NEW DELHI: Star Indian batsman Virat Kohli on Thursday accomplished but some other outstanding feat through surpassing Virender Sehwag’s report to change into the 5th Indian cricketer with the perfect run tally in Test cricket.
This milestone was once completed throughout the second one Test fit in opposition to the West Indies on the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.
Requiring simply 32 runs to overhaul Sehwag’s spectacular general of 8586 runs, Virat now not most effective leapfrogged him but in addition left in the back of the previous Australian swashbuckling batsman Matthew Hayden, who scored 8625 runs in Test cricket.
At the top of the outlet day’s play in Trinidad, Virat was once unbeaten on 87 runs, cementing his place because the fifth-highest run-scorer for India in Test cricket.
He has scored 8642 runs in 111 Tests, with a median of 49.38 and a staggering 28 centuries below his belt.
This milestone was once completed throughout the second one Test fit in opposition to the West Indies on the Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad.
Requiring simply 32 runs to overhaul Sehwag’s spectacular general of 8586 runs, Virat now not most effective leapfrogged him but in addition left in the back of the previous Australian swashbuckling batsman Matthew Hayden, who scored 8625 runs in Test cricket.
At the top of the outlet day’s play in Trinidad, Virat was once unbeaten on 87 runs, cementing his place because the fifth-highest run-scorer for India in Test cricket.
He has scored 8642 runs in 111 Tests, with a median of 49.38 and a staggering 28 centuries below his belt.
Topping the listing of Indian batsmen with essentially the most Test runs is the mythical Sachin Tendulkar. The batting maestro scored 15,921 runs in 200 Test suits at a median of 53.78.
Rahul Dravid, with 13288 runs in 164 Tests, securing the second one place within the tally.
Sunil Gavaskar, the primary participant to achieve 10,000 runs in Test cricket, holds the 3rd spot with 10122 runs in 125 suits, whilst VVS Laxman occupies the fourth place with 8781 runs in 134 suits.
MOST RUNS IN TESTS (INDIA),
participant | Tests | runs |
SACHIN TENDULKAR | 200 | 15921 |
RAHUL DRAVID | 164 | 13288 |
Sunil Gavaskar | 125 | 10122 |
VVS LAXMAN | 134 | 8781 |
VIRAT KOHLI | 111* | 8642 |