Players with most runs in IND vs ENG Tests

Joe Root has dethroned the ‘GOAT’ of cricket Sachin Tendulkar to become the highest run scorer in the IND vs ENG Tests in the 1st Test in Hyderabad on Thursday.

As the first Test began at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Root was only 10 runs short of surpassing Sachin’s 2,535 runs.

Most runs in IND vs ENG Tests

Player	Mat	Inns	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50
JE Root (ENG)	26*	46	2555	218	62.31	9	10
SR Tendulkar (IND)	32	53	2535	193	51.73	7	13
SM Gavaskar (IND)	38	67	2483	221	38.20	4	16
AN Cook (ENG)	30	54	2431	294	47.66	7	9
V Kohli (IND)	28	50	1991	235	42.36	5	9
R Dravid (IND)	21	37	1950	217	60.93	7	8
GR Viswanath (IND)	30	54	1880	222	37.60	4	12
CA Pujara (IND)	27	49	1778	206*	39.51	5	7
GA Gooch (ENG)	19	33	1725	333	55.64	5	8
DB Vengsarkar (IND)	26	43	1589	157	42.94	5	6

Active players with most runs in IND vs ENG Test

Player	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50
Joe Root (ENG)	26	2555	218	62.31	9	10
Virat Kohli (IND)	28	1991	235	42.36	5	9
Cheteshwar Pujara (IND)	27	1778	206*	39.51	5	7
Jonny Bairstow	18	1023	114*	34.10	2	6
R Ashwin	19	970	106	37.30	1	6

Active Indian players with most runs in IND vs ENG Tests

Player	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	100	50
Virat Kohli	28	1991	235	42.36	5	9
Cheteshwar Pujara	27	1778	206*	39.51	5	7
R Ashwin	19	970	106	37.30	1	6
KL Rahul	12	847	199	38.50	3	1
Ajinkya Rahane	21	840	103	22.70	1	6

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli has great records against England in Test cricket. In 28 Test matches, he has amassed 1991 runs at an average of 42.36 in 50 innings against England. Virat has amassed a personal best of 235 against England in Test cricket, smashing nine half-centuries and five centuries against them.

Cheteshwar Pujara

Even if he may not be in the Indian team’s plans right now, Cheteshwar Pujara has a strong record in Test cricket matches versus England. He has participated in 27 Test matches against England, averaging 39.51 and scoring 1778 runs in 49 innings. Against England, Pujara has amassed five hundreds and seven half-centuries, including a double century when he hit 206*.

Ravichandran Ashwin

Surprisingly, Ravichandran Ashwin is one of the , surpassing several more qualified batsmen. In his 19 Test matches against England, Ashwin has accumulated 970 runs at an average of 37.31 in 31 innings. In Test matches against England, he has amassed six half-centuries and a century.

KL Rahul

KL Rahul also boasts an interesting record against England. In the most recent tour between England and India, KL Rahul got his name on the Lords Honours’ Board for scoring a hundred in the Lords. He has played 12 Test matches against England and has scored 847 runs in 22 innings at an average of 38.50. Rahul has three centuries against England to his name and only one half-century in Test cricket. He missed out on a double hundred against them, getting out on 199 back in 2016.

Ajinkya Rahane

Although Ajinkya Rahane is currently not included in the Indian Test team, he has a strong record in Test cricket matches versus England. Similar to KL Rahul, Rahane’s name is included on the Lords Honours Board, which he received in 2014 following his century at the Lords during the Test series. He has only scored one hundred against England, which came at Lords. With an average of just 22.70, Rahane has amassed 840 runs in 38 innings versus England. Against England, he has amassed six half-centuries and one century.