The contest lies between the two batting greats – Everton Weekes of West Indies and Sunil Gavaskar of India. Both have scored more than 700 runs in 2 different series, although Gavaskar has a better average. Overall the best average of 173.33 belongs to Adams of West Indies who scored 520 runs in 3-Test series of 1994/95.
India vs West Indies: Maximum Runs by Batsmen
Ind vs WI: Team Records
2011 Series Results
Previous Results
Most Runs by Batsmen
| Player (Ind/WI) | Series | Runs | Test | Ing | Not Out | Best | 100s | 50s |
| Weekes (WI) | 1948/49 | 779 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 194 | 4 | 2 |
| Gavaskar (Ind) | 1970-71 | 774 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 220 | 4 | 3 |
| Gavaskar (Ind) | 1978/79 | 732 | 6 | 9 | 1 | 205 | 4 | 1 |
| Weekes (WI) | 1952/53 | 716 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 207 | 3 | 2 |
| Sardesai (Ind) | 1970/71 | 642 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 212 | 3 | 1 |
| Lloyd (WI) | 1974/75 | 636 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 242* | 2 | 1 |
| Richardson (WI) | 1988/89 | 619 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 194 | 2 | 3 |
| Mohinder Amarnath (Ind) | 1982/83 | 598 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 117 | 2 | 4 |
| Sobers (WI) | 1970/71 | 597 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 178* | 3 | 1 |
Most Runs by Batsmen in 2-4 Test Series
| Player (Ind/WI) | Series | Runs | Test | Ing | Not Out | Best | 100s | 50s |
| Richardson (WI) | 1988/9 | 619 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 194 | 2 | 3 |
| Adams (WI) | 1994/5 | 520 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 174* | 2 | 2 |
| Dravid (Ind) | 2006 | 496 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 146 | 1 | 4 |
| Tendulkar (Ind) | 1994/5 | 402 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 179 | 1 | 2 |
| Gavaskar (Ind) | 1975/6 | 390 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 156 | 2 | 1 |
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