New Delhi: India and Australia are set to lock horns in a blockbuster five-match Test series in the upcoming Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The much-anticipated series will start on Friday, November 22 with the opening Test to be played in Perth. The focus is on the Indian batting line-up ahead of the series opener.
India captain Rohit Sharma is likely to miss the first Test and Shubman Gill is also ruled out of the opening Test due to a fractured thumb. There will be extra responsibility on the likes of Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant and Yashasvi Jaiswal to score the majority of runs for the team.
As per the reports, KL Rahul is set to open for India in the first Test while Dhruv Jurel will also be included in the playing XI and Nitish Kumar Reddy is set to make his Test debut. Kohli will be a key batter for the team if the Men in Blue fancy their chances of winning a third consecutive Test series down under.
The star Indian batter has struggled to score runs against Bangladesh and New Zealand in the home Test series. He has a stunning record on Australian soil, scoring 1352 runs in 13 Test matches at an average of over 54, including six hundreds.
Highest run-getters in Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the most runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. He has scored 3262 runs in 34 matches at an average of 56.24. Ricky Ponting is in second position on the list, scoring 2555 runs in 29 matches at an average of 54.36.
VVS Laxman has scored 2434 runs in 29 matches at an average of 49.67 and is in the third spot. Rahul Dravid is in fourth position scoring, 2143 runs at an average of 53.92 in 22 matches and Michael Clare has scored 2049 runs in 22 Test matches at an average of 53.92 and is in fifth spot on the list. Cheteshwar Pujara is in the sixth position scoring 2033 runs in 24 matches and Virat Kohli has scored 1979 runs in 24 matches and is in the seventh position.
Player
Span
Mat
Inns
NO
Runs
HS
Ave
BF
SR
100
50
0
4s
6s
Sachin Tendulkar (IND)
1996-2013
34
65
7
3262
241*
56.24
5493
59.38
9
16
4
391
25
Ricky Ponting (AUS)
1996-2012
29
51
4
2555
257
54.36
4428
57.7
8
12
4
278
4
VVS Laxman (IND)
1998-2012
29
54
5
2434
281
49.67
4480
54.33
6
12
3
338
0
Rahul Dravid (IND)
1996-2012
32
60
6
2143
233
39.68
5432
39.45
2
13
3
266
4
Michael Clarke (AUS)
2004-2014
22
40
2
2049
329*
53.92
3622
56.57
7
6
2
227
14
Cheteshwar Pujara (IND)
2010-2023
24
43
3
2033
204
50.82
4831
42.08
5
11
4
221
4
Virat Kohli (IND)
2011-2023
24
42
1
1979
186
48.26
3787
52.25
8
5
3
218
5
Ahead of the start of the Australia vs India five-match Test series, here is a look at the batters with the most runs in the Border-Gavaskar Test series. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
