| Rank | Name | Mat | Start | End | |
| 1 | AR Border (Aus) | 153 | 10 Mar 1979 | 17 Mar 1994 + | |
| 2 | ME Waugh (Aus) | 107 | 3 Jun 1993 | 11 Oct 2002 + | |
| 3 | SM Gavaskar (Ind) | 106 | 24 Jan 1976 | 3 Feb 1987 | |
| 4 | AC Gilchrist (Aus) | 96 | 5 Nov 1999 | 16 Jan 2008 +^ | |
| 5 | R Dravid (Ind) | 93 | 10 Oct 1996 | 10 Dec 2005 | |
| 6 | GR Viswanath (Ind) | 87 | 19 Mar 1971 | 23 Jan 1983 + | |
| 7 | ML Hayden (Aus) | 86 | 23 Nov 2000 | 2 Jan 2008 | |
| 8 | GStA Sobers (WI) | 85 | 26 Apr 1955 | 20 Apr 1972 | |
| 9 | SR Tendulkar (Ind) | 84 | 23 Nov 1989 | 15 Jun 2001 | |
| 10 | MV Boucher (SAf) | 75 | 26 Feb 1998 | 11 Aug 2004 | |
| 11 | SP Fleming (NZ) | 72 | 1 Jul 1999 | 13 Mar 2008 + | |
| = | DL Haynes (WI) | 72 | 29 Dec 1979 | 16 Jun 1988 | |
| 13 | IM Chappell (Aus) | 71 | 11 Feb 1966 | 31 Jan 1976 | |
| 14 | M Azharuddin (Ind) | 69 | 15 Nov 1989 | 24 Feb 1999 + | |
| 15 | N Kapil Dev (Ind) | 66 | 27 Oct 1978 | 12 Dec 1984 | |
| 16 | APE Knott (Eng) | 65 | 3 Jun 1971 | 25 Aug 1977 | |
| = | IT Botham (Eng) | 65 | 24 Feb 1978 | 2 Mar 1984 | |
| = | N Kapil Dev (Ind) | 65 | 13 Jan 1985 | 8 Feb 1994 + | |
| 19 | IA Healy (Aus) | 64 | 23 Sep 1988 | 5 Oct 1994 | |
| = | BC Lara (WI) | 64 | 27 Nov 1992 | 26 Dec 1999 | |
| 21 | MA Atherton (Eng) | 63 | 13 Mar 1993 | 6 Aug 1998 | |
| 22 | AJ Stewart (Eng) | 62 | 4 Jul 1996 | 23 Aug 2001 | |
| 23 | RB Kanhai (WI) | 61 | 20 Jun 1957 | 14 Feb 1969 | |
| = | IVA Richards (WI) | 61 | 19 Jun 1980 | 11 Jan 1988 | |
| 25 | A Kumble (Ind) | 60 | 13 Nov 1992 | 2 Mar 2000 | |
| = | JH Kallis (SAf) | 60 | 2 Jan 1998 | 2 Jan 2003 | |
| = | DC Boon (Aus) | 60 | 15 Mar 1990 | 26 Dec 1995 + | |
| 28 | AW Greig (Eng) | 58 | 8 Jun 1972 | 11 Aug 1977 +^ | |
| = | JR Reid (NZ) | 58 | 23 Jul 1949 | 17 Jun 1965 +^ | |
| 30 | SC Ganguly (Ind) | 56 | 9 Aug 1997 | 8 Oct 2003 | |
| = | ADR Campbell (Zim) | 56 | 1 Nov 1992 | 14 Sep 2001 | |
| = | SMH Kirmani (Ind) | 56 | 19 Sep 1979 | 31 Jan 1985 | |
| 33 | DPMD Jayawardene (SL) | 55* | 8 Nov 2002 | 26 Dec 2008 | |
| 34 | IA Healy (Aus) | 55 | 25 Nov 1994 | 30 Sep 1999 + | |
| 35 | GD McGrath (Aus) | 54 | 15 Oct 1998 | 26 Dec 2002 | |
| 36 | KJ Hughes (Aus) | 53 | 15 Dec 1978 | 2 Jan 1983 | |
| = | G Kirsten (SAf) | 53 | 2 Jan 1994 | 18 Mar 1999 | |
| = | Javed Miandad (Pak) | 53 | 2 Jan 1978 | 2 Jan 1984 | |
| = | CA Walsh (WI) | 53 | 15 Nov 1990 | 14 Mar 1997 | |
| = | JL Langer (Aus) | 53 | 8 Nov 2001 | 14 Oct 2005 | |
| = | MS Atapattu (SL) | 53 | 2 Aug 1997 | 21 Jul 2002 | |
| 42 | MA Taylor (Aus) | 52 | 17 Mar 1994 | 26 Dec 1998 + | |
| = | A Flower (Zim) | 52 | 1 Nov 1992 | 15 Jun 2001 | |
| = | PBH May (Eng) | 52 | 15 Jan 1954 | 2 Jul 1959 | |
| = | FE Woolley (Eng) | 52 | 1 Jan 1910 | 14 Aug 1926 | |
| = | RW Marsh (Aus) | 52 | 11 Dec 1970 | 25 Aug 1977 | |
| 47 | DI Gower (Eng) | 51 | 9 Dec 1981 | 5 Jun 1986 | |
| = | AC Parore (NZ) | 51 | 21 Nov 1996 | 21 Mar 2002 + | |
| = | GS Chappell (Aus) | 51 | 9 Jan 1971 | 25 Aug 1977 | |
| 50 | RJ Shastri (Ind) | 50 | 5 Oct 1983 | 9 Dec 1989 |
Bold signifies achievement less than 3 years old.
Results from representative XIs not included in these tables.
+ = Sequence ends with player's retirement and/or most recent match.
^ = Player did not miss a single match during career.