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
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- 3438 Tendulkar in 67 ing of 35 test, 56.08 avg, 11 100, 15 50s, 4 ducks, 241*, 7 NO
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- 2535 Ponting in 51 ing of 29 tests, 47.03 avg, 8 100s, 11 50s, 4 ducks, 257, 3 N0
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- 2434 Laxman in 54 ing of 29 tests, 55.10 avg, 6 100, 12 50s, 25 ducks, 281, 5 NO
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- 1888 Hayden in 35 ing of 18 test, 59 avg, 6 100, 10 50s, 2 ducks, 203, 3 NO
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- 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.
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- 329* & 210 Michael Clarke
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- 281 Laxman
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- 257, 242 & 221 Ponting
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- 241* & 214 Tendulkar
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- 233 Dravid
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- 224 Dhoni
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- 204 Pujara
- 202 Pujara
Most 100
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- 11 Tendulkar
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- 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
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- 769 Steven Smith 8 innings of 4 tests with 4 centuries in 2014/15 home series
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- 715 Bradman in 6 ing of 5 test with 4 centuries in 1947/48 home series
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- 706 Ponting in 8 ing of 4 test with 2 centuries in 2003/04 home series
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- 692 Virat Kohli 8 innings of 4 tests with 4 centuries in 2014/15 in Australia
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- 626 Clarke in 6 ings of 4 tests with 2 centuries in 2011/12 Home series
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- 619 Dravid in 8 ing of 4 test with 1 century in 2003/04 away series
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- 594 Kim Hughes in 12 ing of 6 tests with 1 century in 1979/80 away series
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- 589 Michael Clarke in 5 innings of 4 tests with 2 centuries (a triple and a double) in 2011/2012 home series
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- 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
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- 521 Pujara in 7 Innings of 4 tests with 2 centuries in 2018-19 series
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