IND Vs AUS Test Series 2023: Cricket is a game tailor-made for the batters. Whether it is the red ball format or limited-overs game, the batsmen have ruled this game and they have been highly successful in dominating the match proceedings.
In the red ball format, which is also known as Test cricket, the batters are more challenged than in the other two formats.
Batting in Test matches looks easy when we watch it on our television sets. There are some batters who have made the batting looks tremendously easy when they play those gorgeous-looking strokes. But in actuality it is not.
The batters have to grind themselves to put their teams in the front position and they also need some backing up by the bowlers and fielders.
This engrossing contest between the bat and the ball makes Test cricket very exciting. India will play a four-match Test series in the red ball format against Australia starting from 9th February 2023 in Nagpur.
So before this heated encounter between the two great Test-playing countries starts, we have listed out the five Indian batsmen who have scored the most runs in the current cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC), 2012 to 2023, which has been like a world cup event in the red ball format.
The flamboyant wicket-keeper batter of India tops the list because he has amassed the most runs in the current cycle of the World Test Championship.
But sadly, Pant will not be in any sort of action after he survived a car accident. However, he has held the top position in the segment.
Pant will be missed dearly in the upcoming series against The Aussies. He still has a great future and we expect Rishabh to have a speedy recovery and get back soon in action.
Matches – 12 matches from 2021 to 2023
Innings – 21
Runs – 868
Half-centuries – 5
Centuries – 2
Average – 43.40
Strike Rate – 80.81
Best Score – 146 Runs against England
India’s middle order batter Shreyas Iyer has shown his excellent form in Test matches and ODI format.
He was also the highest run-getter for the men in the blue side in 2022 and Iyer can feature across formats because of his brilliant run and experience.
Shreyas will be a crucial player for the Indian side in the test series against Australia as well. He needs to continue his good run in that red ball series.
Matches – 7
Innings – 12
Runs – 624
Average – 56.72
Fifties – 5
Hundred – 1
Strike Rate – 65.13
Best Score – 105 Runs
The Karnataka opener, Kannur Lokesh Rahul is the third-highest run-getter for India in the current cycle of the World Test Championship.
Rahul has been heavily criticized for poor form off late in the red ball format. He had a poor series against Bangladesh.
Rahul captained the team well. But as a batter, he failed to raise the bar. Still, he has managed to be third on this list.
Matches – 9
Innings – 18
Runs – 598
Average – 33.22
Centuries – 2
Fifties – 2
Strike Rate – 41.29
Best Score – 129 Runs
The Run Machine of the men in blue side, Virat Kohli is in the fourth position in this list. King has got back in form in the limited overs format and still, he needs to translate it in the red ball format.
Virat was the last part of the Test series that India played in Bangladesh. But he didn’t have an ideal series.
In the upcoming series against Australia, Kohli needs to step up and that would be the exact time when the King can show his power against a strong opposition team like the Aussies.
Matches – 12
Innings – 22
Runs – 572
Half-centuries – 3
Century – 0
Average – 27.23
Strike Rate – 41.66
Best Score – 79 Runs
The list ends with the dashing spin-bowling all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja. Jaddu has been India's main man in all three formats. But the injuries have sidelined him from the action.
Now Jaddu will be part of the four-match Test series against Australia and India would want him to continue from where had left off.
Jaddu is a crucial player for the team especially in the red ball format because he gives complete balance to the side.
Matches – 8
Innings – 14
Runs – 538
Half-centuries – 2
Century – 2
Average – 41.38
Strike Rate – 53.21
Best Score – 127 Runs
