England batter Joe Root tops the list of most runs scored during ICC World Test Championships cycle. The right-hander accumulated 1915 runs in 22 matches. Australia opener Usman Khawaja is at number two spot after scoring 1608 runs in 16 matches. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam occupies the third place after scoring 1527 runs in 14 matches.The below list contains the names of other batsmen who have scored most runs in ICC World Test Championships.
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
| Joe Root (England) | 22 | 40 | 4 | 1915 | 180* | 53.19 | 3149 | 60.81 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 217 | 3 |
| Usman Khawaja (Australia) | 16 | 28 | 5 | 1608 | 195* | 69.91 | 3190 | 50.4 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 172 | 7 |
| Babar Azam (Pakistan) | 14 | 26 | 1 | 1527 | 196 | 61.08 | 2873 | 53.15 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 171 | 12 |
| Marnus Labuschagne (Australia) | 19 | 33 | 5 | 1509 | 204 | 53.89 | 2829 | 53.34 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 175 | 6 |
| Jonny Bairstow (England) | 15 | 28 | 3 | 1285 | 162 | 51.4 | 1865 | 68.9 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 157 | 19 |
| Steven Smith (Australia) | 19 | 30 | 5 | 1252 | 200* | 50.08 | 2632 | 47.56 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 126 | 7 |
| Trevis Head (Australia) | 17 | 26 | 3 | 1208 | 175 | 52.52 | 1497 | 80.69 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 144 | 15 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne (Sri Lanka) | 12 | 23 | 1 | 1054 | 147 | 47.9 | 2030 | 51.92 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 117 | 0 |
| Litton Das (Bangladesh) | 12 | 22 | 0 | 1024 | 141 | 46.54 | 1802 | 56.82 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 123 | 4 |
| Kraigg Brathwaite (West Indies) | 13 | 26 | 3 | 994 | 160 | 43.21 | 2545 | 39.05 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 112 | 2 |
