Border-Gavaskar Trophy, India vs Australia batting information: Most runs, centuries, highest scores

India will host Australia will for a four-match Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT) Test sequence, starting on February 9.

The Pat Cummins-led Australia will face Rohit Sharma’s males on the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur for the primary Test.

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The Border-Gavaskar Trophy began in 1996 and has seen 15 sequence performed between the groups over time.

Here is the record of the highest 5 batters who’ve scored probably the most runs within the historical past of the India vs Australia Test rivalry.

SACHIN TENDULKAR

India’s most prolific Test batter, Sachin Tendulkar, dominated the Aussies throughout the course of his profession. He tops the record of main run-getters within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy (BGT). In 65 innings, Tendulkar scored 3,262 runs at a median of 56.24. He additionally has 9 centuries and 16 fifty-plus scores. His highest rating towards Australia (241) got here on the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) within the 2003-04 sequence, the place India pressured the host to share the spoils 1-1 after 4 Test matches. 

RICKY PONTING

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting comes second on the record with 2,555 runs in 51 innings, with the second-best common (54.36) among the many high 5 batters on this record. He additionally has the second-most centuries (8) after Tendulkar within the BGT. Ponting’s highest rating of 257 got here in the identical 2003-04 sequence within the third Test at Melbourne, which propelled Australia to thrash India by 9 wickets to degree the sequence one-all after three video games. 

VVS LAXMAN

VVS Laxman registered 2,434 runs with a median near 50 within the 54 innings he performed towards Australia to make it into the highest three batters of the sequence. Laxman has six centuries and 12 fifties towards Australia. His highest rating of 281 was born within the iconic Eden Gardens in 2001. Laxman’s heroics, alongside Rahul Dravid’s (180), helped India overhaul Australia’s 274-run lead and script a 171-run win after following-on. 

RAHUL DRAVID

Rahul Dravid is fourth on the record with 2,143 runs at a median of under-40 in 60 innings. The present India head coach has the least centuries (2) amongst top-10 batters. However, he has been influential in India’s success towards Australia, having scored greater than 53 per cent of runs outdoors house (1,143). Dravid has saved India on quite a few events together with his batting, predominantly due to his stable defence. His strike fee of 39.45 is the bottom amongst all batters who’ve scored greater than 300 runs within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. 

MICHAEL CLARKE

Michael Clarke completes the highest 5 with 2,049 runs at a median of 53.92 in 40 innings. The former Australian captain has seven centuries and 6 fifties within the Border-Gavaskar Trophy. His highest rating of 329* in 2011 on the SCG makes him the one Australian to attain a triple-century towards India. 

Most centuries in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

1. Sachin Tendulkar – 9 in 65 innings
2. Steve Smith – 8 in 28 innings
3. Ricky Ponting – 8 in 51 innings
4. Virat Kohli – 7 in 36 innings
5. Michael Clarke – 7 in 40 innings 

Most fifties in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

1. Sachin Tendulkar – 16 in 65 innings 
2. Rahul Dravid – 13 in 60 innings
3. Ricky Ponting – 12 in 51 innings
4. VVS Laxman – 12 in 54 innings
5. Cheteshwar Pujara – 10 in 37 innings

Highest particular person scores in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

1. Michael Clarke – 329* (Sydney, 2012)
2. VVS Laxman – 281 (Eden Gardens, 2001)
3. Ricky Ponting – 257 (Melbourne, 2003)
4. Ricky Ponting – 242 (Adelaide, 2003)
5. Sachin Tendulkar – 241* (Sydney, 2004)