5 Indian Batsmen With Most Runs Against England In Tests

India and England have shared a played a lot of test matches that will be etched in the memories always and the rivalry between these two teams has never been short of entertainment. Both teams have had some really good batsmen over the years who like to take up the challenge against the big teams.

India hasn’t won a Test series in England for a long time of nearly 14 years and they will be looking for redemption in the upcoming series. The bowling resources are of the highest quality at the moment and it is time to look at the 5 Indian batsmen with the most run against England in tests.

5 Indian Batsmen With Most Runs Against England In Tests:

Virat Kohli:

Virat Kohli stands fifth in the list of batsmen with the most runs against England in tests and he has hit 1742 runs so far at an average of 45.84 in 41 innings against the England side. These numbers are extraordinary considering that he had one of the worst series of his career in 2014 against England when he was troubled by James Anderson.

Kohli has hit 5 centuries and 7 half-centuries so far against England and his 235 in Mumbai was a delight to watch always. He had a fantastic series against England in 2018 and he would like to replicate the same in the upcoming series as well.

Gundappa Viswanath:

Gundappa Viswanath was known as the man for artistry and he stands fourth in the list of Indian batsmen with the most runs against England in tests. The right-hander scored 1880 runs in 54 innings against England at an average of 37.60.

Gundappa Viswanath hit 4 centuries and 12 half-centuries against England in the longest format with his 222 in 1982 being one of his best knocks against the nation. He had an excellent career for India in tests overall and he always had the flair for his technique.

Rahul Dravid:

Rahul Dravid made his test debut against England in 1996 and it kickstarted one of the brilliant test careers of all time. Dravid has always enjoyed batting against England starting from his debut series to an excellent finish in the 2011 series in England where he finished as the man of the series.

The Karnataka lad played 37 innings against England scoring 1950 runs at a stunning average of 60.93 and he had hit 7 centuries and 8 half-centuries against the nation. Dravid holds the record for facing the most number of deliveries in test cricket and is unlikely to be broken at any point in time.

Sunil Gavaskar:

Sunil Gavaskar was the first man in cricket history to cross 10,000 runs and out of which, he had scored 2483 runs in 67 innings against England at an average of 38.20. Gavaskar relishes performing against the big teams and he hit 4 centuries and 16 half-centuries against the English team.

Gavaskar’s 221 in the Kennington Oval in 1979 will be one of his greatest innings of all time and he managed to draw the test which proved his greatness as a player. He stands second in the list of Indian batsmen with the most runs against England.

Sachin Tendulkar:

Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the most number of test runs against England from Indian batsmen and it is not a surprise that he makes the list. The master blaster enjoyed batting against the nation scoring 2535 runs in 53 innings at an average of 51.73.

Sachin hit 7 centuries and 13 half-centuries against England and his famous knock against England should be the 193 in Headingly in 2002 against a quality England bowling attack. The right-hander is regarded as one of the all-time greatest batsmen in cricket history.