India vs England Tests: Sachin to Cook, top five run-getters in history

The list of top five run-getters in Tests between India and England features masters of their craft from nearly every generation of batters since to 70s to now

The India vs England Test series starts on January 25 with the first Test between the two sides at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. It is therefore right to revisit the history books in this great rivalry in Test cricket and find out who the top five batters have been when it comes to run-getting. 

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Sachin Tendulkar 

Leading the charts like always in almost every chart that has runs as a criterion is Sachin Tendulkar. The Master Blaster has accumulated 2535 runs in 53 innings of 32 Tests at an average of 51.73 with seven hundreds and 13 fifties to his name. 

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Joe Root 

Following closely in the footsteps of Sachin is England's maestro Joe Root, Root has found scoring against India as one of his favourite jobs, amassing 2526 runs in only 45 innings of 25 matches an outstanding average of 63.15. He has nine hundreds and 10 fifties to his name. 

India vs England Tests: Top Five Run-Getters

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	Runs	Ave	100	50
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1990-2012	32	53	2535	51.73	7	13
JE Root (ENG)	2012-2022	25	45	2526	63.15	9	10
SM Gavaskar (IND)	1971-1986	38	67	2483	38.2	4	16
AN Cook (ENG)	2006-2018	30	54	2431	47.66	7	9
V Kohli (IND)	2012-2022	28	50	1991	42.36	5	9

Sunil Gavaskar 

Third on the list is Little Master Sunil Gavaskar. Gavaskar, who has played the most number of ties including all players to have featured in India vs England Tests since 1932, has scored 2483 runs in 67 innings of 38 Tests at an average of 38.2 with four centuries and 16 fifties to his name. 

Alastair Cook

Before Root, there was another English batter, who just didn't look handsome, but scored handsomely against India in Tests as well. Former England captain Alastair Cook comes fourth on the list of batters with the most runs in India vs England Tests. The left-handed batter amassed 2431 runs in 54 innings at an average of 47.66 with seven tons and nine half-centuries to his name. 

Virat Kohli 

Last, but not least of them all is one of the greatest to have ever graced the field of cricket- Virat Kohli. The modern master has hit 1991 runs in fifty innings of 28 Tests at an average of 42.26 with five hundreds and nine fifties to his name. Both he and Root have an opportunity to go above the rest of the batters on the list in the upcoming five-match series.