| No | Player | Matches | Inns | Runs | HS | Average | 100s | 50s |
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | 39 | 74 | 3630 | 241* | 55 | 11 | 16 |
| 2 | Sunil Gavaskar | 20 | 31 | 1550 | 172 | 51.66 | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Ricky Ponting | 29 | 51 | 2555 | 257 | 54.36 | 8 | 12 |
| 4 | Michael Clarke | 22 | 40 | 2049 | 329* | 53.92 | 7 | 6 |
| 5 | Steven Smith | 10 | 20 | 1429 | 192 | 84.05 | 7 | 3 |
| 6 | David Boon | 11 | 20 | 1204 | 135 | 70.82 | 6 | 2 |
| 7 | Virat Kohli | 16 | 29 | 1359 | 169 | 48.53 | 6 | 3 |
| 8 | Matthew Hayden | 18 | 35 | 1888 | 203 | 59 | 6 | 8 |
| 9 | VVS Laxman | 29 | 54 | 2434 | 281 | 49.67 | 6 | 12 |
| 10 | Allan Border | 20 | 35 | 1567 | 163 | 52.23 | 4 | 9 |
