5 most Test runs in India: Subcontinental pitches are conducive to good batting over the years. Here are batters who have scored most Test runs in a day in India!
Over the years, Tests in India have seen huge scores made. Here is a list of top 5 batters who have individually scored the most runs in a single day in India:
#5 – Mayank Agarwal
The Bangalorean opener scored 206 runs at the Holkar Stadium in Indore in the year 2019 against Bangladesh. He scored 243 which is his career best innings!
#4 – MS Dhoni
The former Indian skipper scored his maiden double-century at his second home in Chepauk. The knock came against Australia when he scored 206 runs in a single day!
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#3 – Karun Nair
The Kerala batter is one of the few people who have scored a triple hundred in international cricket. He achieved that feat against England in 2017. En-route that 303, he scored 232 runs in a single day!
#2 – Virender Sehwag
The Nawab of Najafgarh’s appetite for runs in the longest format is well known. In Chennai against South Africa in the year 2008, he smashed the fastest-ever Triple Century in Tests. In doing so, he scored 257 runs in a single day!
#1 – Virender Sehwag
Viru is also No.1 on this list. He very nearly missed out on his 3rd Triple Century in international cricket, scoring 293.
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En-route that total, he amassed 284 runs in a single day at the Brabourne Stadium in Mumbai, against Sri Lanka!
So these are the 5 batters who have scored the most runs in a single day in Tests in India!
