Top 5 batters with the most runs across formats in 2025

Across Tests, ODIs and T20Is, 2025 produced a group of batters who combined high volume with big-impact innings. The calendar was busy with full international schedules, multilateral events, and franchise cricket, and the names below made the most of the chances they got.

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Two patterns explain these year-end totals. First, opportunity: players who batted high and were selected across formats naturally had more innings to compile big aggregates. Second, role clarity: whether as an anchor, converter or an aggressive yet durable presence, each batter had a defined job and executed it consistently. The combined numbers reward availability, conversion rates and the capacity to switch tempo between formats, which is the modern premium for multi-format success. Here is the list of the top five run getters across formats in 2025.

1. Shubman Gill (India) - 1,764 runs

Gill finished 2025 as the world’s highest run-scorer across formats. What stands out is the blend of volume and conversion with big Test centuries, reliable ODI knocks and useful T20 contributions added up. 

He played a heavy international program and turned starts into big scores repeatedly. He scored seven hundreds across formats and a consistency that allowed India to build innings around him. Gill’s timing, balance and ability to switch gears occupy sessions in Tests, accelerate in white ball chases, making him the year’s most valuable all-format batter.

2. Shai Hope (West Indies) - 1,760 runs

Shai Hope closed the year only a whisker behind Gill. Hope’s strength is predictability under pressure. His dependable technique, excellent strike rotation and an ability to convert starts into 50+ scores no matter the format. 

In 2025, he produced several big hundreds and a string of fifties that kept West Indies competitive across formats. His role as a top-order anchor and occasional match finisher explains why his aggregate is so high. He provides a combination of volume and a steady scoring rate.

3. Joe Root (England) - 1,613 runs

Joe Root’s 2025 was a reminder of why he remains one of the game’s most reliable run-generators. Root mixed classic Test accumulation with white-ball power when required, compiling big hundreds and high-value knocks in chases. 

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His ability to read situations and pace innings, rescuing collapses or pushing for match-winning leads, saw him produce a high aggregate in fewer matches than some rivals, underscoring efficiency as much as volume. Root’s year was full of context-rich innings that swung the series.

4. Brian Bennett (Zimbabwe) - 1,585 runs

Brian Bennett’s emergence was one of 2025’s most notable stories. The young Zimbabwean produced consistent, high-impact knocks across formats, including a standout Test century in England and several big T20 and ODI contributions. 

Bennett’s game combines aggressive intent with the capacity to bat long when needed, which is a rare blend that lets him pile up runs even while representing an Associate-turned-full-member side with a busy schedule. His tally reflects both his form and the frequency with which Zimbabwe relied on him.

5. Salman Ali Agha (Pakistan) - 1,569 runs

Salman Ali Agha finished the year as one of the most used and most productive players in international cricket. He featured in an unusually high number of fixtures for Pakistan and delivered across formats, including gritty Test innings, steady ODI contributions, and T20 runs when called upon. 

His role, often the anchor or the stabiliser, allowed him to accumulate runs through consistent starts and a string of fifties. The tally rewards both opportunity (he played a lot) and conversion (he often turned starts into substantial scores).

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