Virat Kohli to Joe Root: Top 5 batters to score most runs in IND vs ENG Test matches

India and England are going to face each other in a Test series from June 20. There will be five matches in this series. Though Sachin Tendulkar usually tops his name in record lists, but if talking about Test records between India and England, an Indian player is not at the top. On that note, let’s take a look at top 5 run-scorers between India and England in Test matches.

1) Joe Root

This legendary England batsman played a total of 30 Test matches against India from 2012 to 2024, in which he scored 2846 runs in 55 innings with an average of 58.08. During this period, 10 centuries and 11 half-centuries have been seen from Root’s bat.

2) Sachin Tendulkar

From 1990-2012, India’s greatest batsman Sachin Tendulkar played 32 Test matches against England, in which he scored a total of 2535 runs with an average of 51.73. During this period, the ‘Master Blaster’ scored seven centuries and 13 half-centuries.

3) Sunil Gavaskar

In this list, the ‘Master Blaster’ is on the second position, while the ‘Little Master’ is on the third position. Legendary Sunil Gavaskar played 38 Tests against England between 1971 and 1986. During this period, Gavaskar scored 2483 runs at an average of 38.20, hitting four centuries and 16 fifties.

4) Alastair Cook

The former England captain played 30 Tests against India from 2006 to 2018, during which Cook scored 2431 runs in 54 innings at an average of 47.66. Cook has scored seven centuries and nine half-centuries in his Test career against India.

5) Virat Kohli

Kohli, who has retired from the Test format, has played 28 Tests against England between 2012 and 2022. During this period, Kohli has scored 1991 runs at an average of 42.36. Kohli has scored five centuries and 9 half-centuries against England.

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