
32 118 205 7727 15622 235 42.69 49.46 24 919 39 46 22
33 110 188 6973 10698 340 40.07 65.18 14 910 59 31 14
34 113 188 7212 14070 239 42.17 51.25 17 900 57 35 16
35 90 154 6167 12270 228 41.95 50.26 7 887 47 26 14
36 103 176 7195 16217 206 43.6 44.36 11 863 16 35 19
37 128 209 8029 15360 153 41.81 52.27 17 844 41 47 20
38 119 212 8214 16970 200 44.4 48.4 27 835 90 45 16
39 76 143 5825 10685 219 43.79 54.51 10 831 42 29 14
40 120 216 7216 12348 258 34.85 58.43 9 828 136 37 14
41 107 190 7422 18116 200 43.65 40.96 20 822 2 32 21
42 101 176 6453 9989 302 38.64 64.6 9 776 107 31 12
43 99 189 7172 13913 244 39.4 51.54 7 760 12 39 16
44 100 184 6510 13416 219 38.75 48.52 16 747 38 28 13
45 82 147 5719 11184 197 41.44 51.13 9 742 22 18 18
46 104 186 7525 18140 334 43.49 41.48 13 727 9 40 19
47 99 147 6215 9852 199 45.03 63.08 9 720 19 21 22
48 100 178 6042 10228 167 36.39 59.07 12 719 56 26 12
49 91 164 6261 13064 264 39.62 47.92 6 705 22 31 16
50 97 180 7142 17033 302 42.26 41.93 11 694 22 35 19
51 79 137 6235 12436 195 51.52 50.13 16 685 39 29 19
52 86 152 5347 11190 199 37.92 47.78 11 684 26 23 14
53 96 137 5570 6796 204 47.6 81.95 20 677 100 26 17
54 87 145 5492 8379 193 40.98 65.54 11 677 24 23 16
55 90 161 6361 12703 206 43.56 50.07 15 668 44 34 16
56 88 159 6229 12757 232 42.95 48.82 14 664 28 28 16
57 77 131 5444 12190 299 45.36 44.65 11 659 27 18 17
58 70 134 5134 8852 206 38.89 57.99 2 655 41 31 10
59 102 173 5762 11462 233 36.46 50.27 15 633 63 27 13
60 102 161 5200 8565 208 33.54 60.71 6 621 67 22 14
61 79 139 4656 9058 142 36.09 51.4 10 618 20 18 14
62 100 193 5950 14571 212 32.51 40.83 10 594 17 31 12
63 131 184 5248 5538 163 31.05 94.76 15 587 61 27 8
64 85 144 5077 10256 188 38.46 49.5 12 578 35 26 12
65 73 135 4757 8116 245 36.87 58.61 6 572 52 22 10
66 116 185 6868 11450 166 41.37 59.98 22 560 17 35 17
67 62 112 4236 9279 175 43.67 45.65 15 558 11 28 9
68 75 139 4859 8922 181 37.66 54.46 10 557 21 25 13
69 65 111 4592 6576 175 43.73 69.82 6 557 41 20 12
70 71 130 4609 7473 217 37.77 61.67 8 556 28 31 5
71 113 174 4531 7787 140 30 58.18 23 556 17 23 6
72 79 138 4409 9764 207 35.55 45.15 14 552 11 21 10
73 90 144 4876 8249 224 38.09 59.11 16 544 78 33 6
74 83 131 4545 0 204 42.87 0 25 540 1 20 11
75 71 127 3917 8219 260 32.64 47.65 7 537 32 24 7
76 63 114 4694 8987 215 44.7 52.23 9 524 15 25 11
77 58 104 4154 8067 206 41.95 51.49 5 517 10 22 9
78 69 118 4163 8986 199 40.02 46.32 14 516 21 21 10
79 61 112 4366 8017 196 42.38 54.45 9 513 23 30 9
80 77 128 4660 9588 137 38.19 48.6 6 512 29 27 12
81 75 132 5222 11726 161 46.62 44.53 20 511 81 39 10
82 65 115 4133 7089 173 38.99 58.3 9 499 36 19 12
83 64 117 3586 5475 267 31.18 65.49 2 499 13 21 5
84 56 99 4188 8483 157 45.03 49.36 6 490 9 25 10
85 67 118 4053 7810 199 35.86 51.89 5 485 30 20 11
86 59 109 3731 7094 176 35.19 52.59 3 483 31 24 4
87 67 116 4301 7538 212 40.57 57.05 10 473 88 18 12
88 68 115 4259 9170 206 40.56 46.44 10 470 24 20 10
89 61 105 3982 8601 167 38.28 46.29 1 467 33 15 12
90 55 105 3652 6520 224 37.64 56.01 8 455 28 12 10