Top 5 Indian batsmen with most runs after first 10 test matches

Four Indian batsmen have scored more than 900 runs in their first 10 tests.

It is a dream for any cricketer to play test cricket for their country. For India, there have been 314 test players so far and 17 of them hit a century on their test debuts.

A few Indian cricketers had sensational starts to their test careers, where they plundered hundreds and double hundreds in the first 10 games they played.

This blog is also related to one such stat where we will talk about the Indian batters with the most runs in their first ten tests. Notably, only one Indian batsman has managed to score over 1000 runs in his first 10 test matches.

List of the top five Indian batsmen with the most runs after the first 10 test matches:

5. Cheteshwar Pujara – 813 runs

Veteran Indian batter Cheteshwar Pujara had a brilliant start to his test career, and he is the third-fastest Indian to reach 1000 test runs. Pujara made his debut against Australia in 2010 in Bengaluru and made 72 in the second innings.

His first century came in his fourth test, and he scored his first double hundred in his sixth test. He scored three centuries in the first ten tests of his career and scored 813 runs in total.

4. Vinod Kambli – 937 runs

Vinod Kambli holds the record for being the fastest Indian to 1000 test runs. He did it in his 14th innings, which was in his 12th test. Kambli scored four centuries and three half-centuries in his 17-match test career.

All those milestone knocks came in his first ten test matches, including two double centuries. Kambli made 937 runs in first ten tests of his career. But after that, he didn’t hit a single fifty in the next seven matches and didn’t get another chance to represent India after that. 

3. Mayank Agarwal – 964 runs

Mayank Agarwal started his test career with a couple of fifties in Australia in his first three innings. The opener struck three centuries in his first ten tests, which included two double hundreds.

He is the fourth-fastest Indian batsman to reach 1000 test runs (19 innings). At the end of his first ten test matches, Agarwal had scored 964 runs. His form dipped in 2022 and was omitted from the side.

2. Sunil Gavaskar  – 978 runs

Sunil Gavaskar is one of the most successful test openers of all time. Gavaskar made his test debut in 1971 against the West Indies. In his debut series, Gavaskar played eight innings and scored four centuries, including one double hundred, and three half-centuries.

He had an incredible start to his career as he scored 978 runs in his first 10 test matches.

Overall, Gavaskar retired with 10122 runs in 125 tests, with 34 centuries.

1. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 1094 runs

Yashasvi Jaiswal has had a phenomenal start to his test career. Jaiswal cracked 171 on his test debut against West Indies in 2023. At the start of 2024, he had a record-breaking series against England at home where he amassed over 700 runs.

In his first ten tests, Jaiswal scored 1094 runs, which includes three hundreds. Two of his hundreds are double hundreds. He also hit five half-centuries in his first ten tests to become the first and only Indian so far to score over 1000 runs in first ten test career matches.

(All stats updated till 21st September, 2024)

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