Last updated on September 12th, 2024 at 01:50 am
In the list of Top 10 : Most Runs In India-Australia Tests , there are 6 Indian & 4 Australian batters. There has been a tough competition among the batsmen to finish it on a high. Sachin Tendulkar -the most 50s in World Cup player, tops in this list with a very strong performance against the opponent.
Among the four Australians in the list of top 10 : most runs in India-Australia tests, the former captain Ricky Ponting comes first. There are three players in the list who are currently playing, as – Cheteshwar Pujara, Steve Smith & Virat Kohli.
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Most Runs In India-Australia Tests List : Who Has Most Runs In India Vs Australia Test All Time ?
| No. | Player, | Span, | Runs, | Mts. | Inns. | N.O. | Avg. | H.S. | 100s | 50s | Team |
| 1 | Sachin Tendulkar | 1991- 2013 | 3630 | 39 | 74 | 8 | 55.00 | 241* | 11 | 16 | India |
| 2 | Ricky Ponting | 1996-2012 | 2555 | 29 | 51 | 4 | 54.36 | 257 | 8 | 12 | Australia |
| 3 | VVS Laxman | 1998-2012 | 2434 | 29 | 54 | 5 | 49.67 | 281 | 6 | 12 | India |
| 4 | Rahul Dravid | 1996-2012 | 2143 | 32 | 60 | 6 | 39.68 | 233 | 2 | 13 | India |
| 5 | Cheteshwar Pujara | 2010-2023* | 2074 | 25 | 45 | 3 | 49.38 | 204 | 5 | 11 | India |
| 6 | Michael Clarke | 2004-2014 | 2049 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 53.92 | 329* | 7 | 6 | Australia |
| 7 | Steve Smith | 2013-2023* | 2042 | 19 | 37 | 6 | 65.87 | 192 | 9 | 5 | Australia |
| 8 | Virat Kohli | 2011-2023* | 2042 | 25 | 44 | 1 | 47.48 | 186 | 8 | 5 | India |
| 9 | Mathew Hayden | 2001-2008 | 1888 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 59.00 | 203 | 6 | 8 | Australia |
| 10 | Virender Sehwag | 2003-2013 | 1738 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 41.38 | 195 | 3 | 9 | India |
** Mts- Matches, Inns- Innings, N.O. – Not Out, Avg. – Average, H.S. – Highest Score, S.No. – Serial Number
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1. Sachin Tendulkar Stats : 3630 Sachin Tendulkar Total Runs Vs Australia , Sachin Tendulkar 3rd Most 6s In ODI Indian Player, Sachin Tendulkar Records
Sachin Tendulkar, the top runs scorer in World Cup & 2nd top runs scorer in single World Cup edition , comes on the top in this list of Most Runs In India-Australia Tests. An average of 53.79 overall he has in test cricket, but against the Aussies this goes to 55. Also, he is not only India’s top scorer against Australia but also occupies the second spot for the most runs in tests against Australia by any nation, with only 6 runs shy from the topper.
Sachin had his first test against Australia, in 1991/92 India Vs Australia Test Series and the last one in the 2012/13 Series. In this span he played 39 tests in total and scored 3630 runs in 74 innings. His highest test score was 241* which came against the Aussies in Sydney. He has the most hundreds in Ind-Aus tests , as 11 hundreds among which 6 were down under. He also scored 16 test fifties, the most fifties in this rivalry. At home, he scored 1821 runs in 19 tests while it is 1809 runs in 20 tests, in Australia.
In the One Day International cricket Sachin has the 2nd most 100s in World Cup & is among the most six hitters in ODIs.
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2. Ricky Ponting Stats : 2555 Ricky Ponting Total Runs Vs India , Australia Ricky Ponting Records
Ricky Ponting, a great Australian batsman comes 2nd in this list with most runs in India-Australia tests. He started his test journey against India from 1996/97 Series and played 29 tests against India,till 2012. He had 2555 runs in 51 innings against India. 1893 runs in 15 tests he scored at home and in India it is 662 runs in 14 tests. His highest score in tests came against India with a score of 257, at MCG.
Like Tendulkar, Ponting also had a better test batting average in the, India Vs Australia Tests (54.36) than the overall career average (51.85). He had 8 hundreds & 12 fifties against India. Ponting scored 2 back-to-back double hundreds in the 2003/04 series.
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3. VVS Laxman Stats : About VVS Laxman 2434 Test Runs Versus Australia
VVS Laxman, the second innings specialist has scored almost double the runs in the India vs Australia test series than any other. In 54 innings of 29 tests played from 1998-2012 against Australia, Laxman scored 2434 runs at an average of 49.69(overall career avg. is 45.50). 1198 runs in 14 matches in India & 1236 runs in 15 matches away from home, he scored. Out of 17 test hundreds in total, Laxman scored 6 hundreds against the Aussies. He also has 12 fifties to his name.
Laxman’s highest test score of 281 at the Eden Gardens came against Australia which not only is among the greatest knocks in India-Australia test rivalry but also is among the best innings in test cricket history.
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4. Rahul Dravid Stats : 2143 Rahul Dravid Total Runs Vs Australia , Rahul Dravid Records
Rahul Dravid, also known as the Wall, has played 32 tests versus Australia in a span from 1996-2012. He is on the 4th for Most Runs in India-Australia Tests by scoring 2143 runs in 60 innings (In Australia – 1143 runs, 15 tests & In India – 1000 runs, 17 tests) . Dravid has 2 hundreds & 13 fifties, the 2nd for most fifties against his name in this list. He averages 39.68 versus Australia & 52.31 in his overall-career.
Rahul Dravid’s highest score of 233 against Australia, an innings that set up an historic victory for India at the Adelaide Oval in 2003 which ended India’s 22-year wait for a test win in Australia.
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5. Cheteshwar Pujara Stats : Cheteshwar Pujara Test Career 2074 Runs Vs Australia , Cheteshwar Pujara Test Records
Cheteshwar Pujara, makes his test debut against Australia in 2010 and scores a fifty in the 4th innings, becoming only the fifth Indian to do so. Till then, Pujara has played 25 tests against Australia and has 2074 runs in 45 innings to his tally making it 5th to the tally of Most Runs In India-Australia Tests.
His test career average is 43.88 which becomes 49.38 against the Aussies. There are 5 hundreds & 11 fifties for Pujara in the list. Pujara’s highest score versus Australia is 204 which he scores in Hyderabad. Pujara has 993 runs in 11 tests, in Australia, 1040 runs in 13 tests at home & 41 runs( 1 test) at neutral venues.
6. Michael Clarke Stats : 2049 Test Runs Vs India , Michael Clarke Cricketer Australia
With 2049 runs in 40 innings, Michael Clarke comes sixth in the list of Most Runs in India-Australia Tests. He has 972 runs(13 tests) in India and 1077 runs(9 tests) in Australia. He has played 22 tests against India from 2004-2014. He has an all-time tests average of 48.83 but it goes to 53.92 versus India. There are 7 centuries & 6 half-centuries to his tally.
His highest test score of 329* which also is the highest individual score in India-Australia tests so far, came against India, in Sydney in 2011/12 series which also included a double hundred. He is the only in this list with a triple hundred.
7. Steve Smith Stats : 2042 Steve Smith Test Runs Vs India , Steve Smith Test Career
Steve Smith averages 65.87 in this contest, compared to a 60.04 in his all-time test career. From 2013 -till now against India, he has played 19 test matches scoring 2042 runs(1082 runs,8 matches in Australia & 805 runs, 10 matches in India) in 37 innings.
In all, he has 9 tons & 5 fifties. Smith scores 92 in his very first innings at Mohali, in 2013 versus India. However his highest score against India is 192 which he scores at MCG, in 2014. His ninth hundred against India comes in the World Test Championship 2023 Final which helps Australia becoming the Champions. Also, Smith comes out as the 5th most runs scorer in Ashes 2023.
8. Virat Kohli Stats : 2042 Virat Kohli Total Runs – Virat Kohli Records Vs Australia , Virat Kohli Cricket Records
In a span over 11 years from 2011-till now, Kohli – most runs scorer in IPL & most 100s player in IPL , has played 25 tests against the Aussies and has scored 2042 runs(At home- 627 runs, 11 tests & In Australia – 1352 runs,13 tests) in 44 innings with a highest score of 186 at Ahmedabad, in 2014. This includes 8 hundreds & 5 fifties. Kohli has an average of 47.48 in the contest & an overall career average of 48.72. He ranks 8th in the Most Runs In India-Australia Tests list.
In his very first test series against the rivals, the most ODI 100s player hit a century, at Adelaide. But it was in the 2014/15 Series where Kohli hit 4 centuries.
9. Mathew Hayden Stats : 1888 Runs By Mathew Hayden Vs India , Mathew Hayden Test Records
Mathew Hayden, with 1888 runs makes it ninth to the list of Most Runs in India-Australia Tests. He has scored these runs in 35 innings of 18 test matches against India from 2001-2008. He averaged 59 in this rivalry, compared to 50.74 in overall-test career.
6 centuries and 8 half-centuries he has against India. He has a highest score of 203 against the rivals which he scores in 2001,in Chennai. 861 runs(7 tests) at home and 1027 runs(11 tests) in India, he has.
10. Virender Sehwag Stats : 1738 Runs By Virender Sehwag Batting Vs Australia , Virender Sehwag Records
In his very first test series versus Australia in 2003, Virender Sehwag had a batting average of 58. This included a special knock of 195 at MCG which is his highest score in this rivalry.
In total, Sehwag has played 23 test matches against Australia between 2003-2013, but in India- Australia Test Cricket he has 22 matches( one match for ICC WORLD XI), scoring 1738 runs in 43 innings which include 3 hundreds and 9 fifties. Sehwag has an average of 41.38 in this, and 49.34 in all-time test career. He has 948 runs(10 tests) in Australia and 790 runs(12 tests) in India.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Which Indian batsman has scored most runs against Australia in Test?
Sachin Tendulkar, has the most runs against Australia, among the Indians as- 3630 runs in 74 innings. VVS Laxman, is the 2nd with 2434 runs in 54 innings.
Who scored most runs against Australia in Test?
Jack Hobs(Eng), scored most runs against Australia in Test cricket as – 3636 runs in 71 innings. Sachin Tendulkar (Ind), is the 2nd with 3630 runs in 74 innings.
Who scored most runs against India in Test?
Ricky Ponting(Aus), has scored the most runs against India in Test cricket as – 2555 runs in 51 innings. Joe Root(Eng), is the 2nd with 2526 runs in 45 innings.
Most runs in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy
Sachin Tendulkar(Ind), has the most runs in the Border-Gavaskar trophy so far as – 3262 runs in 65 innings. Ricky Ponting(Aus), is the 2nd with 2555 runs in 51 innings.