Most fours in career

Most fours in career in Tests+ODIs+T20Is

Most fours

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1989-2013	664	782	74	34357	248*	48.52	50817+	67.58*	100	164	34	4076+	264
KC Sangakkara (Asia/ICC/SL)	2000-2015	594	666	67	28016	319	46.77	42086	66.56	63	153	28	3015	159
RT Ponting (AUS/ICC)	1995-2012	560	668	70	27483	257	45.95	40130	68.48	71	146	39	2781	246
V Kohli (IND)	2008-2025	550	617	89	27599	254*	52.27	34856	79.18	82	143	38	2721	306
DPMD Jayawardene (Asia/SL)	1997-2015	652	725	62	25957	374	39.15	40100	64.73	54	136	47	2679	170
R Dravid (Asia/ICC/IND)	1996-2012	509	605	72	24208	270	45.41	46564	51.98	48	146	21	2604	66
BC Lara (ICC/WI)	1990-2007	430	521	38	22358	400*	46.28	32839	68.08	53	111	33	2601	221
ST Jayasuriya (Asia/SL)	1989-2011	586	651	35	21032	340	34.14	25910	81.17	42	103	53	2486	352
JH Kallis (Afr/ICC/SA)	1995-2014	519	617	97	25534	224	49.10	45346	56.30	62	149	33	2455	254
V Sehwag (Asia/ICC/IND)	1999-2013	374	443	15	17253	319	40.31	18641	92.55	38	72	31	2408	243
CH Gayle (ICC/WI)	1999-2021	483	551	35	19593	333	37.97	25370	77.22	42	105	44	2332	553
HM Amla (SA/World)	2004-2019	349	437	36	18672	311*	46.56	28718	65.01	55	88	19	2138	93
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2025	370	487	53	21562	262	49.68	32397	66.55	57	113	24	2118	114
DA Warner (AUS)	2009-2024	383	474	26	18995	335*	42.39	21944	86.56	49	98	23	2106	321
GC Smith (Afr/ICC/SA)	2002-2014	347	432	25	17236	277	42.34	24943	69.10	37	90	20	2076	94
Inzamam-ul-Haq (Asia/ICC/PAK)	1991-2007	499	551	76	20580	329	43.32	32172	63.96	35	129	35	2076	193
S Chanderpaul (WI)	1994-2015	454	553	94	20988	203*	45.72	40150	52.27	41	125	21	2041	126
SC Ganguly (Asia/IND)	1992-2008	424	488	40	18575	239	41.46	29486	62.99	38	107	29	2022	247
TM Dilshan (SL)	1999-2016	497	527	64	17671	193	38.16	21879	80.76	39	83	35	2011	112
AB de Villiers (Afr/SA)	2004-2018	420	484	68	20014	278*	48.11	26787	74.71	47	109	20	2004	328
KS Williamson (NZ)	2010-2025	371	441	48	19086	251	48.56	28858	66.13	48	102	20	1940	145
RG Sharma (IND)	2007-2025	499	532	65	19700	264	42.18	22575	87.26	49	108	34	1901	637
AC Gilchrist (AUS/ICC)	1996-2008	396	429	32	15461	204*	38.94	16910	91.43	33	81	33	1866	262
HH Gibbs (SA)	1996-2010	361	417	24	14661	228	37.30	22309	65.71	35	66	37	1862	187
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	257	387	20	15737	294	42.88	30770	51.14	38	76	16	1815	21
Tamim Iqbal (BAN/ICC/World)	2007-2023	391	452	19	15249	206	35.21	20997	72.62	25	94	36	1768	189
LRPL Taylor (NZ)	2006-2022	450	510	84	18199	290	42.72	24847	73.24	40	93	29	1766	273
SPD Smith (AUS)	2010-2025	356	421	56	17371	239	47.59	27058	64.19	48	83	20	1760	146
SP Fleming (ICC/NZ)	1994-2008	396	463	31	15319	274*	35.46	26979	56.78	17	95	33	1760	89
Mohammad Yousuf (Asia/PAK)	1998-2010	381	432	52	17300	223	45.52	27357	63.23	39	97	26	1747	142
ML Hayden (AUS/ICC)	1993-2009	273	348	32	15066	380	47.67	22330	67.46	40	69	23	1722	182
SR Waugh (AUS)	1985-2004	493	548	104	18496	200	41.65	32432	57.03	35	95	37	1705	88
Younis Khan (PAK)	2000-2017	408	491	45	17790	313	39.88	29367	60.57	41	83	43	1691	138
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2003-2015	394	449	71	17112	329*	45.26	26033	65.73	36	86	21	1672	102
AR Border (AUS)	1978-1994	429	517	83	17698	205	40.77	36136+	48.76*	30	102	22	1661	71
AJ Stewart (ENG)	1989-2003	303	397	35	13140	190	36.29	24230	54.23	19	73	27	1590+	36
DL Haynes (WI)	1978-1994	354	439	53	16135	184	41.80	28759+	53.31*	35	96	23	1586+	77+
G Kirsten (SA)	1993-2004	286	361	34	14087	275	43.07	26219	53.72	34	79	24	1581	32
IVA Richards (WI)	1974-1991	308	349	36	15261	291	48.75	17064+	78.69*	35	90	17	1552+	210+
BB McCullum (NZ)	2002-2016	432	474	47	14676	302	34.37	17872	82.11	19	76	37	1552	398
KP Pietersen (ENG/ICC)	2004-2014	277	342	29	13797	227	44.07	19214	71.80	32	67	18	1531	190
Babar Azam (PAK)	2015-2025	318	357	39	14693	196	46.20	18145	80.97	31	102	19	1515	163
Shakib Al Hasan (BAN)	2006-2024	447	491	56	14730	217	33.86	18716	78.70	14	100	27	1513	135
ME Waugh (AUS)	1988-2002	372	445	37	16529	173	40.51	26413	62.57	38	97	35	1495	98
GA Gooch (ENG)	1975-1995	243	337	12	13190	333	40.58	25007	52.74	28	69	17	1486+	40
MS Dhoni (Asia/IND)	2004-2019	538	526	142	17266	224	44.96	21834	79.07	16	108	21	1486	359
Mushfiqur Rahim (BAN)	2005-2025	474	530	73	15623	219*	34.18	24153	64.68	21	82	33	1480	174
Saeed Anwar (PAK)	1989-2003	302	335	21	12876	194	41.00	18203	70.73	31	68	23	1473	111
IR Bell (ENG)	2004-2015	287	370	39	13331	235	40.27	22804	58.45	26	82	20	1467	73
PA de Silva (SL)	1984-2003	401	455	41	15645	267	37.78	22692+	66.21*	31	86	24	1449+	150+
Q de Kock (SA)	2012-2024	301	337	22	12654	178	40.17	13525	93.56	28	68	18	1446	254
MS Atapattu (SL)	1990-2007	360	416	47	14036	249	38.03	24986+	56.17*	27	76	35	1419	19
AD Mathews (SL)	2008-2025	435	480	97	15546	200*	40.59	25281	61.49	19	91	24	1395	230
MJ Guptill (NZ)	2009-2022	367	402	27	13463	237*	35.90	16565	81.27	23	76	29	1385	383
ME Trescothick (ENG)	2000-2006	202	268	16	10326	219	40.97	15903	64.93	26	52	25	1382	84
Mohammad Hafeez (PAK)	2003-2021	392	429	36	12780	224	32.51	17213	74.24	21	64	34	1370	214
VVS Laxman (IND)	1996-2012	220	308	41	11119	281	41.64	21067	52.77	23	66	17	1357	9
S Dhawan (IND)	2010-2022	269	288	14	10867	190	39.66	12286	88.45	24	55	11	1349	141
CG Greenidge (WI)	1974-1991	236	312	29	12692	226	44.84	19840+	55.64*	30	65	14	1342+	148+
M Azharuddin (IND)	1984-2000	433	455	63	15593	199	39.77	22561+	66.92*	29	79	14	1342+	96+
NJ Astle (NZ)	1995-2007	308	358	25	11866	222	35.63	19306	61.46	27	65	30	1339	127
AJ Strauss (ENG)	2003-2012	231	308	14	11315	177	38.48	19644	57.60	27	54	25	1330	35
DC Boon (AUS)	1984-1996	288	367	36	13386	200	40.44	27273	49.08	26	69	22	1316	18
JM Bairstow (ENG)	2011-2024	287	348	36	11581	167*	37.11	15201	76.18	23	53	32	1304	224
RB Richardson (WI)	1983-1996	310	363	42	12197	194	37.99	22199+	54.82*	21	71	16	1302+	77+
DI Gower (ENG)	1978-1992	231	315	26	11401	215	39.44	20486	55.65	25	51	13	1269	32
RR Sarwan (WI)	2000-2013	286	339	44	11944	291	40.48	20433	58.45	20	71	21	1246	78
Yuvraj Singh (Asia/IND)	2000-2017	402	391	55	11778	169	35.05	14064	83.74	17	71	26	1245	251
Javed Miandad (PAK)	1975-1996	357	407	62	16213	280*	46.99	26178+	54.83*	31	93	14	1233+	92+
BKG Mendis (SL)	2015-2025	300	359	21	11418	245	33.78	14898	76.64	16	72	34	1224	213
MN Samuels (WI)	2000-2018	345	388	43	11134	260	32.27	17068	65.23	17	64	25	1207	219
Saleem Malik (PAK)	1982-1999	386	410	60	12938	237	36.96	20289+	61.85*	20	76	31	1192+	41+
G Gambhir (IND)	2003-2016	242	283	18	10324	206	38.95	14994	68.85	20	63	20	1188	37
SR Watson (AUS)	2002-2016	307	334	36	10950	185*	36.74	14465	75.69	14	67	21	1168	245
F du Plessis (SA/World)	2011-2021	262	304	41	11198	199	42.57	16338	68.53	23	66	12	1151	137
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1987	233	316	30	13214	236*	46.20	19150+	48.25*	35	72	20	1142+	47+
BA Stokes (ENG)	2011-2025	272	341	33	11080	258	35.97	15921	69.59	19	60	24	1134	267
MEK Hussey (AUS)	2004-2013	302	324	71	12398	195	49.00	19208	64.54	22	72	16	1126	144
PR Stirling (IRE)	2008-2025	329	326	14	10056	177	32.23	10236	98.24	16	57	27	1119	284
JC Buttler (ENG)	2011-2025	384	389	60	11881	162*	36.11	12446	95.46	14	72	32	1095	369
WU Tharanga (Asia/SL)	2005-2019	292	307	21	9112	174*	31.86	12697	71.76	18	45	26	1079	73
A Flower (ZIM)	1992-2003	276	320	35	11580	232*	40.63	19733	58.68	16	82	18	1075+	46+
TWM Latham (NZ)	2012-2025	271	325	27	10711	264*	35.94	17847	60.01	21	60	28	1071	87
MA Atherton (ENG)	1989-2001	169	266	10	9519	185*	37.18	23663	40.22	18	58	24	1059	5
A Ranatunga (SL)	1982-2000	362	410	59	12561	135*	35.78	18243+	64.62*	8	87	30	1057+	104+
Shahid Afridi (Asia/ICC/PAK)	1996-2018	524	508	40	11196	156	23.92	9809	114.14	11	51	44	1053	476
CL Hooper (WI)	1987-2003	329	379	58	11523	233	35.89	18979	60.71	20	56	20	1042	128
Shoaib Malik (ICC/PAK)	1999-2021	446	429	79	11867	245	33.90	15292	77.60	12	61	23	1038	199
MD Crowe (NZ)	1982-1995	220	271	29	10148	299	41.93	18666	54.36	21	52	12	1037	56
MV Boucher (Afr/ICC/SA)	1997-2012	467	448	87	10469	147*	29.00	16808	62.28	6	61	33	1034	105
LD Chandimal (SL)	2010-2025	316	365	43	11281	206*	35.03	18924	59.61	20	64	19	1020	109
MA Taylor (AUS)	1989-1999	217	296	14	11039	334*	39.14	24048	45.90	20	68	9	1000	16
H Masakadza (ZIM)	2001-2019	313	350	8	9543	178*	27.90	14155	67.41	10	53	26	1000	174

+ indicates that complete career figures are not known

Records includes the following current or recent matches:

England v India at The Oval, 5th Test, Jul 31-Aug 4, 2025 [Test # 2598]

Pakistan v West Indies at Lauderhill, 3rd T20I, Aug 3, 2025 [T20I # 3391]

Estonia v Switzerland at Tallinn, 3rd T20I, Aug 3, 2025 [T20I # 3390]

Estonia v Switzerland at Tallinn, 2nd T20I, Aug 3, 2025 [T20I # 3389]