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India vs Australia WTC Final: The much-awaited India vs Australia World Test Championship (WTC) Final will be played in England from June 7-11 at The Oval. A total of 105 Test matches have been played between arch-rivals India and Australia since 1947. Ahead of IND vs AUS WTC Final, here are the top five batters who have scored the maximum runs against Australia in Test cricket.
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1. Sachin Tendulkar
Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for scoring the most runs for India against Australia in Tests. Sachin scored 3630 runs in 74 innings of 39 Tests vs Australia at an average of 55, with 11 centuries and 16 half-centuries.
2. VVS Laxman
VVS Laxman is the second highest run scorer in Tests against Australia. The former right-hander scored 2434 runs in 54 innings of 29 Tests vs Australia at an average of almost 50, with 6 centuries and 12 half-centuries and a highest individual score of 281.
3. Rahul Dravid
‘The Wall’ – Rahul Dravid is the third highest Indian run-scorer in Tests against Australia. Dravid scored 2143 runs in 60 innings of 32 Tests vs Australia at an average of almost 40, with 13 fifties and 2 hundreds and an individual score of 233 runs.
4. Cheteshwar Pujara
Team India’s Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara is one of the best batters in the longest format in modern day cricket. The right-handed batsman has so far scored 2033 runs in 43 innings of 24 Tests vs Australia at an average of almost 50, with 11 fifties and 5 centuries and personal best score of 204 runs.
5. Virat Kohli
One of the greatest cricketers of all time, ex-India skipper Virat Kohli is the fifth highest run-getter against Australia in Tests. Kohli has so far scored 1979 runs in 42 innings of 24 Tests vs Australia at an average of 48, with 8 centuries and 5 half-centuries.
Indian team for WTC Final 2023: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Cheteshwar Pujara, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Virat Kohli, Ajinkya Rahane, KS Bharat (wicketkeeper), Ravichandran Ashwin, Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Mo. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Umesh Yadav, Jaydev Unadkat.
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