Top 10 Cricketers who have played 500 or more international matches

In international cricket, if a player appears in 500 or more matches, it’s the corroboration of the fact that he is something extraordinary. It requires sheer diligence and skills to remain active in the sport for such a long period and make the number of appearances in the international circuit. There are only 10 cricketers who have reached this sensational milestone and all these players are considered the legends of this incredible sport.

Among 10 cricketers, eight are from Asia while one is from Australia, and the other served South Africa. Talking about the Indian players on the chart, there are four names while Sri Lanka have three former stalwarts. One more player is a Pakistan great who won a lot of games for the 1992 World Cup and 2009 T20 World T20 champions in all three formats.

Top 10 Cricketers who have played 500 or more international matches

10. Virat Kohli

India are currently in the Caribbean islands playing against the Windies team. Virat Kohli is the latest entrant on the list of players with 500 or more international matches with his outing against the West Indies in the second Test at Queen’s Park Oval. In 2008, the legend broke into One-Day International (ODI) cricket during India’s tour of Sri Lanka after winning the Under-19 World Cup for India.

In Tests, he got a chance to make his debut in 2011 in the West Indies. Currently, he is the fifth-highest run-scorer for India in ODIs with 12898 runs in 265 innings of 274 matches at a strike rate of 93.62. While in Tests, he has amassed 8642 runs in 187 innings of 111 games at an average of 49.39.

Talking about his T20 International (T20I) numbers, the veteran has scored 4008 runs in 107 innings of 115 games at a strike rate of 137.96. With these numbers, he is the highest run-getter in the shortest format of the sport.