Discover the top 5 Indian batsmen who have scored the most runs in a single Test series. From legendary performances to record-breaking feats, these players showcased exceptional skill and consistency, leaving a lasting mark in cricket history. Their dominant displays with the bat played key roles in India’s success across different eras and challenging conditions.
Virat Kohli – 692 Runs vs Australia (2014/15)
Indian batting maestro Virat Kohli has always relished facing Australia in Test cricket, amassing over 1500 runs against them. His most memorable performance against the Aussies came during the 2014–15 tour down under.
In a four-match Test series, Kohli racked up 692 runs at an outstanding average of 86.50, including four centuries and a half-century, with a top score of 169. Despite his phenomenal efforts, India ended up losing the series 2–0.
Yashasvi Jaiswal – 712 Runs vs England (2024)
Yashasvi Jaiswal was on fire during England’s 2024 tour of India. Playing his first-ever home Test series, the young left-hander piled up 712 runs in five matches at an average of 89. Jaiswal slammed two double hundreds and three fifties, becoming only the second Indian—after Sunil Gavaskar—to score over 700 runs in a bilateral Test series.
Sunil Gavaskar – 732 Runs vs West Indies (1978/79)
Sunil Gavaskar remains the only Indian to have crossed 700 Test runs in a series more than once. In the 1978–79 home series against the West Indies, Gavaskar scored 732 runs across nine innings at a stunning average of 91.50.
He registered four centuries and a fifty, with a highest score of 205. India won the six-match series 1–0.
Shubman Gill – 737 Runs vs England (2025)
Shubman Gill had a dream start to his Test captaincy career during India’s 2025 tour of England. He opened the series with a century at Headingley, followed by a double century and another ton at Edgbaston. After a rare failure at Lord’s, he bounced back with a gritty hundred at Old Trafford.
Gill ended the series with 737* runs, becoming just the third Indian to breach the 700-run mark in a bilateral Test series.
Sunil Gavaskar – 774 Runs vs West Indies (1971)
Sunil Gavaskar’s debut series in the West Indies in 1970–71 remains iconic. In five Tests, the young opener scored 774 runs across eight innings, including four centuries and three fifties. Highlights of the series included scores of 124 and 220 in the final Test. His performance helped India clinch their first-ever Test series win in the Caribbean, sealing the five-match contest 1–0.