Most Test runs for India in a losing cause

Most Test runs for India in a losing cause

Most Test runs for India in a losing cause: Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli

The Indian team has produced some of the best batters in Test cricket across the globe. The Indians are also amongst some of the top run-scorers in all three formats, especially red-ball cricket. However, these runs were always not enough to secure a win for their side as some of them even came in a defeat.

So, let’s look at the top players with the most Test runs for India in a losing cause:

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar

The highest run-getter in international cricket, Sachin Tendulkar has scored more runs than anybody else in a losing cause as well. Out of his 15,921 Test runs, 4,088 came when India suffered a loss. Meanwhile, he made 11 hundreds and 18 fifties as well.

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid
Rahul Dravid

Former India batter and current head of the national side, Rahul Dravid has over 13,000 runs in Test cricket against his name. Out of them, ‘The Wall’ smashed 2,755 runs at an average of 30.27 when India ended on a losing side.

Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar
Sunil Gavaskar

One of the greatest Test batters of all time, Sunil Gavaskar carried the burden of the Indian batting unit on his shoulders for a really long time. He smashed 10,122 runs in his magnanimous career spanning for more than 16 years. Moreover, the ‘Little Master’ got 2,314 of these runs when India didn’t emerge as the better side.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli

‘Modern Master’ Virat Kohli has scored a lot of runs across formats just like all the other batters in this elite list. He has almost 8,000 Test runs to his name and 2,025 of them came when India had lost the five-day match. Moreover, they were scored at an average of 36.63, much lower than his career average of over 50. 

VVS Laxman

VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman

VVS Laxman has stood in a lot of Test matches for India when there was no support from the other end. The Hyderabad cricketer announced his retirement from the longer format when he had 8,781 runs in his kitty. Laxman stands at the fifth spot with 1,991 runs in this list of most Test runs for India in a losing cause.

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