Top 5 Highest-Scoring Indian Captains in a Test Series

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This list showcases the top five highest-scoring Indian captains in a Test series, highlighting their exceptional batting performances and leadership. These captains displayed remarkable consistency, scoring multiple centuries and crucial runs that greatly contributed to their teams’ successes in challenging series both at home and abroad.

5. Virat Kohli – 593 Runs (vs England, 2018)

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Virat Kohli takes the fifth spot for his brilliant performance during India’s 2018 tour of England. The Indian Captains scored 593 runs in five Tests at an average of 59.30. He smashed two centuries and three half-centuries across 10 innings. Despite his individual brilliance, India lost the series 4-1.

4. Virat Kohli – 610 Runs (vs Sri Lanka, 2017)

Kohli also secures the fourth position with a phenomenal outing against Sri Lanka in 2017. He piled up 610 runs in just five innings of three Tests, boasting an extraordinary average of 152.50. His tally included three centuries and a fifty. India won the series 1-0, and Kohli was named Player of the Series.

3. Virat Kohli – 655 Runs (vs England, 2016)

In a dominating home series against England in 2016, Kohli racked up 655 runs in five Tests at an impressive average of 109.16. He notched up two centuries and two fifties, with a highest score of 235. India went on to win the series 4-0.

2. Shubman Gill – 697 Runs (vs England, 2025)

Shubman Gill earns the second spot with a standout performance in the 2025 Test series against England. Leading India as the new Test captain, Gill amassed 697* runs in eight innings at an average of over 95. His run-fest featured three centuries, including a double hundred, and one fifty.

1. Sunil Gavaskar – 732 Runs (vs West Indies, 1978–79)

Legendary batter Sunil Gavaskar tops the list with a sensational 732 runs in a six-match Test series against the West Indies at home in 1978–79. Across nine innings, Gavaskar struck four centuries and one fifty, averaging 91.50, with a top score of 205. India clinched the series 1-0, with five matches ending in a draw.

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