List of India Test cricket records

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Sachin Tendulkar, widely acknowledged as one of the greatest batsmen of all time, still holds several records.

Test cricket is the oldest form of cricket played at international level.[1] A Test match is scheduled to take place over a period of five days,Template:EfnTemplate:Efn and is played by teams representing full member nations of the International Cricket Council (ICC).[2][3]

This is a list of Indian Cricket team's Test Cricket records. It is based on the List of Test cricket records, but concentrates solely on records dealing with the Indian cricket team. India was granted Test status in 1932 to be the sixth nation to play Test cricket. Template:TOC limit

Key

The top five records are listed for each category, except for the team wins, losses, draws and ties and the partnership records. Tied records for fifth place are also included. Explanations of the general symbols and cricketing terms used in the list are given below. Specific details are provided in each category where appropriate. All records include matches played by India only.Template:Cn

Key
Symbol Meaning
Template:Dagger Player or umpire is currently active in Test cricket
* Player remained not out or partnership remained unbroken
♠ Test cricket record
d Innings was declared (e.g. 8/758d)
Date Starting date of the Test match
Innings Number of innings played
Matches Number of matches played
Opposition The team India was playing against
Period The time period when the player was active in Test cricket
Player The player involved in the record
Venue Test cricket ground where the match was played

Team records

Overall Record

Matches Won Lost Drawn Tied Win %
598 185 188 224 1 30.94
Last Updated: 26 November 2025.[4]

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

Template:As of, India played 598 Test matches resulting in 185 victories and 188 defeats , 224 draws and 1 tie for an overall winning percentage of 30.94[4]

Opponent Matches Won Lost Tied Draw % Won % Lost % Drawn
Template:Cr 1 1 0 0 0 100.00 0.00 0.00
Template:Cr 112 33 48 1 30 29.46 42.85 26.78
Template:Cr 15 13 0 0 2 86.66 0.00 13.33
Template:Cr 141 37 53 0 51 26.24 37.58 36.17
Template:Cr 65 22 16 0 27 33.84 24.61 41.53
Template:Cr 59 9 12 0 38 15.25 20.33 64.40
Template:Cr 46 16 20 0 10 34.78 43.47 21.73
Template:Cr 46 22 7 0 17 47.82 15.21 36.95
Template:Cr 102 25 30 0 47 24.51 29.41 46.08
Template:Cr 11 7 2 0 2 63.63 18.18 18.18
Total 598 185 188 1 224 30.94 31.44 37.46
Statistics are correct as of Template:Cr v Template:Cr at Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati, 2nd Test, 22 November - 26 November 2025.[5]

First Test series wins

Opponent Year of first Home win Year of first Away win
Template:Cr 2018 YTP
Template:Cr 1979 2018
Template:Cr 2017 2000
Template:Cr 1961 1971
Template:Cr YTP
Template:Cr 1955 1968
Template:Cr 1952 2004
Template:Cr 1996 -
Template:Cr 1986 1993
Template:Cr 1978 1971
Template:Cr 1993 2005
Last updated: 15 January 2022[6]

First Test match wins

Opponent Home Away
Venue Year Venue Year
Template:Cr Bangalore 2018 YTP
Template:Cr Kanpur 1959 Melbourne 1978
Template:Cr Hyderabad 2017 Dhaka 2000
Template:Cr Madras 1952 The Oval 1971
Template:Cr YTP
Template:Cr Bombay 1955 Dunedin 1968
Template:Cr Delhi 1952 Multan 2004
Template:Cr Ahmedabad 1996 Johannesburg 2006
Template:Cr Nagpur 1986 Colombo (SSC) 1993
Template:Cr Calcutta 1974 Port of Spain 1971
Template:Cr Delhi 1993 Bulawayo 2001
Last updated: 20 June 2018[7]

Team scoring records

Most runs in an innings

The highest innings total scored in Test cricket came in the series between Sri Lanka and India in August 1997. Playing in the first Test at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the hosts posted a first innings total of 6/952d. This broke the longstanding record of 7/903d which England set against Australia in the final Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval. The fifth and last Test of the 2016–17 series against England saw India set their highest innings total of 759/7d.[8][9]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Cr M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort Template:Cr Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort Singhalese Sports Club Cricket Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Template:Dts
5 Template:Sort Template:Cr Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020[10]

Highest successful run chases

India's highest fourth-innings total is 445 all out in an unsuccessful run chase against Australia at Adelaide in January 1978. Australia had set a target of 493. India's second-highest fourth-innings total of 429/8 came against England at The Oval in 1979. Having been set a target of 438 runs, India required 9 runs to win with 2 wickets in hand when the fifth day's play ended resulting in a draw. India's highest successful run chase occurred against the West Indies at Port of Spain in 1976 and is also their third-highest fourth-innings total. West Indies had set India a target of 403.[11]

Rank Score Target Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort 403 Template:Cr Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort 387 Template:Cr M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort 328 Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort 276 Template:Cr Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India Template:Dts
5 Template:Sort 264 Template:Cr Asgiriya Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka Template:Dts
Last updated: 19 January 2021[12]

Fewest runs in an innings

The lowest score in Test history for India is 36 scored in their second innings against Australia in the first Test of the 2020 Australian tour.[13]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 36 Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Template:Dts
2 42 Template:Cr Lord's, London, England Template:Dts
3 46 Template:Cr M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India Template:Dts
4 58 Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Template:Dts
Template:Cr Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England Template:Dts
Last updated: 17 October 2024[13]

Most runs conceded in an innings

The highest innings total scored against India is by Sri Lanka when they scored 952/6d in the first Test of the Indian's tour of Sri Lanka in 1997 at R. Premadasa Stadium.[9]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort ♠ Template:Cr R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort Template:Cr Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort Template:Cr Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort Template:Cr Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan Template:Dts
5 Template:Sort Template:Cr Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Template:Dts
Last updated: 23 August 2020[14]

Fewest runs conceded in an innings

The lowest innings total scored against India is 55 in the second test of India's tour of South Africa in 2023-24[15]

Rank Score Opposition Venue Date
1 55 Template:Cr Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town, South Africa Template:Dts
2 62 Template:Cr Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
3 79 Template:Cr Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India Template:Dts
4 81 Template:Cr Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India Template:Dts
5 82 Template:Cr Sector 16 Stadium, Chandigarh, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 25 February 2021[16]

Result records

A Test match is won when one side has scored more runs than the total runs scored by the opposing side during their two innings. If both sides have completed both their allocated innings and the side that fielded last has the higher aggregate of runs, it is known as a win by runs. This indicates the number of runs that they had scored more than the opposing side. If one side scores more runs in a single innings than the total runs scored by the other side in both their innings, it is known as a win by innings and runs. If the side batting last wins the match, it is known as a win by wickets, indicating the number of wickets that were still to fall.[17]

Greatest win margins (by innings)

The fifth Test of the 1938 Ashes series at The Oval saw England win by an innings and 579 runs, the largest victory by an innings in Test cricket history. The largest victory for India, which is the 12th largest, is their win against West Indies in the first Test of the 2018–19 tour at the Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, where the hosts won by an innings and 272 runs.[18]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 272 runs Template:Cr Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India Template:Dts
2 Innings and 262 runs Template:Cr M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India Template:Dts
3 Innings and 239 runs Template:Cr Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Template:Dts
Template:Cr Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India Template:Dts
5 Innings and 222 runs I.S Bindra Stadium, Mohali, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 6 March 2022[19]
In 2018, Virat Kohli led India to their greatest winning margin by an innings.[19][20][21]

Greatest win margins (by runs)

The largest victory recorded by India, the 8th largest overall, is the third Test of England's 2024 tour of India by 434 runs.[22]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 434 runs Template:Cr Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, India Template:Dts
2 372 runs Template:Cr Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
3 337 runs Template:Cr Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India Template:Dts
4 336 runs Template:Cr Edgbaston, Birmingham, England Template:Dts
5 321 runs Template:Cr Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 25 February 2021[19]

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

India have won a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 9 occasions.[19]

Rank Number of Victories Opposition Most Recent Venue Date
1 2 Template:Cr M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts
Template:Cr Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand Template:Dts
Template:Cr Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad, India Template:Dts
4 1 Template:Cr Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe Template:Dts
Template:Cr Shere Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Template:Dts
Template:Cr Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 25 February 2021[19]

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

India's narrowest win by runs was against England in the fifth Test of the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy at The Oval. Set 374 runs for victory in the final innings, England were bowled all out for 367 to give victory to India by six runs. This was the equal eight-narrowest win in Test cricket, with the narrowest being the West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993 and New Zealand over England in 2023.[23]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Cr The Oval, London, England Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort Template:Cr Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Template:Dts
5 Template:Sort Template:Cr Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad Template:Dts
Last updated: 4 August 2025[24]

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

VVS Laxman played a leading role in India's narrowest victory by wickets against Australia in October 2010.[25]

India's narrowest win by wickets came in the first Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in October 2010. Played at the PCA Stadium, the hosts won the match by a margin of one wicket, one of only fourteen one-wicket victories in Test cricket.[26]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 1 wicket Template:Cr Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India Template:Dts
2 2 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
M.A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts
4 3 wickets Template:Cr Template:Dts
Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Template:Dts
Template:Cr Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Template:Dts
Last updated: 22 December 2022[24]

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

The Oval in London played host the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket.[18] The final Test of the 1938 Ashes saw England defeat the tourists by an innings and 579 runs, to the draw the series at one match all.[27] India's biggest defeat came at home during the West Indies tour in 1958 when they lost by an innings and 336 runs at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.[28]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 Innings and 336 runs Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts
2 Innings and 285 runs Template:Cr Lord's, London, England Template:Dts
3 Innings and 244 runs The Oval, London, England Template:Dts
4 Innings and 242 runs Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham, England Template:Dts
5 Innings and 239 runs Template:Cr Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020[28]

Greatest loss margins (by runs)

The first Test of the 1928–29 Ashes series saw Australia defeated by England by 675 runs, the greatest losing margin by runs in Test cricket.[22] India's biggest defeat by runs was against South Africa in the second Test of the South African cricket team in India in 2025–26 at the Assam Cricket Association Stadium.[29]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 408 runs Template:Cr Assam Cricket Association Stadium, Guwahati, India Template:Dts
2 342 runs Template:Cr Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India Template:Dts
3 341 runs Template:Cr National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Template:Dts
4 337 runs Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Template:Dts
5 333 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 26 November 2025[28]

Greatest loss margins (by 10 wickets)

India have lost a Test match by a margin of 10 wickets on 18 occasions with most recent being during the 2nd test of the India's tour of New Zealand in 2020.

Rank Defeats Opposition Most recent venue Date
1 4 Template:Cr Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, West Indies Template:Dts
Template:Cr Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Template:Dts
4 3 Template:Cr Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Template:Dts
5 2 Template:Cr Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka Template:Dts
6 1 Template:Cr Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan Template:Dts
Template:Cr Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020[28]

Narrowest loss margins (by runs)

The narrowest loss of India in terms of runs is by 12 runs against Pakistan in the first test of the Pakistan's tour of India in 1999.[30]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 12 runs Template:Cr MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts
2 16 runs Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Template:Dts
Template:Cr M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Template:Dts
4 22 runs Template:Cr Lord's, London, England Template:Dts
5 25 runs Template:Cr Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 30 July 2025[30]

Narrowest loss margins (by wickets)

The narrowest loss of India in terms of wickets is by 2 wickets against Australia in the second test of India's tour of Australia in 1978-79.[30]

Rank Margin Opposition Venue Date
1 2 wicket Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia Template:Dts
2 4 wickets Template:Cr Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica Template:Dts
Template:Cr Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Template:Dts
Template:Cr Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
Template:Cr Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe Template:Dts
Template:Cr Seddon Park, Hamilton, New Zealand Template:Dts
Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020[30]

Tied matches

A tie can occur when the scores of both teams are equal at the conclusion of play, provided that the side batting last has completed their innings.[17] Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, both of which involved Australia.[4]

Opposition Venue Date
Template:Cr ♠ M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 3 December 2017[30]

Batting records

Most career runs

A run is the basic means of scoring in cricket. A run is scored when the batsman hits the ball with his bat and with his partner runs the length of Template:Convert of the pitch. Alternatively, a player can score multiple runs by hitting the aforementioned ball out of the boundary rope for 4 or 6 runs.[31] India's Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most runs in Test cricket with 15,921. Second is Ricky Ponting of Australia with 13,378 ahead of Jacques Kallis from South Africa in third with 13,289. Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar are the only other Indian batsmen who have scored more than 10,000 runs in Test cricket.[32]

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Average 100 50 Period
1 15,921 Template:Sortname 200 329 53.78 51 68 1989–2013
2 13,265 Template:Sortname 163 284 52.63 36 63 1996–2012
3 10,122 Template:Sortname 125 214 51.12 34 45 1971–1987
4 9,230 Template:Sortname 123 210 46.85 30 31 2011–2025
5 8,781 Template:Sortname 134 225 45.97 17 56 1996–2012
6 8,503 Virender Sehwag 103 178 49.43 23 31 2001–2013
7 7,212 Sourav Ganguly 113 188 42.17 16 35 1996–2008
8 7,195 Cheteshwar Pujara 103 176 43.60 19 35 2010–2023
9 6,868 Dilip Vengsarkar 116 185 42.13 17 35 1976–1992
10 6,215 Mohammad Azharuddin 99 147 45.03 22 21 1984–2000
Last updated: 5 January 2025[33]
Sachin Tendulkar holds the world record for most Test runs (15,921) and the most centuries (51).[33][34]

Most career runs as captain

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Average 100 50 Period
1 5,864 Template:Sortname 68 113 54.80 20 18 2014–2022
2 3,454 Template:Sortname 60 96 40.63 5 24 2008–2014
3 3,449 Template:Sortname 47 74 50.72 11 14 1976–1985
4 2,856 Template:Sortname 47 68 43.93 9 9 1990–1999
5 2,561 Template:Sortname 49 75 37.66 5 13 2000–2005
Last updated: 14 January 2022[35]

Fastest runs getter

Runs Batsman Match Innings Record Date Reference
1000 Template:Sortname 12 14 18 November 1994 [36]
2000 Template:Sortname 21 40 5 July 2025 [37]
3000 Template:Sortname 34 55 24 March 2005 [38]
4000 48 79 22 June 2006 [39]
5000 Template:Sortname 52 95 19 September 1979 [40]
6000 65 117 23 January 1981 [41]
7000 Template:Sortname 79 134 3 August 2010 [42]
8000 Template:Sortname 96 154 18 May 2002 [43]
9000 Template:Sortname 104 176 30 June 2006 [44]
10000 Template:Sortname 122 195 16 March 2005 [45]
11000 139 223 27 July 2007 [46]
12000 152 247 17 October 2008 [47]
13000 163 ♠ 266 ♠ 17 January 2010 [48]
14000 171 ♠ 279 ♠ 9 October 2010 [49]
15000 182 ♠ 300 ♠ 6 November 2011 [50]
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Most runs in each batting position

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Test Career Span Ref
Opener Template:Sortname 203 9,607 50.30 1971–1987 [51]
Number 3 Template:Sortname 219 10,524 52.88 1996–2012 [52]
Number 4 Template:Sortname 275 13,492 54.40 1989–2013 [53]
Number 5 Template:Sortname 94 4,346 48.83 1984–2000 [54]
Number 6 Template:Sortname 67 2,760 50.18 1996–2012 [55]
Number 7 Template:Sortname 103 2,871 30.54 2005–2014 [56]
Number 8 Ravichandran Ashwin 85 2,006 25.71 2011–2024 [57]
Number 9 Template:Sortname 55 703 14.06 1998–2015 [58]
Number 10 Template:Sortname 69 470 9.04 1966–1979 [59]
Number 11 Template:Sortname 22 209 16.08 2000–2014 [60]
Last updated: 6 February 2024.

Most runs against each team

Opposition Runs Player Matches Innings Period Ref
Template:Cr 107 Template:Sortname 1 1 2018 [61]
Template:Cr 3,630 Template:Sortname 39 74 1991–2013 [62]
Template:Cr 820 7 9 2000–2010 [63]
Template:Cr 2,535 32 53 1990–2012 [64]
Template:Cr Yet to play
Template:Cr 1,659 Template:Sortname 15 28 1998–2010 [65]
Template:Cr 2,089 Template:Sortname 24 41 1978–1987 [66]
Template:Cr 1,741 Template:Sortname 25 45 1992–2011 [67]
Template:Cr 1,995 25 36 1990–2010 [68]
Template:Cr 2,749 Template:Sortname 27 48 1971–1983 [69]
Template:Cr 979 Template:Sortname 9 13 1998–2005 [70]
Last updated: 8 February 2021.

Highest individual score

The first test of the South Africa's tour of India in 2008 saw Virender Sehwag score his second triple century and record India's highest Individual score.[71]

Virender Sehwag holds the top two highest individual score for India.[71]
Rank Runs Player Opposition Venue Date
1 319 Template:Sortname Template:Cr M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts
2 309 Template:Cr Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan Template:Dts
3 303* Template:Sortname Template:Cr M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts
4 293 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
5 281 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020[71]

Highest individual score – progression of record

Runs Player Opponent Venue Season
118 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India 1933–34
128 Template:Sortname Kennington Oval, London, England 1946
145 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia 1947–48
164* Template:Cr Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India 1951–52
184 Template:Sortname Lord's, London, England 1952
223 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium, Hyderabad, India 1955–56
231 Template:Sortname Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India
236* Template:Sortname Template:Cr MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 1983–84
281 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India 2000–01
309 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan 2003–04
319 Template:Cr MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India 2007–08
Last updated: 20 June 2020[71]

Highest individual score against each team

Opposition Runs Player Venue Date Ref
Template:Cr 107 Template:Sortname M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Template:Dts [72]
Template:Cr 281 Template:Sortname Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts [73]
Template:Cr 248* Template:Sortname Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Template:Dts [74]
Template:Cr 303* Template:Sortname M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts [75]
Template:Cr YTP
Template:Cr 231 Template:Sortname Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts [76]
Template:Cr 309 Template:Sortname Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan Template:Dts [77]
Template:Cr 319 M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts [78]
Template:Cr 293 Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts [79]
Template:Cr 236* Template:Sortname M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts [80]
Template:Cr 227 Template:Sortname Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India Template:Dts [81]
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Highest career average

A batsman's batting average is the total number of runs they have scored divided by the number of times they have been dismissed.[82]

Rank Average Player Innings Runs Not out 100 50 Period
1 54.20 Template:Sortname 21 1,084 1 4 3 1993–1995
2 53.78 Template:Sortname 329 15,921 33 51 68 1996-2012
3 52.63 Template:Sortname 284 13,265 32 36 63 1996–2012
4 51.12 Template:Sortname 214 10,122 16 34 45 1971–1987
5 49.43 Template:Sortname 178 8,503 6 23 31 2001–2013
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 26 November 2025[83]

Highest average in each batting position

Batting position Batsman Innings Runs Average Career Span Ref
Opener Sunil Gavaskar 203 9,607 50.29 1971–1987 [84]
Number 3 Template:Sortname 217 10,501 53.30 1996–2012 [85]
Number 4 Template:Sortname 20 1,188 66.00 1996–2008 [86]
Number 5 Sachin Tendulkar 29 1,552 59.69 1993–2012 [87]
Number 6 MS Dhoni 25 1,218 55.36 2006–2014 [88]
Number 7 Ravindra JadejaTemplate:Dagger 50 1,578 37.57 2012–2025 [89]
Number 8 32 924 34.22 2013–2024 [90]
Number 9 Template:Sortname 22 377 31.41 1975–1981 [91]
Number 10 Template:Sortname 22 235 15.66 1990–2008 [92]
Number 11 Template:Sortname 21 210 17.50 2000–2014 [93]
Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position Last updated: 26 November 2025

Most half-centuries

A half-century is a score of between 50 and 99 runs. Statistically, once a batsman's score reaches 100, it is no longer considered a half-century but a century.

Sachin Tendulkar of India has scored the most half-centuries in Test cricket with 68. He is followed by the West Indies' Shivnarine Chanderpaul on 66, India's Rahul Dravid and Allan Border of Australia on 63 and in fifth with 62 fifties to his name, Australia's Ricky Ponting.[94]

Rank Half centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 68 ♠ Template:Sortname 329 15,921 1989–2013
2 63 Template:Sortname 284 13,625 1996–2012
3 56 Template:Sortname 225 8,781 1996–2012
4 45 Template:Sortname 214 10,122 1971–1987
5 35 Template:Sortname 155 6,080 1969–1983
Cheteshwar Pujara 176 7,195 2010–2023
Template:Sortname 185 6,868 1976–1992
Template:Sortname 188 7,212 1996–2008
Last updated: 12 June 2023[95]

Most centuries

A century is a score of 100 or more runs in a single innings.

Tendulkar has also scored the most centuries in Test cricket with 51. South Africa's Jacques Kallis is next on 45 and Ricky Ponting with 41 hundreds is in third.[96]

Rank Centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 51 Template:Sortname 329 15,921 1989–2013
2 36 Template:Sortname 284 13,265 1996–2012
3 34 Template:Sortname 214 10,122 1971–1987
4 30 Template:Sortname 210 9,230 2011–2025
5 23 Template:Sortname 178 8,503 2001–2013
Last updated: 24 November 2024[34]

Most double centuries

A double century is a score of 200 or more runs in a single innings.

For the most double centuries, Don Bradman holds the Test record scored with twelve, one ahead of Sri Lanka's Kumar Sangakkara who finished his career with eleven. In third is Brian Lara of the West Indies with nine. India's Virat Kohli is one of three cricketers who reached the mark on seven occasions.[97]

Rank Double centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 7 Template:Sortname 210 9,230 2011–2025
2 6 Template:Sortname 178 8,503 2001–2013
Template:Sortname 329 15,921 1989–2013
4 5 Template:Sortname 284 13,265 1996–2012
5 4 Template:Sortname 214 10,122 1971–1987
Last updated: 12 June 2023[98]

Most triple centuries

A triple century is a score of 300 or more runs in a single innings.

Sehwag holds the equal Test record for the most triple centuries scored with two, along with Australia's Don Bradman and West Indians Chris Gayle and Brian Lara.[99] Karun Nair is the only other Indian who has scored a single Test triple century Template:As of.

Rank Triple centuries Player Innings Runs Period
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 178 8,503 2001–2013
2 1 Template:Sortname 12 491 2016–2025
Last updated: 3 July 2025[100]

Most Sixes

Rank Sixes Player Innings Period
1 94 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 86 2018–2025
2 90 Template:Sortname 178 2001–2013
3 88 Template:Sortname 116 2013–2024
4 82 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 133 2012–2025
5 78 Template:Sortname 144 2005–2014
Last updated: 26 November 2025[101]

Most Fours

Rank Fours Player Innings Runs Period
1 2,058+ ♠ Template:Sortname 329 15,921 1989–2013
2 1,651 Template:Sortname 284 13,265 1996–2012
3 1,219 Template:Sortname 178 8,503 2001–2013
4 1,135 Template:Sortname 225 8,781 1996–2012
5 1,027 Virat Kohli 210 9,230 2011-2025
Last updated: 5 January 2025[102]

Highest batting strike rate

Rank Strike Rate Player Runs Balls Period
1 82.18 Template:Sortname 8,503 10,346 2001–2013
2 80.91 Template:Sortname 5,248 5,538+ 1978–1994
3 74.62 Mohammed ShamiTemplate:Dagger 750 1,005 2018–2023
4 74.24 Rishabh PantTemplate:Dagger 3,476 4,682 2013–2025
5 66.94 Shikhar Dhawan 2,315 3,458 2013–2018
Qualification: 1,000 balls. Last updated: 26 November 2025[103]

Most runs in a series

Rank Runs Player Matches Innings Series
1 774 Template:Sortname 4 8 Template:Sort
2 754 Template:Sortname 5 10 Template:Sort
3 732 Template:Sortname 6 9 Template:Sort
4 712 Template:Sortname 5 9 Template:Sort
5 692 Template:Sortname 4 8 Template:Sort
Last updated: 4 August 2025[104]

Most career ducks

A duck refers to a batsman being dismissed without scoring a run.[105]

Rank Ducks Player Matches Innings Period
1 34 Template:Sortname 105 142 2007–2021
2 29 Template:Sortname 92 127 2000–2014
3 28 Jasprit BumrahTemplate:Dagger 48 74 2018–2025
4 23 Template:Sortname 58 80 1964–1979
5 20 Template:Sortname 67 101 1966–1979
Last updated: 27 October 2024[106]

Bowling records

Anil Kumble has taken the most Test wickets (619), second most five-wicket hauls (35) and the most ten-wicket hauls (8) for India.[107][108][109]

Most career wickets

A bowler takes the wicket of a batsman when the form of dismissal is bowled, caught, leg before wicket, stumped or hit wicket. If the batsman is dismissed by run out, obstructing the field, handling the ball, hitting the ball twice or timed out the bowler does not receive credit.

Shane Warne held the record for the most Test wickets with 708 until December 2007 when Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan passed Warne's milestone.[110] Muralitharan, who continued to play until 2010, finished with 800 wickets to his name. James Anderson of England is third on the list taking 700 wickets holds the record for most wickets by a fast bowler in Test cricket.[111][112] India's Anil Kumble is fourth on the list and the highest ranked Indian bowler taking 619 wickets.

Rank Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period
1 619 Template:Sortname 132 236 29.65 1990–2008
2 537 Template:Sortname 106 200 24.00 2011–2024
3 434 Template:Sortname 131 227 29.64 1978–1994
4 417 Template:Sortname 103 190 32.46 1998–2015
5 337 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 87 162 24.98 2012–2025
6 311 Ishant Sharma 105 188 32.40 2007–2021
Zaheer Khan 92 165 32.94 2000–2014
8 266 Bishan Singh Bedi 67 118 28.71 1966–1979
9 242 B.S. Chandrashekhar 58 97 29.74 1964–1979
10 236 Javagal Srinath 67 121 30.49 1991–2002
Last updated: 12 October 2025[107]

Most wickets against each team

Opposition Wickets Player Matches Innings Average Period Ref
Template:Cr 6 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 1 2 5.83 2018–2018 [113]
Template:Cr 115 Ravichandran Ashwin 23 43 28.58 2011–2024 [114]
Template:Cr 31 Template:Sortname 7 14 24.25 2000–2010 [115]
Template:Cr 114 Ravichandran Ashwin 24 45 27.72 2012–2024 [116]
Template:Cr YTP
Template:Cr 75 Template:Sortname 12 23 18.53 2012–2024 [117]
Template:Cr 99 Template:Sortname 29 45 30.12 1978–1989 [118]
Template:Cr 84 Template:Sortname 21 40 31.79 1992–2008 [119]
Template:Cr 74 18 28 31.20 1993–2008 [120]
Template:Cr 89 Template:Sortname 25 41 24.89 1978–1989 [121]
Template:Cr 38 Template:Sortname 7 14 22.60 1992–2005 [122]
Last updated: 6 March 2024

Fastest wicket taker

Ravichandran Ashwin holds world record for quickest to reach 250, 300 and 350 test wickets.
Wickets Bowler Match Record Date Reference
50 Template:Sortname 9 15 November 2012 [123]
100 18 14 November 2013 [124]
150 29 5 November 2015 [125]
200 37 22 September 2016 [126]
250 45 ♠ 9 February 2017 [127]
300 54 ♠ 24 November 2017 [128]
350 66 ♠ 2 October 2019 [129]
400 77 24 February 2021 [130]
450 89 9 February 2023 [131]
500 98 16 February 2024 [132]
600 Template:Sortname 124 16 January 2008 [133]
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Best figures in an innings

Anil Kumble is one of three players to have taken 10 wickets in an innings.

Bowling figures refers to the number of the wickets a bowler has taken and the number of runs conceded.[134] There have been three occasions in Test cricket where a bowler has taken all ten wickets in a single innings – Jim Laker of England took 10/53 against Australia in 1956, India's Anil Kumble in 1999 returned figures of 10/74 against Pakistan, New Zealand's Ajaz Patel in 2021 obtained figures of 10/119 against India. Subhash Gupte, Jasu Patel and Kapil Dev are three Indian bowlers of 15 bowlers who have taken nine wickets in a Test match innings.[135]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Green Park, Kanpur, India Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Green Park, Kanpur, India Template:Dts
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020[136]

Best bowling figures against each team

Opposition Figures Player Venue Date Ref
Template:Cr 4/17 Template:Sortname M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India Template:Dts [137]
Template:Cr 9/69 Template:Sortname Green Park, Kanpur, India Template:Dts [138]
Template:Cr 7/87 Template:Sortname Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Template:Dts [139]
Template:Cr 8/55 Template:Sortname M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts [140]
Template:Cr YTP
Template:Cr 8/72 Template:Sortname Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India Template:Dts [141]
Template:Cr 10/74 Template:Sortname Template:Dts [142]
Template:Cr 7/61 Template:Sortname Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa Template:Dts [143]
Template:Cr 7/51 Template:Sortname Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur, India Template:Dts [144]
Template:Cr 9/83 Template:Sortname Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India Template:Dts [145]
Template:Cr 7/59 Template:Sortname Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe Template:Dts [146]
Last updated: 7 January 2022

Best figures in a match

A bowler's bowling figures in a match is the sum of the wickets taken and the runs conceded over both innings.

No bowler in the history of Test cricket has taken all 20 wickets in a match. The closest to do so was English spin bowler Jim Laker. During the fourth Test of the 1956 Ashes series, Laker took 9/37 in the first innings and 10/53 in the second to finish with match figures of 19/90. Narendra Hirwani's figures of 16/136, taken in his debut test, during the fourth match of the West Indies tour of India in 1987, is the third-best in Test cricket history.[147]

Rank Figures Player Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Green Park, Kanpur, India Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India Template:Dts
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020[148]

Best career average

A bowler's bowling average is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of wickets they have taken. 19th-century English medium pacer George Lohmann holds the record for the best career average in Test cricket with 10.75.[149]

Rank Average Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 19.66 Axar PatelTemplate:Dagger 57 1,121 2,660 2021–2025
2 19.79 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 234 4,631 10,031 2018–2025
3 22.42 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 76 1,704 2,893 2017–2025
4 24.00 Template:Sortname 537 12,891 27,246 2011–2024
5 25.11 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 348 8,741 20,241 2012–2025
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 26 November 2025[150]

Best career economy rate

A bowler's economy rate is the total number of runs they have conceded divided by the number of overs they have bowled.[105] English bowler William Attewell, who played 10 matches for England between 1884 and 1892, holds the Test record for the best career economy rate with 1.31. India's Bapu Nadkarni, with a rate of 1.67 runs per over conceded over his 41-match Test career, is fourth on the list.[151]

Rank Economy rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 1.67 Template:Sortname 88 2,559 9,165 1955–1968
2 1.87 Template:Sortname 35 1,473 4,725 1948–1962
3 2.09 Template:Sortname 45 1,481 4,241 1933–1952
4 2.13 Template:Sortname 162 5,236 14,686 1946–1959
5 2.14 Template:Sortname 266 7,637 21,364 1966–1979
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 20 June 2020[152]

Best career strike rate

A bowler's strike rate is the total number of balls they have bowled divided by the number of wickets they have taken.[105] As with the career average above, the top bowler with the best Test career strike rate is George Lohmann with strike rate of 34.1 balls per wicket. India's Kuldeep Yadav is the highest-ranked Indian bowler on this list.[153]

Rank Strike rate Player Wickets Runs Balls Period
1 38.06 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 76 1,704 2,893 2017–2025
2 42.86 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 234 4,631 10,031 2018–2025
3 46.66 Axar PatelTemplate:Dagger 57 1,121 2,660 2021–2025
4 50.28 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 229 6,346 11,515 2013–2023
5 50.41 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 139 4,124 7,007 2020–2025
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 26 November 2025[154]

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings.[155] Ravichandran Ashwin is fourth on the list of most five-wicket hauls behind Sri Lanka's Muttiah Muralitharan, Australia's Shane Warne and New Zealand's Richard Hadlee in Test cricket.[156]

Rank Five-wicket hauls Player Match Innings Wickets Period
1 37 Template:Sortname 105 199 536 2011–2024
2 35 Template:Sortname 132 236 619 1990–2008
3 25 Template:Sortname 103 190 417 1998–2015
4 23 Template:Sortname 131 227 434 1978–1994
5 16 Template:Sortname 58 97 242 1964–1979
Template:Sortname 52 99 234 2018–2025
Last updated: 25 November 2025[108]

Most ten-wicket hauls in a match

A ten-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking ten or more wickets in a match over two innings. As with the five-wicket hauls above, Anil Kumble is not only behind Muralitharan, Warne and Hadlee, he is also behind Rangana Herath of Sri Lanka in taking the most ten-wicket hauls in Test cricket.[157]

Rank Ten-wicket hauls Player Matches Innings Wickets Period
1 8 Template:Sortname 105 199 536 2011–2024
Template:Sortname 132 236 619 1990–2008
3 5 Template:Sortname 103 190 417 1998–2015
4 3 Ravindra JadejaTemplate:Dagger 85 159 330 2012–2025
5 2 Template:Sortname 29 54 100 2003–2008
Template:Sortname 35 52 88 1982–1993
Template:Sortname 44 70 162 1946–1959
Template:Sortname 49 86 189 1962–1978
Template:Sortname 58 97 242 1964–1979
Template:Sortname 131 227 434 1978–1994
Last updated: 1 November 2024[109]

Worst figures in an innings

The worst figures in a single innings in Test cricket came in the third Test between the West Indies at home to Pakistan in 1958. Pakistan's Khan Mohammad returned figures of 0/259 from his 54 overs in the second innings of the match.[158][159] The worst figures by an Indian is 0/187 that came off the bowling of E. A. S. Prasanna in the first test of the India's tour of England in 1967.[160]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 59 Template:Cr Headingley, Leeds, England Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 49 Template:Cr Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 34 Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 43 Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 38 Template:Cr The Oval, London, England Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020[161]

Worst figures in a match

The worst figures in a match in Test cricket were taken by South Africa's Imran Tahir in the second Test against Australia at the Adelaide Oval in November 2012. He returned figures of 0/180 from his 23 overs in the first innings and 0/80 off 14 in the third innings for a total of 0/260 from 37 overs.[162] He claimed the record in his final over when two runs came from it – enough for him to pass the previous record of 0/259, set 54 years prior.[163]

The worst figures by an Indian is by E. A. S. Prasanna in the first test of the India's tour of England in 1967.[160]

Rank Figures Player Overs Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 59 Template:Cr Headingley, Leeds, England Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 49 Template:Cr Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort 60 Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname 47 Template:Cr Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan Template:Dts
Template:Sortname Template:Cr Rose Bowl, Southampton, England Template:Dts
Last updated:20 June 2020[164]

Most wickets in a series

England's seventh Test tour of South Africa in 1913–14 saw the record set for the most wickets taken by a bowler in a Test series. English paceman Sydney Barnes played in four of the five matches and achieved a total of 49 wickets to his name. India's B. S. Chandrasekhar is joint 18th with his 35 wickets taken against England during the 1972–73 tour.[165]

Rank Wickets Player Matches Series
1 35 Template:Sortname 5 Template:Sort
2 34 Template:Sortname Template:Sort
Template:Sortname Template:Sort
4 32 Template:Sortname 6 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 3 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 4 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 5 Template:Sort
Last updated: 12 May 2025[166]

Hat-trick

In cricket, a hat-trick occurs when a bowler takes three wickets with consecutive deliveries. The deliveries may be interrupted by an over bowled by another bowler from the other end of the pitch or the other team's innings, but must be three consecutive deliveries by the individual bowler in the same match. Only wickets attributed to the bowler count towards a hat-trick; run outs do not count.

3 Indians have taken hat-tricks in Test cricket, Harbhajan Singh, Irfan Pathan, and Jasprit Bumrah.

No. Bowler Against Inn. Test Dismissals Venue Date Ref.
1 Harbhajan Singh Template:Cr 1 2/3 Template:Flagicon Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India 11 March 2001 [167]
2 Irfan Pathan Template:Cr 1 3/3 Template:Flagicon National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan 29 January 2006 [168]
3 Template:Sortname Template:Cr 1 2/2 Template:Flagicon Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica 31 August 2019 [169]

Wicket-keeping records

The wicket-keeper is a specialist fielder who stands behind the stumps being guarded by the batsman on strike and is the only member of the fielding side allowed to wear gloves and leg pads.[170]

Most career dismissals

A wicket-keeper can be credited with the dismissal of a batsman in two ways, caught or stumped. A fair catch is taken when the ball is caught fully within the field of play without it bouncing after the ball has touched the striker's bat or glove holding the bat,[171][172] while a stumping occurs when the wicket-keeper puts down the wicket while the batsman is out of his ground and not attempting a run.[173] India's MS Dhoni is fifth in taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.[174]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Catches Stumping Dis/Inn Period
1 294 Template:Sortname 90 166 256 38 1.771 2005–2014
2 198 Template:Sortname 88 151 160 38 1.311 1976–1986
3 176 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 49 96 160 16 1.833 2018–2025
4 130 Template:Sortname 49 90 110 20 1.444 1986–1993
5 107 Template:Sortname 44 77 99 8 1.389 1994–2001
Last updated: 25 November 2025[175]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the Indian record for most dismissals among wicket keepers.[175][176]

Most career catches

Dhoni is seventh in taking most catches in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.[177]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Period
1 256 Template:Sortname 90 166 2005–2014
2 160 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 49 96 2018–2025
Template:Sortname 88 151 1976–1986
4 110 Template:Sortname 49 90 1986–1993
5 99 Template:Sortname 44 77 1994–2001
Last updated: 25 November 2025[176]

Most career stumpings

Bert Oldfield, Australia's fifth-most capped wicket-keeper, holds the record for the most stumpings in Test cricket with 52. Indian glovemen Syed Kirmani and MS Dhoni are both equal third on 38.[178]

Rank Stumpings Player Matches Innings Period
1 38 Template:Sortname 88 151 1976–1986
Template:Sortname 90 166 2005–2014
3 20 Template:Sortname 49 90 1986–1993
4 16 Template:Sortname 21 35 1955–1961
Template:Sortname 46 83 1961–1975
Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 49 96 2018–2025
Last updated: 25 November 2025[179]

Most dismissals in an innings

Four wicket-keepers have taken seven dismissals in a single innings in a Test match—Wasim Bari of Pakistan in 1979, Englishman Bob Taylor in 1980, New Zealand's Ian Smith in 1991 and most recently West Indian gloveman Ridley Jacobs against Australia in 2000.[180]

The feat of taking 6 dismissals in an innings has been achieved by 24 wicket-keepers on 32 occasions including 4 Indians.[181]

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 6 Template:Sortname Template:Cr AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand Template:Dts
Template:Sortname Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand Template:Dts
Template:Sortname Template:Cr Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua Template:Dts
Template:Sortname Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020[182]

Most dismissals in a match

Three wicket-keepers have made 11 dismissals in a Test match, Englishman Jack Russell in 1995, South African AB de Villiers in 2013 and most recently India's Rishabh Pant against Australia in 2018.[183]

The feat of making 10 dismissals in a match has been achieved by 4 wicket-keepers on 4 occasions with Wriddhiman Saha being the only Indian.[184]

Rank Dismissals Player Opposition Venue Date
1 11 ♠ Template:Sortname Template:Cr Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia Template:Dts
2 10 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa Template:Dts
3 9 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia Template:Dts
Template:Sortname Template:Cr The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia Template:Dts
5 8 Template:Sortname Template:Cr Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa Template:Dts
Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts
Template:Sortname Template:Cr WACA Ground, Perth, Australia Template:Dts
Template:Cr Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh Template:Dts
Template:Cr Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 19 December 2024[185]

Most dismissals in a series

Brad Haddin holds the Test cricket record for the most dismissals taken by a wicket-keeper in a series. He took 29 catches during the 2013 Ashes series. Indian record is held by Rishabh Pant when he made 20 dismissals during the Border Gavaskar Trophy in Australia in 2018.[186]

Rank Dismissals Player Matches Innings Series
1 25 Template:Sortname 5 10 Template:Sort
2 20 4 8 Template:Sort
3 19 Template:Sortname 5 9 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 6 11 Template:Sort
5 18 Rishabh Pant 5 9 Template:Sort
Last updated: 12 May 2025[187]

Fielding records

Most career catches

Rahul Dravid holds the world record most catches by a fielder in Test cricket.[188]

Caught is one of the nine methods a batsman can be dismissed in cricket.Template:Efn The majority of catches are caught in the slips, located behind the batsman, next to the wicket-keeper, on the off side of the field. Most slip fielders are top order batsmen.[189][190]

England's Joe Root holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 213, followed by Rahul Dravid of India at 209 and Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205. Jacques Kallis is the highest ranked South African in fourth, securing 200 catches in his Test career.[188]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Ct/Inn Period
1 209 Template:Sortname 163 299 0.698 1996–2012
2 135 Template:Sortname 134 248 0.544 1996–2012
3 121 Virat Kohli 123 236 0.512 2011–2025
4 115 Template:Sortname 200 366 0.314 1989–2013
5 108 Template:Sortname 125 216 0.500 1971–1987
Last updated: 5 January 2025[191]

Most catches in a series

The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time,[192] saw the record set for the most catches taken by a non-wicket-keeper in a Test series. Australian all-rounder Jack Gregory took 15 catches in the series as well as 23 wickets.[193] Greg Chappell, a fellow Australian all-rounder, and India's KL Rahul are equal second behind Gregory with 14 catches taken during the 1974–75 Ashes series and during the 2018 Indian tour of England respectively. Four players have taken 13 catches in a series on six occasions with both Bob Simpson and Brian Lara having done so twice and Rahul Dravid and Alastair Cook once.[194]

Rank Catches Player Matches Innings Series
1 14 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 5 9 Template:Sort
2 13 Template:Sortname 4 8 Template:Sort
3 12 Template:Sortname 5 9 Template:Sort
4 10 Template:Sortname 4 8 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 3 6 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 4 7 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 3 6 Template:Sort
4 7 Template:Sort
Last updated: 20 June 2020[195]

All-round Records

1000 runs and 100 wickets

A total of 71 players have achieved the double of 1000 runs and 100 wickets in their Test career.[196]

Rank Player Average Difference Matches Runs Bat Avg Wickets Bowl Avg Period
1 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 13.15 89 4,095 38.27 348 25.11 2012–2025
2 Template:Sortname 1.75 106 3,503 25.75 537 24.00 2011–2024
3 Template:Sortname 1.40 131 5,248 31.05 434 29.64 1978–1994
4 Template:Sortname -0.68 29 1,105 31.57 100 32.26 2003–2008
5 Template:Sortname -0.84 44 2,109 31.47 162 32.32 1946–1959
6 Template:Sortname -5.16 80 3,830 35.79 151 40.96 1981–1992
7 Template:Sortname -11.87 132 2,506 17.77 619 29.65 1990–2008
8 Template:Sortname -14.23 103 2,224 18.22 417 32.46 1998–2015
9 Template:Sortname -16.28 67 1,009 14.21 236 30.49 1991–2002
10 Template:Sortname -20.99 92 1,231 11.95 311 32.94 2000–2014
Last updated: 25 November 2025[197]
Kapil Dev is considered the greatest all-rounder for India.

250 runs and 20 wickets in a series

A total of 18 players on 24 occasions have achieved the double of 250 runs and 20 wickets in a series.[198]

Player Matches Runs Wickets Series
Template:Sortname 6 278 32 Template:Sort
318 22 Template:Sort
Template:Sortname 5 306 28 Template:Sort
Last updated: 22 August 2020[199]

Other records

Most career matches

Template:See also

Tendulkar has played the Most Test Matches (200) Highest by any player.

India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for the most Test matches played with 200, with James Anderson at second with 188 matches and former captains Ricky Ponting and Steve Waugh being joint-third with each having represented Australia on 168 occasions.[200]

Rank Matches Player Runs Wkts Period
1 200 Template:Sortname ♠ 15,921 46 1989–2013
2 163 Template:Sortname 13,265 1 1996–2012
3 134 Template:Sortname 8,781 2 1996–2012
4 132 Template:Sortname 2,506 619 1990–2008
5 131 Template:Sortname 5,248 434 1978–1994
Last updated: 20 June 2020[201]

Most consecutive career matches

Former English captain Alastair Cook holds the record for the most consecutive Test matches played with 159. He broke Allan Border's long standing record of 153 matches in June 2018.[202] Sunil Gavaskar, the Indian opener played 106 consecutive Test matches, is fourth. The recently retired New Zealand wicket-keeper-batsman Brendon McCullum, who is fifth on the list with 101 matches, is the highest ranked cricketer who never missed a Test match during his playing career. Rahul Dravid, in ninth on 93, is the highest ranked Indian player to achieve the feat.[203]

Rank Matches Player Period
1 106 Template:Sortname 1975–1987
2 93 Template:Sortname 1996–2005
3 87 Template:Sortname 1971–1983
4 84 Template:Sortname 1989–2001
5 69 Template:Sortname 1989–1999
Last updated: 3 June 2018[203]

Most matches as captain

Template:See also Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most matches played as captain in Test cricket with 109. Virat Kohli who led the side for seven years from 2014 to 2022 is sixth on the list with 68 matches.[204]

Rank Matches Player Won Lost Tied Draw %Won %Lost Period
1 68 Template:Sortname 40 17 0 11 58.82 25 2014–2022
2 60 Template:Sortname 27 18 0 15 45 30 2008–2014
3 49 Template:Sortname 21 13 0 15 42.85 26.53 2000–2005
4 47 Template:Sortname 14 14 0 19 29.78 29.78 1990–1999
Template:Sortname 9 8 0 30 19.14 17.02 1976–1985
Last updated: 14 January 2022[205]

Most wins as captain

Template:See also Graeme Smith, who led the South African cricket team from 2003 to 2014, holds the record for the most wins as captain in Test cricket with 53.

Rank Wins Matches Player Period
1 40 68 Template:Sortname 2014–2022
2 27 60 Template:Sortname 2008–2014
3 21 49 Template:Sortname 2000–2005
4 14 47 Template:Sortname 1990–1999
5 12 24 Rohit Sharma 2022–2024
Last updated: 22 September 2024[206]

Most man of the match awards

Rank M.O.M. Awards Player Matches Period
1 14 Template:Sortname 200 1989–2013
2 11 Ravindra JadejaTemplate:Dagger 86 2012–2025
Rahul Dravid 163 1996–2012
4 10 Ravichandran Ashwin 106 2011–2024
Virat Kohli 123 2011–2025
Anil Kumble 132 1990–2008
Last updated: 4 October 2025[207]

Most man of the series awards

Rank M.O.S. Awards Player Matches Period
1 11 Ravichandran Ashwin 106 2011–2024
2 5 Virender Sehwag 103 2001–2013
Template:Sortname 200 1989–2013
4 4 Harbhajan Singh 103 1998–2015
Kapil Dev 131 1978–1994
Anil Kumble 132 1990–2008
Rahul Dravid 163 1996–2012
Last updated: 20 December 2024[208]

Youngest players on Debut

The youngest player to play in a Test match is claimed to be Hasan Raza at the age of 14 years and 227 days. Making his debut for Pakistan against Zimbabwe on 24 October 1996, there is some doubt as to the validity of Raza's age at the time.[209] The youngest Indian to play Test cricket was Sachin Tendulkar who at the age of 16 years and 205 days debuted in the first Test of the series against Pakistan in November 1989.[210]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Antigua Recreation Ground, St. John's, Antigua Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Trent Bridge, Nottingham, England Template:Dts
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan Template:Dts
Last updated: 3 December 2017[210][211]

Oldest players on Debut

England left-arm slow bowler James Southerton is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the very first inaugural test against Australia in 1876 at Melbourne Cricket Ground, in Melbourne, Australia, he was aged 49 years and 119 days. Rustomji Jamshedji is the oldest Indian Test debutant when he played his only game during the first Test of the 1933–34 series at the Bombay Gymkhana.[212]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester, England Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney, Australia Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India Template:Dts
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020[212][213]

Oldest players

England all-rounder Wilfred Rhodes is the oldest player to appear in a Test match. Playing in the fourth Test against the West Indies in 1930 at Sabina Park, in Kingston, Jamaica, he was aged 52 years and 165 days on the final day's play. The oldest Indian Test player is Vinoo Mankad who was aged 41years and 300 days when he represented India for the final time in the fifth Test of the 1959 tour by West Indies at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, then known as Feroze Shah Kotla Stadium.[214]

Rank Age Player Opposition Venue Date
1 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India Template:Dts
2 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts
3 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
4 Template:Sort Template:Sortname The Oval, London, England Template:Dts
5 Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts
Last updated: 28 January 2021[214][215]

Partnership records

In cricket, two batsmen are always present at the crease batting together in a partnership. This partnership will continue until one of them is dismissed, retires or the innings comes to a close.

Highest partnerships by wicket

A wicket partnership describes the number of runs scored before each wicket falls. The first wicket partnership is between the opening batsmen and continues until the first wicket falls. The second wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the number three batsman. This partnership continues until the second wicket falls. The third wicket partnership then commences between the not out batsman and the new batsman. This continues down to the tenth wicket partnership. When the tenth wicket has fallen, there is no batsman left to partner so the innings is closed.

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
Template:Sort 413 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort 370 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort 336 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort 365 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort 376 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort 298* Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort 280 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort 241 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort 149 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort 133 Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh Template:Dts Scorecard
Last updated: 20 June 2020[216]

Highest partnerships by runs

The highest Test partnership by runs for any wicket is held by the Sri Lankan pairing of Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene who put together a third wicket partnership of 624 runs during the first Test against South Africa in July 2006. This broke the record of 576 runs set by their compatriots Sanath Jayasuriya and Roshan Mahanama against India in 1997. India's Vinoo Mankad and Pankaj Roy hold the 12th highest Test partnership with 413 made in 1956 against New Zealand.[217]

Wicket Runs First batsman Second batsman Opposition Venue Date Scorecard
Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Cr Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Template:Sort Template:Sort Template:Sortname Template:Sortname Template:Cr Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India Template:Dts Scorecard
Last updated: 20 June 2020[218]

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank Runs Innings Players Highest Average 100 50 Span
1 6,920 143 Template:Sortname & Template:Sortname 249 50.51 20 29 1996–2012
2 4,412 87 Template:Sortname & Template:Sortname 233 52.52 11 25 2004–2012
3 4,173 71 Template:Sortname & Template:Sortname 281 61.36 12 16 1996–2008
4 4,065 86 Template:Sortname & Template:Sortname 376 51.45 12 14 1996–2012
5 3,661 67 Virat Kohli & Ajinkya Rahane 365 56.32 10 17 2013–2023
An asterisk (*) signifies an unbroken partnership (i.e. neither of the batsmen was dismissed before either the end of the allotted overs or the required score being reached). Last updated: 21 July 2023[219]

Umpiring records

Most matches umpired

An umpire in cricket is a person who officiates the match according to the Laws of Cricket. Two umpires adjudicate the match on the field, whilst a third umpire has access to video replays, and a fourth umpire looks after the match balls and other duties. The records below are only for on-field umpires.

Aleem Dar of Pakistan holds the record for the most Test matches umpired with 130. The current active Dar set the record in December 2019 overtaking Steve Bucknor from the West Indies mark of 128 matches.[220] They are followed by South Africa's Rudi Koertzen who officiated in 108. The most experienced Indian is Srinivas Venkataraghavan who is tenth on the list with 73 Test matches umpired.[221]

Rank Matches Umpire Period
1 73 Template:Sortname 1993–2004
2 33 Template:Sortname 2013–2019
3 30 Template:SortnameTemplate:Dagger 2019–2025
4 26 Template:Sortname 1985–1999
5 17 Template:Sortname 1961–1979
Template:Sortname 1978–1984
Last updated: 12 June 2023[221]

See also

Notes

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