Ind Vs Aus Test: Batting Records

The batting performances in the India vs Australia Test series is ruled by the players who have played after 1990s. Besides the fab 4 of India, Murali Vijay, Pujara, Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan from India, as well as Ponting, Hayden and Steven Smith share many batting records.

Aus in Ind 2017: Schedule and Results of Silver Jubilee Test Series
Test Series Record
Largest and Smallest Victories
Highest and Lowest Totals

Most Runs

1. 3438 Tendulkar in 67 ing of 35 test, 56.08 avg, 11 100, 15 50s, 4 ducks, 241*, 7 NO

 

1. 2535 Ponting in 51 ing of 29 tests, 47.03 avg, 8 100s, 11 50s, 4 ducks, 257, 3 N0

 

1. 2434 Laxman in 54 ing of 29 tests, 55.10 avg, 6 100, 12 50s, 25 ducks, 281, 5 NO

 

1. 1888 Hayden in 35 ing of 18 test, 59 avg, 6 100, 10 50s, 2 ducks, 203, 3 NO

 

1. 2182 Clark with 7 100s in 32 inning of 20 tests

 

2143 Dravid in 60 ing of 32 tests, 42.72 avg, 2 100, 13 50s, 3 ducks, 233, 6 NO

High Scores
One triple 100 by Clarke, 20 double centuries, 3 by Ponting, 2 each by Laxman, Tendulkar and Pujara, 1 by Dravid, Dhoni, and Clarke.

1. 329* & 210 Michael Clarke

 

1. 281 Laxman

 

1. 257, 242 & 221 Ponting

 

1. 241* & 214 Tendulkar

 

1. 233 Dravid

 

1. 224 Dhoni

 

1. 204 Pujara

 

202 Pujara

Most 100

1. 11 Tendulkar

 

1. 8 Gavaskar, Ponting

 

7 Clarke, Smith, Kohli

 

 

6 David Boon, Hayden, Laxman, Pujara

 

 

4 Murali Vijay, David Warner, Bradman, Border, Viswanath

Most ducks: Ponting among batsmen tops the List

Ajit Agarkar leads with 8 ducks leads, but with 4 ducks each Ponting shares the chart of maximum ducks with retired team mates Gilchrist, Mark Waugh. Among Indian batsmen Dravid leads with 3 ducks

Centuries: 178 total
Till the end of Australian tour of India in 2017
In the last series of 2014/15 in Australia 15 centuries were hit in 4 tests. Debutant captains Smith and Kohli announced a big rivalry hitting 4 centuries each in the series. Smith continued the rampage even during Indian tour adding 3 more centuries.

Most Runs in a Series

1. 769 Steven Smith 8 innings of 4 tests with 4 centuries in 2014/15 home series

 

1. 715 Bradman in 6 ing of 5 test with 4 centuries in 1947/48 home series

 

1. 706 Ponting in 8 ing of 4 test with 2 centuries in 2003/04 home series

 

1. 692 Virat Kohli 8 innings of 4 tests with 4 centuries in 2014/15 in Australia

 

1. 626 Clarke in 6 ings of 4 tests with 2 centuries in 2011/12 Home series

 

1. 619 Dravid in 8 ing of 4 test with 1 century in 2003/04 away series

 

1. 594 Kim Hughes in 12 ing of 6 tests with 1 century in 1979/80 away series

 

1. 589 Michael Clarke in 5 innings of 4 tests with 2 centuries (a triple and a double) in 2011/2012 home series

 

1. 556 David Boon in 9 ing of 5 test with 3 century in 1991/92 home series

 

524 Ponting in 6 innings of 4 tests with 2 centuries in 2011/12 home series

1. 521 Pujara in 7 Innings of 4 tests with 2 centuries in 2018-19 series