Top 5 batters with the most runs in Tests in 2025

Test cricket in 2025 threw up a blend of established masters and in-form frontrunners. The calendar favoured players who batted high, stayed fit and converted starts into big scores across long series, and the year’s leaderboard reflects that mix. Below are the five batters who scored the most Test runs in 2025, with a short profile of how and why each dominated the longest format. 

1. Shubman Gill (India) - 983 runs

Shubman Gill was the dominant force in Test cricket in 2025. He combined long, high-quality innings with excellent conversion rates, with five centuries and several big scores to pile up nearly a thousand runs. 

What made Gill special this year was his temperament: when conditions turned testing, he lengthened his stays at the crease rather than gambling for quick runs. That allowed India to post massive first-innings totals and put pressure on opposition bowlers. Gill’s technique against pace and spin looked balanced, and fitness meant he could play almost every match on the calendar, turning consistency into volume.

2. Travis Head (Australia) - 817 runs

Travis Head’s 2025 was a reminder that attacking intent and application can coexist in Test cricket. He produced multiple match-defining centuries and big knocks in home conditions and in key series abroad. 

He seldom played safe; instead, he used counter-attacking strokes to unsettle bowlers, especially when he got in early. That approach produced frequent big contributions, often at tempo, and translated into a high aggregate even though Head’s game is built more on momentum than grinding accumulation. His runs were also weighted by some extraordinary moments that swung Test results, which explains why his aggregate ranks second for the year.

3. KL Rahul (India) - 813 runs

KL Rahul’s year combined the solidity of a traditional opener with an improved ability to accelerate when required. Rahul often provided the innings’ backbone: occupying the crease through tricky phases, rotating strike and turning starts into hundreds. 

He produced several big hundreds and a string of fifties across series, including crucial performances overseas that helped India hold or seize momentum. Rahul’s technique against the short ball and his timing through the off-side made him particularly dependable on placid decks where accumulation is rewarded.

4. Joe Root (England) - 805 runs

Joe Root’s 2025 was classic Root: smart, context-aware batting that rescued innings and built imposing totals. Root mixed defence with timely aggression and converted a good number of starts into centuries and half-centuries. 

His ability to read bowlers and pace his innings, especially in the middle order, allowed England to recover from early blows or to press advantages. Root’s numbers reflect not just run volume but high-impact innings that often came in the toughest phases of matches.

5. Harry Brook (England) - 771 runs

Harry Brook rounded out the top five thanks to a blend of calculated power and growing application in the longer format. Brook’s year included several big scores where he combined quick scoring with the stamina to bat long, making him a consistent run-scorer for England. 

Where Brook has evolved most is his shot selection under pressure: earlier in his career, he was all explosion, but in 2025, he showed a better sense of when to anchor and when to attack. That maturity increased his run tallies and his value in Test match contexts.

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