4 cricketers with the most runs in a Test series for India

India has produced some of the finest batsmen in the longest format of the game. There are several Indian batsmen who have performed quite well in the Test format. However, there are only a few Indian players who dominated with the bat in a Test series for Team India. Here is a list of 4 cricketers with the most runs in a Test series for India:

4. Virat Kohli (655 runs vs England)

Virat Kohli ran riot with the bat in a Test series between England and India back in 2016. In the 5 Test matches against England, Virat Kohli amassed a total of 655 runs for India. Kohli amassed a total of 2 hundred, maintaining a superb batting average of 109.16. Kohli also amassed a double century in the 2016 Test series between India and England.

3. Virat Kohli (692 runs vs Australia)

Current Indian skipper Virat Kohli batted brilliantly in a Test series between India and Australia back in 2014. Kohli amassed an impressive 692 runs for India in the Test series against Australia. Kohli racked up a total of 3 centuries for India, followed by a sublime knock of 169. Unfortunately, Kohli’s exploits with the bat did not yield any fruit as India lost the 2014 Test series against Australia.

2. Sunil Gavaskar (732 runs vs West Indies)

At no 2 in this list is former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar batted superbly in a Test series between West Indies and India back in 1978. The former Indian cricketer scored a total of 732 runs in 6 Test matches against the West Indies. In the end, India went on to win the 1978 Test series against the West Indies.

1. Sunil Gavaskar (771 runs vs West Indies)

Gavaskar performed superbly with the bat in the 1971 Test series between India and West Indies. Gavaskar amassed a total of 771 runs in 5 Test matches against the West Indies. The former Indian cricketer maintained a superb batting average of 150 in the 1971 Test series between the West Indies and India.

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