Batting Most Runs Series

Cricket Records for India (Host) in Test matches

Most runs in a series

Player	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
ED Weekes (WI)	5	7	-	779	194	111.28	-	0.00	4	2	-	75+	0
West Indies in India Test Series, 1948/49
SM Gavaskar (IND)	6	9	1	732	205	91.50	476+	58.40	4	1	1	65+	4
West Indies in India Test Series, 1978/79
JH Kallis (SA)	4	6	2	712	177	178.00	1248	57.05	4	1	-	74	8
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
YBK Jaiswal (IND)	5	9	1	712	214*	89.00	891	79.91	2	3	-	68	26
Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2023/24
RN Harvey (AUS)	5	8	3	660	178	132.00	-	0.00	4	1	-	14+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1949/50
AJ Strauss (ENG)	5	10	1	656	147	72.88	1308	50.15	3	1	2	85	3
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
V Kohli (IND)	5	8	2	655	235	109.16	1076	60.87	2	2	-	72	1
England in India Test Series, 2016/17
E Paynter (ENG)	5	8	-	653	243	81.62	-	0.00	3	2	-	50+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
CH Lloyd (WI)	5	9	1	636	242*	79.50	-	0.00	2	1	-	60+	9
West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75
JH Kallis (SA)	5	10	1	625	162	69.44	1184	52.78	3	2	2	68	4
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
B Sutcliffe (NZ)	5	9	2	611	230*	87.28	-	0.00	2	1	-	30+	0
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56
V Kohli (IND)	3	5	1	610	243	152.50	742	82.21	3	1	1	57	4
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2017/18
WR Hammond (ENG)	5	8	1	609	181	87.00	-	0.00	3	2	-	39+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
DT Lindsay (SA)	5	7	-	606	182	86.57	328+	76.52	3	2	-	61+	12
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
KF Barrington (ENG)	5	9	3	594	172	99.00	-	0.00	3	1	-	54+	0
England in India Test Series, 1961/62
KJ Hughes (AUS)	6	12	2	594	100	59.40	1269+	42.78	1	5	-	59	3
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
VL Manjrekar (IND)	5	8	1	586	189*	83.71	-	0.00	1	4	-	57+	0
England in India Test Series, 1961/62
HH Gibbs (SA)	4	7	2	583	192	116.60	937	62.21	3	1	-	76	9
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
HW Taylor (SA)	5	9	-	582	176	64.66	-	0.00	3	2	-	9+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1922/23
L Hutton (ENG)	5	9	-	577	158	64.11	243+	36.21	2	2	-	23+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
MW Gatting (ENG)	5	9	3	575	207	95.83	985	58.37	2	1	-	69	4
England in India Test Series, 1984/85
KC Bland (SA)	5	10	2	572	144*	71.50	-	0.00	1	4	-	55	10
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
GR Viswanath (IND)	5	10	1	568	139	63.11	-	0.00	1	3	-	74	1
West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75
AN Cook (ENG)	4	8	1	562	190	80.28	1285	43.73	3	-	-	66	3
England in India Test Series, 2012/13
RS Modi (IND)	5	10	-	560	112	56.00	-	0.00	1	5	-	12+	0
West Indies in India Test Series, 1948/49
EJ Barlow (SA)	5	10	-	558	138	55.80	244+	56.55	1	4	1	62	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
GS Sobers (WI)	5	8	2	557	198	92.83	-	0.00	3	-	-	-	1+
West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
ML Hayden (AUS)	3	6	1	549	203	109.80	828	66.30	2	2	-	60	12
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2000/01
JR Reid (NZ)	5	10	1	546	142	60.66	-	0.00	1	4	-	62+	5
New Zealand in South Africa Test Series, 1961/62
GA Faulkner (SA)	5	10	1	545	123	60.55	-	0.00	1	3	-	-	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
V Sehwag (IND)	3	6	-	544	201	90.66	739	73.61	2	1	-	73	4
Pakistan in India Test Series, 2004/05
DA Warner (AUS)	3	6	-	543	145	90.50	626	86.74	3	2	-	59	8
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2013/14
VS Hazare (IND)	5	10	2	543	134*	67.87	-	0.00	2	3	-	-	0
West Indies in India Test Series, 1948/49
C Washbrook (ENG)	5	9	-	542	195	60.22	119+	50.42	1	2	-	24+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
A Flower (ZIM)	2	4	2	540	232*	270.00	1021	52.88	2	2	-	70	7
Zimbabwe in India Test Series, 2000/01
JB Hobbs (ENG)	5	9	1	539	187	67.37	-	0.00	1	4	1	0+	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1909/10
RB Kanhai (WI)	5	8	-	538	256	67.25	-	0.00	1	2	1	42+	0+
West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
AI Kallicharran (WI)	6	10	1	538	187	59.77	315+	59.36	1	3	-	25+	0
West Indies in India Test Series, 1978/79
RG Pollock (SA)	5	9	2	537	209	76.71	-	0.00	2	2	-	16+	4
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
AD Nourse (SA)	5	10	3	536	129*	76.57	108+	63.88	2	2	-	6+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
SC Ganguly (IND)	3	6	-	534	239	89.00	782	68.28	2	1	-	69	3
Pakistan in India Test Series, 2007/08
BC Lara (WI)	4	8	-	531	202	66.37	945	56.19	2	2	-	80	4
Sir Vivian Richards Trophy (West Indies in South Africa), 2003/04
RG Sharma (IND)	3	4	-	529	212	132.25	683	77.45	3	-	-	62	19
Freedom Trophy (South Africa in India), 2019/20
SM Gavaskar (IND)	6	11	1	529	166	52.90	1125	47.02	1	2	-	68	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1979/80
MH Mankad (IND)	4	5	-	526	231	105.20	-	0.00	2	-	-	43+	0
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56
BK Kunderan (IND)	5	10	-	525	192	52.50	-	0.00	2	1	-	79	1
England in India Test Series, 1963/64
AR Border (AUS)	6	12	-	521	162	43.41	1219+	40.11	1	3	-	65	2
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
JC Adams (WI)	3	6	3	520	174*	173.33	1209	43.01	2	2	-	52	1
West Indies in India Test Series, 1994/95
GE Tyldesley (ENG)	5	9	1	520	122	65.00	-	0.00	2	3	1	-	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1927/28
GR Viswanath (IND)	6	8	1	518	161*	74.00	783+	53.89	2	2	-	47+	1
Australia in India Test Series, 1979/80
AD Nourse (SA)	5	10	1	518	231	57.55	-	0.00	1	2	1	51+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
RG Pollock (SA)	4	7	-	517	274	73.85	960	53.85	1	3	-	76	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
WR Hammond (ENG)	5	9	1	517	136*	64.62	-	0.00	1	4	-	13+	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
Younis Khan (PAK)	3	6	1	508	267	101.60	876	57.99	2	1	1	63	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 2004/05
KF Barrington (ENG)	5	7	2	508	148*	101.60	-	0.00	2	2	-	54	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
BA Richards (SA)	4	7	-	508	140	72.57	854	59.48	2	2	-	70	5
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1969/70
HW Taylor (SA)	5	10	-	508	109	50.80	-	0.00	1	3	-	-	1
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14
SM Gavaskar (IND)	6	11	1	505	236*	50.50	434+	57.83	2	1	2	60+	2
West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
VVS Laxman (IND)	3	6	-	503	281	83.83	775	64.90	1	3	-	85	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2000/01
SM Gavaskar (IND)	6	9	1	500	172	62.50	1382	36.17	1	3	-	48	1
England in India Test Series, 1981/82
SPD Smith (AUS)	4	8	1	499	178*	71.28	1014	49.21	3	-	-	52	0
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2016/17
JH Kallis (SA)	3	5	2	498	201*	166.00	870	57.24	3	-	-	46	5
India in South Africa Test Series, 2010/11
GR Viswanath (IND)	6	7	-	497	179	71.00	125+	41.60	2	2	-	21+	0
West Indies in India Test Series, 1978/79
CH Lloyd (WI)	6	8	2	496	161*	82.66	492+	53.65	2	2	-	18+	2
West Indies in India Test Series, 1983/84
JR Reid (NZ)	5	9	2	493	120	70.42	-	0.00	2	2	-	23+	4
New Zealand in India Test Series, 1955/56
V Sehwag (IND)	3	4	-	491	293	122.75	454	108.14	2	1	-	68	9
Sri Lanka in India Test Series, 2009/10
JE Root (ENG)	5	10	-	491	124	49.10	901	54.49	1	4	-	51	1
England in India Test Series, 2016/17
HM Amla (SA)	2	3	2	490	253*	490.00	1033	47.43	3	-	-	52	1
South Africa in India Test Series, 2009/10
GA Gooch (ENG)	6	10	1	487	127	54.11	910	53.51	1	4	-	66	0
England in India Test Series, 1981/82
BF Butcher (WI)	5	8	1	486	142	69.42	-	0.00	2	3	-	15+	0+
West Indies in India Test Series, 1958/59
JH Kallis (SA)	5	10	3	485	110	69.28	1291	37.56	1	4	-	42	1
West Indies in South Africa Test Series, 1998/99
RB Simpson (AUS)	5	10	-	483	153	48.30	-	0.00	1	2	-	14+	0
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1966/67
AK Markram (SA)	4	8	-	480	152	60.00	754	63.66	2	1	1	60	3
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2017/18
JHW Fingleton (AUS)	5	7	1	478	118	79.66	-	0.00	3	1	-	10+	1
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 1935/36
B Mitchell (SA)	5	10	1	475	120	52.77	158+	29.11	1	3	-	2+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1948/49
AC Gilchrist (AUS)	3	5	2	473	204*	157.66	474	99.78	2	1	-	62	10
Australia in South Africa Test Series, 2001/02
PA Gibb (ENG)	5	8	-	473	120	59.12	-	0.00	2	2	-	2+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
SFAF Bacchus (WI)	6	10	-	472	250	47.20	15+	73.33	1	2	2	42+	3
West Indies in India Test Series, 1978/79
HM Amla (SA)	4	7	-	470	201	67.14	1002	46.90	2	1	-	67	0
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2015/16
GR Viswanath (IND)	6	8	-	466	222	58.25	878	53.07	2	1	1	60	0
England in India Test Series, 1981/82
B Mitchell (SA)	5	9	1	466	109	58.25	-	0.00	1	3	-	7+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
Misbah-ul-Haq (PAK)	3	6	2	464	161*	116.00	1058	43.85	2	1	-	46	4
Pakistan in India Test Series, 2007/08
G Gambhir (IND)	3	6	-	463	206	77.16	907	51.04	2	1	-	54	2
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2008/09
AJ Pithey (SA)	5	9	-	462	154	51.33	122+	18.85	1	2	-	43	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
PGV van der Bijl (SA)	5	9	-	460	125	51.11	-	0.00	1	2	-	30+	3
England in South Africa Test Series, 1938/39
Saeed Ahmed (PAK)	5	10	1	460	121	51.11	-	0.00	2	-	-	15+	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1960/61
RG Pollock (SA)	5	10	2	459	137	57.37	313+	68.37	1	4	1	62	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1964/65
B Mitchell (SA)	5	9	-	455	123	50.55	-	0.00	1	4	-	12+	0
England in South Africa Test Series, 1930/31
AI Kallicharran (WI)	5	9	1	454	124	56.75	-	0.00	1	3	1	41+	2
West Indies in India Test Series, 1974/75
CL Walcott (WI)	5	7	-	452	152	64.57	-	0.00	2	2	-	12+	3
West Indies in India Test Series, 1948/49
Shubman Gill (IND)	5	9	1	452	110	56.50	760	59.47	2	2	2	45	11
Anthony de Mello Trophy (England in India), 2023/24
AJ Watkins (ENG)	5	8	1	450	137*	64.28	-	0.00	1	3	-	-	0
England in India Test Series, 1951/52
Wasim Raja (PAK)	6	10	2	450	97	56.25	729	61.72	-	5	-	51+	1
Pakistan in India Test Series, 1979/80
DN Sardesai (IND)	5	10	-	449	87	44.90	-	0.00	-	5	-	51	1
England in India Test Series, 1963/64
ME Trescothick (ENG)	5	10	-	448	180	44.80	856	52.33	2	-	2	62	6
Basil D'Oliveira Trophy (England in South Africa), 2004/05
SR Tendulkar (IND)	3	5	1	446	177	111.50	553	80.65	2	1	-	60	9
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 1997/98
DR Martyn (AUS)	4	8	-	444	114	55.50	882	50.34	2	2	1	48	2
Border-Gavaskar Trophy (Australia in India), 2004/05
RT Robinson (ENG)	5	9	2	444	160	63.42	1146	38.74	1	2	-	52	0
England in India Test Series, 1984/85
ML Jaisimha (IND)	5	10	-	444	129	44.40	-	0.00	1	3	-	57	5
England in India Test Series, 1963/64
JB Hobbs (ENG)	5	8	1	443	97	63.28	-	0.00	-	4	-	-	2
England in South Africa Test Series, 1913/14

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

India v England at Dharamsala, ICC World Test Championship 5th Test, Mar 7-9, 2024 [Test # 2534]

India v England at Ranchi, ICC World Test Championship 4th Test, Feb 23-26, 2024 [Test # 2531]

India v England at Rajkot, ICC World Test Championship 3rd Test, Feb 15-18, 2024 [Test # 2530]