Most Runs for India in Test Cricket [Updated]

Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs for India in Test cricket. The right-hand batter amassed 15921 runs in 200 Tests at an impressive average of 53.78. Tendulkar also boasts 51 Test centuries — the most hundreds in the format — along with 68 fifties.

Rahul Dravid occupies the second spot with 13265 runs in 163 matches at an average of 52.63 runs. Sunil Gavaskar is the other batter to score 10000+ Test runs for India, having accumulated 10122 runs in 125 Tests.

Virat Kohli comes fourth, with close to 9000 runs under his belt. VVS Laxman and Virender Sehwag are part of the 8000-run club in the longest format.

Former Indian captain Sourav Ganguly sits in seventh position, with 7212 runs in 113 matches. The dependable Cheteshwar Pujara has scored 7195 Test runs from 103 games.

Dilip Vengsarkar, Mohammad Azharuddin, Gundappa Viswanath, Kapil Dev, Ajinkya Rahane, and MS Dhoni have crossed the 5000-run mark in Test cricket.

You can check out the top 20 batters who have scored the most runs for India in Test cricket history.

Most Runs for India in Tests

Player	Matches	Innings	Runs	High Score	Avg	100/50
Sachin Tendulkar	200	329	15921	248*	53.78	51/68
Rahul Dravid	163	284	13265	270	52.63	36/63
Sunil Gavaskar	125	214	10122	236*	51.12	34/45
Virat Kohli	118	201	9040	254*	47.83	29/31
VVS Laxman	134	225	8781	281	45.97	17/56
Virender Sehwag	103	178	8503	319	49.43	23/31
Sourav Ganguly	113	188	7212	239	42.17	16/35
Cheteshwar Pujara	103	176	7195	206*	43.60	19/35
Dilip Vengsarkar	116	185	6868	166	42.13	17/35
Mohammad Azharuddin	99	147	6215	199	45.03	22/21
Gundappa Viswanath	91	155	6080	222	41.93	14/35
Kapil Dev	131	184	5248	163	31.05	8/27
Ajinkya Rahane	85	144	5077	188	38.46	12/26
MS Dhoni	90	144	4876	224	38.09	6/33
Mohinder Amarnath	69	113	4378	138	42.50	11/24
Rohit Sharma	64	111	4270	212	42.27	12/18
Gautam Gambhir	58	104	4154	206	41.95	9/22
Murali Vijay	61	105	3982	167	38.28	12/15
Ravi Shastri	80	121	3830	206	35.79	11/12
Polly Umrigar	59	94	3631	223	42.22	12/14

Did You Know?:

In March 1987, Sunil Gavaskar became the first-ever batter to score 10000 Test runs. He achieved the feat in his 212th innings in the format and took almost 16 years to reach the milestone.

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