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. 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). 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.

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.

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 %
588	181	183	223	1	30.78
Last Updated: 30 December 2024.

Team wins, losses, draws and ties

As of December 2024, India played 588 Test matches resulting in 181 victories and 183 defeats , 223 draws and 1 tie for an overall winning percentage of 30.78.

Opponent	Matches	Won	Lost	Tied	Draw	% Won	% Lost	% Drawn
Afghanistan	1	1	0	0	0	100.00	0.00	0.00
Australia	112	33	48	1	30	29.46	42.85	26.78
Bangladesh	15	13	0	0	2	86.66	0.00	13.33
England	136	35	51	0	50	25.73	37.50	36.76
New Zealand	65	22	16	0	27	33.84	24.61	41.53
Pakistan	59	9	12	0	38	15.25	20.33	64.40
South Africa	44	16	18	0	10	36.36	40.90	22.72
Sri Lanka	46	22	7	0	17	47.82	15.21	36.95
West Indies	100	23	30	0	47	23.00	30.00	47.00
Zimbabwe	11	7	2	0	2	63.63	18.18	18.18
Total	589	181	184	1	223	30.73	31.23	37.86
Statistics are correct as of India v Australia at Perth Stadium, Perth, 5th Test, 5 January 2025.

First Test series wins

Opponent	Year of first Home win	Year of first Away win
Afghanistan	2018	YTP
Australia	1979	2018
Bangladesh	2017	2000
England	1961	1971
Ireland	YTP
New Zealand	1955	1967
Pakistan	1953	2004
Template:Country data SA	1996	-
Sri Lanka	1986	1993
West Indies	1978	1971
Zimbabwe	1993	2005
Last updated: 15 January 2022

First Test match wins

Opponent	Home		Away
	Venue	Year	Venue	Year
Afghanistan	Bangalore	2018	YTP
Australia	Kanpur	1959	Melbourne	1978
Bangladesh	Hyderabad	2017	Dhaka	2000
England	Madras	1952	The Oval	1971
Ireland	YTP
New Zealand	Bombay	1955	Dunedin	1968
Pakistan	Delhi	1953	Multan	2004
South Africa	Ahmedabad	1996	Johannesburg	2006
Sri Lanka	Nagpur	1986	Colombo (SSC)	1993
West Indies	Calcutta	1974	Port of Spain	1971
Zimbabwe	Delhi	1993	Bulawayo	2001
Last updated: 20 June 2018

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	Innings and 272 runs	West Indies	Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot, India	Template:Dts
2	Innings and 262 runs	Afghanistan	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, India	Template:Dts
3	Innings and 239 runs	Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	Template:Dts
		Sri Lanka	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

File:Virat Kohli fielding at Trent Bridge 2018 (cropped).jpg

In 2018, Virat Kohli led India to their greatest winning margin by an innings.

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.

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	434 runs	England	Niranjan Shah Stadium, Rajkot, India	Template:Dts
2	372 runs	New Zealand	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts
3	337 runs	South Africa	Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi, India	Template:Dts
4	321 runs	New Zealand	Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India	Template:Dts
5	320 runs	Australia	Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali, India	Template:Dts
Last updated: 18 February 2024

Greatest win margins (by 10 wickets)

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

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

Narrowest win margins (by runs)

India's narrowest win by runs was against Australia in the fourth Test of the 2004 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at Wankhede Stadium. Set 107 runs for victory in the final innings, Australia were bowled all out for 93 to give victory to India by thirteen runs. This was the equal sixteen-narrowest win in Test cricket, with the narrowest being the West Indies' one-run win over Australia in 1993.

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1		Australia	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts
2		England	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	Template:Dts
3		Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	Template:Dts
4		West Indies	Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad	Template:Dts
5			Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Narrowest win margins (by wickets)

File:VVSLaxman.jpg

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

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.

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	1 wicket	Australia	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	West Indies		Template:Dts
		Australia	The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	Template:Dts
		Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	Template:Dts
Last updated: 22 December 2022

Greatest loss margins (by innings)

The Oval in London played host the greatest defeat by an innings in Test cricket. 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. 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.

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	Innings and 336 runs	West Indies	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	Template:Dts
2	Innings and 285 runs	England	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	Sri Lanka	Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo, Sri Lanka	Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020

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. India's biggest defeat by runs was against Australia in the third Test of the 2004 Border-Gavaskar Trophy at VCA Stadium after which not only did India lose the match, they lost the series as well, making it Australia's first series win on Indian soil since their 1969-70 tour.

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	342 runs	Australia	Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur, India	Template:Dts
2	341 runs	Pakistan	National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	Template:Dts
3	337 runs	Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	Template:Dts
4	333 runs		Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune, India	Template:Dts
5	329 runs	South Africa	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020

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	West Indies	Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, West Indies	Template:Dts
		England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts
3	3	Australia	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts
		New Zealand	Basin Reserve, Wellington, New Zealand	Template:Dts
5	2	Sri Lanka	Galle International Stadium, Galle, Sri Lanka	Template:Dts
6	1	Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad, Pakistan	Template:Dts
		South Africa	Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020

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.

Rank	Margin	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	12 runs	Pakistan	MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India	Template:Dts
2	16 runs	Australia	The Gabba, Brisbane, Australia	Template:Dts
		Pakistan	M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	Template:Dts
4	25 runs	New Zealand	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts
5	28 runs	England	Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Template:Dts
Last updated: 3 November 2024

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.

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

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. Only two matches have ended in a tie in Test cricket history, both of which involved Australia.

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

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 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. 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.

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Average	100	50	Period
1	15,921		200	329	53.78	51	68	1989–2013
2	13,265		163	284	52.63	36	63	1996–2012
3	10,122		125	214	51.12	34	45	1971–1987
4	9,230		123	210	46.85	30	31	2011–2025
5	8,781		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

File:Master Blaster at work.jpg

Sachin Tendulkar holds the world record for most Test runs (15,921) and the most centuries (51).

Most career runs as captain

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

Fastest runs getter

Runs	Batsman	Match	Innings	Record Date	Reference
1000		12	14	18 November 1994
2000		25	40	2 January 1999
3000		34	55	24 March 2005
4000		48	79	22 June 2006
5000		52	95	19 September 1979
6000		65	117	23 January 1981
7000		79	134	3 August 2010
8000		96	154	18 May 2002
9000		104	176	30 June 2006
10000		122	195	16 March 2005
11000		139	223	27 July 2007
12000		152	247	17 October 2008
13000		163 ♠	266 ♠	17 January 2010
14000		171 ♠	279 ♠	9 October 2010
15000		182 ♠	300 ♠	6 November 2011
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Most runs in each batting position

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

Most runs against each team

Opposition	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Period	Ref
Afghanistan	107		1	1	2018
Australia	3,630		39	74	1991–2013
Bangladesh	820		7	9	2000–2010
England	2,535		32	53	1990–2012
Ireland	Yet to play
New Zealand	1,659		15	28	1998–2010
Pakistan	2,089		24	41	1978–1987
Template:Country data SA	1,741		25	45	1992–2011
Template:Country data SL	1,995		25	36	1990–2010
West Indies	2,749		27	48	1971–1983
Zimbabwe	979		9	13	1998–2005
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.

File:Sehwag waits at the bowler's end.jpg

Virender Sehwag holds the top two highest individual score for India.

Rank	Runs	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	319		South Africa	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India	Template:Dts
2	309		Pakistan	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan	Template:Dts
3	303*		England	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India	Template:Dts
4	293		Sri Lanka	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts
5	281		Australia	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Highest individual score – progression of record

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

Highest individual score against each team

Opposition	Runs	Player	Venue	Date	Ref
Afghanistan	107		M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	Template:Dts
Australia	281		Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	Template:Dts
Bangladesh	248*		Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Template:Dts
England	303*		M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India	Template:Dts
Ireland	YTP
New Zealand	231		Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India	Template:Dts
Pakistan	309		Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium, Rawalpindi, Pakistan	Template:Dts
Template:Country data SA	319		M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India	Template:Dts
Template:Country data SL	293		Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts
West Indies	236*		M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India	Template:Dts
Zimbabwe	227		Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	Template:Dts
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.

Rank	Average	Player	Innings	Runs	Not out	100	50	Period
1	54.20		21	1,084	1	4	3	1993–1995
2	53.78		329	15,921	33	51	68	1996-2012
3	52.86	Template:Dagger	38	1,903	2	5	10	2023–2025
4	52.63		284	13,265	32	36	63	1996–2012
5	51.12		214	10,122	16	34	45	1971–1987
Qualification: 20 innings. Last updated: 22 June 2025

Highest average in each batting position

Batting position	Batsman	Innings	Runs	Average	Career Span	Ref
Opener	Yashasvi JaiswalTemplate:Dagger	38	1,903	52.86	2023–2025
Number 3		217	10,501	53.30	1996–2012
Number 4		20	1,188	66.00	1996–2008
Number 5	Sachin Tendulkar	29	1,552	59.69	1993–2012
Number 6		25	1,218	55.36	2006–2014
Number 7	Rishabh PantTemplate:Dagger	21	727	36.35	2018–2022
Number 8	Ravindra JadejaTemplate:Dagger	32	924	34.22	2013–2024
Number 9		22	377	31.41	1975–1981
Number 10		22	235	15.66	1990–2008
Number 11		21	210	17.50	2000–2014
Qualification: Min 20 innings batted at position Last updated:22 June 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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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. Karun Nair is the only other Indian who has scored a single Test triple century as of January 2020.

Rank	Triple centuries	Player	Innings	Runs	Period
1			178	8,503	2001–2013
2	1		7	374	2016–2017
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Most Sixes

Rank	Sixes	Player	Innings	Period
1	90		178	2001–2013
2	88		116	2013–2024
3	82	Rishabh PantTemplate:Dagger	77	2018–2025
4	78		144	2005–2014
5	69	Template:Dagger	119	2012–2025
			329	1989–2013
Last updated: 23 June 2025

Most Fours

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

Highest batting strike rate

Rank	Strike Rate	Player	Runs	Balls	Period
1	82.18		8,503	10,346	2001–2013
2	80.91		5,248	5,538+	1978–1994
3	74.62	Mohammed ShamiTemplate:Dagger	750	1,005	2018–2023
4	74.03	Rishabh PantTemplate:Dagger	3,200	4,322	2013–2025
5	66.94	Shikhar Dhawan	2,315	3,458	2013–2018
Qualification: 1,000 balls. Last updated: 23 June 2025

Most runs in a series

Rank	Runs	Player	Matches	Innings	Series
1	774		4	8
2	732		6	9
3	712		5
4	692		4	8
5	655		5
Last updated: 6 March 2024

Most career ducks

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

Rank	Ducks	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	34		105	142	2007–2021
2	29		92	127	2000–2014
3	23		58	80	1964–1979
		Jasprit BumrahTemplate:Dagger	44	66	2018–2024
5	20		67	101	1966–1979
Last updated: 27 October 2024

Bowling records

File:Kumble edited.jpg

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

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. 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. 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		132	236	29.65	1990–2008
2	537		106	200	24.00	2011–2024
3	434		131	227	29.64	1978–1994
4	417		103	190	32.46	1998–2015
5	324	Template:Dagger	81	152	24.59	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: 24 June 2025

Most wickets against each team

Opposition	Wickets	Player	Matches	Innings	Average	Period	Ref
Afghanistan	6	Template:Dagger	1	2	5.83	2018–2018
Australia	115	Ravichandran Ashwin	23	43	28.58	2011–2024
Bangladesh	31		7	14	24.25	2000–2010
England	114	Ravichandran Ashwin	24	45	27.72	2012–2024
Ireland	YTP
New Zealand	75		12	23	18.53	2012–2024
Pakistan	99		29	45	30.12	1978–1989
Template:Country data SA	84		21	40	31.79	1992–2008
Template:Country data SL	74		18	28	31.20	1993–2008
West Indies	89		25	41	24.89	1978–1989
Zimbabwe	38		7	14	22.60	1992–2005
Last updated: 6 March 2024

Fastest wicket taker

File:R Ashwin bowling at Trent Bridge 2018 (cropped).jpg

Ravichandran Ashwin holds world record for quickest to reach 250, 300 and 350 test wickets.

Wickets	Bowler	Match	Record Date	Reference
50		9	15 November 2012
100		18	14 November 2013
150		29	5 November 2015
200		37	22 September 2016
250		45 ♠	9 February 2017
300		54 ♠	24 November 2017
350		66 ♠	2 October 2019
400		77	24 February 2021
450		89	9 February 2023
500		98	16 February 2024
600		124	16 January 2008
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Best figures in an innings

File:Anil Kumble.jpg

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. 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.

Rank	Figures	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1			Pakistan	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	Template:Dts
2			Australia	Green Park, Kanpur, India	Template:Dts
3			West Indies	Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India	Template:Dts
4				Green Park, Kanpur, India	Template:Dts
5			Pakistan	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020

Best bowling figures against each team

Opposition	Figures	Player	Venue	Date	Ref
Afghanistan	4/17		M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore, India	Template:Dts
Australia	9/69		Green Park, Kanpur, India	Template:Dts
Bangladesh	7/87		Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	Template:Dts
England	8/55		M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India	Template:Dts
Ireland	YTP
New Zealand	8/72		Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	Template:Dts
Pakistan	10/74			Template:Dts
Template:Country data SA	7/61		Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa	Template:Dts
Template:Country data SL	7/51		Vidarbha Cricket Association Ground, Nagpur, India	Template:Dts
West Indies	9/83		Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad, India	Template:Dts
Zimbabwe	7/59		Harare Sports Club, Harare, Zimbabwe	Template:Dts
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.

Rank	Figures	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1			West Indies	M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai, India	Template:Dts
2			Australia		Template:Dts
3				Green Park, Kanpur, India	Template:Dts
4			Pakistan	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	Template:Dts
5					Template:Dts
Last updated: 20 June 2020

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.

Rank	Average	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	19.34	Axar PatelTemplate:Dagger	55	1,064	2,540	2021–2024
2	19.60	Template:Dagger	210	4,117	8,892	2018–2025
3	22.16	Template:Dagger	56	1,241	2,093	2017–2024
4	24.00		537	12,891	27,246	2011–2024
5	24.59	Template:Dagger	324	7,970	18,755	2012–2025
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 24 June 2025

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. 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.

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

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. 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.

Rank	Strike rate	Player	Wickets	Runs	Balls	Period
1	37.37	Template:Dagger	56	1,241	2,093	2017–2024
2	42.34	Template:Dagger	210	4,117	8,892	2018–2025
3	46.18	Axar PatelTemplate:Dagger	55	1,064	2,540	2021–2024
4	50.28	Template:Dagger	229	6,346	11,515	2013–2023
5	50.73		537	12,891	27,246	2011–2024
Qualification: 2,000 balls. Last updated: 22 June 2025

Most five-wicket hauls in an innings

A five-wicket haul refers to a bowler taking five wickets in a single innings. 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.

Rank	Five-wicket hauls	Player	Match	Innings	Wickets	Period
1	37		105	199	536	2011–2024
2	35		132	236	619	1990–2008
3	25		103	190	417	1998–2015
4	23		131	227	434	1978–1994
5	16		58	97	242	1964–1979
Last updated: 22 September 2024

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.

Rank	Ten-wicket hauls	Player	Matches	Innings	Wickets	Period
1	8		105	199	536	2011–2024
			132	236	619	1990–2008
3	5		103	190	417	1998–2015
4	3	Ravindra JadejaTemplate:Dagger	81	152	324	2012–2025
5	2		29	54	100	2003–2008
			35	52	88	1982–1993
			44	70	162	1946–1959
			49	86	189	1962–1978
			58	97	242	1964–1979
			131	227	434	1978–1994
Last updated: 1 November 2024

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. 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.

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

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. 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.

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.

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

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.

Rank	Wickets	Player	Matches	Series
1	35		5
2	34
4	32		6
			3
			4
			5
Last updated: 12 May 2025

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	Australia	1	2/3	Ricky Ponting (lbw) Adam Gilchrist (lbw) Shane Warne (c Sadagoppan Ramesh)	Template:Flagicon Eden Gardens, Calcutta, India	11 March 2001
2	Irfan Pathan	Pakistan	1	3/3	Salman Butt (c Rahul Dravid) Younis Khan (lbw) Mohammad Yousuf (b)	Template:Flagicon National Stadium, Karachi, Pakistan	29 January 2006
3		West Indies	1	2/2	Darren Bravo (c KL Rahul) Shamarh Brooks (lbw) Roston Chase (lbw)	Template:Flagicon Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica	31 August 2019

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.

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, 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. India's MS Dhoni is fifth in taking most dismissals in Test cricket as a designated wicket-keeper.

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Matches	Innings	Catches	Stumping	Dis/Inn	Period
1	294		90	166	256	38	1.771	2005–2014
2	198		88	151	160	38	1.311	1976–1986
3	167	Template:Dagger	44	87	152	15	1.919	2018–2025
4	130		49	90	110	20	1.444	1986–1993
5	107		44	77	99	8	1.389	1994–2001
Last updated: 24 June 2025

File:Dhoni behind Stumps.jpg

Mahendra Singh Dhoni holds the Indian record for most dismissals among wicket keepers.

Most career catches

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

Rank	Catches	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	256		90	166	2005–2014
2	160		88	151	1976–1986
3	152	Template:Dagger	44	87	2018–2025
4	110		49	90	1986–1993
5	99		44	77	1994–2001
Last updated: 24 June 2025

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.

Rank	Stumpings	Player	Matches	Innings	Period
1	38		88	151	1976–1986
			90	166	2005–2014
3	20		49	90	1986–1993
4	16		21	35	1955–1961
			46	83	1961–1975
Last updated: 20 June 2020

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.

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

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

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.

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.

Rank	Dismissals	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1	11 ♠		Australia	Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia	Template:Dts
2	10		South Africa	Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa	Template:Dts
3	9		Australia	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne, Australia	Template:Dts
4	8		South Africa	Kingsmead, Durban, South Africa	Template:Dts
			Pakistan	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	Template:Dts
			Australia	WACA Ground, Perth, Australia	Template:Dts
			Bangladesh	Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Mirpur, Bangladesh	Template:Dts
			West Indies	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts
Last updated: 23 August 2020

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.

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

Fielding records

Most career catches

File:Rahul Dravid at GQ Men Of The Year 2012 AWARD.jpg

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

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.

India's Rahul Dravid holds the record for the most catches in Test cricket by a non-wicket-keeper with 209, followed by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka on 205 and South African Jacques Kallis with 200. Ricky Ponting is the highest ranked Australian in fourth, securing 196 catches in his Test career.

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

Most catches in a series

The 1920–21 Ashes series, in which Australia whitewashed England 5–0 for the first time, 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. 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.

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

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.

Rank	Player	Average Difference	Matches	Runs	Bat Avg	Wickets	Bowl Avg	Period
1	Template:Dagger	10.15	81	3,406	34.75	324	24.59	2012–2025
2		1.75	106	3,503	25.75	537	24.00	2011–2024
3		1.40	131	5,248	31.05	434	29.64	1978–1994
4		-0.68	29	1,105	31.57	100	32.26	2003–2008
5		-0.84	44	2,109	31.47	162	32.32	1946–1959
6		-5.16	80	3,830	35.79	151	40.96	1981–1992
7		-11.87	132	2,506	17.77	619	29.65	1990–2008
8		-14.23	103	2,224	18.22	417	32.46	1998–2015
9		-16.28	67	1,009	14.21	236	30.49	1991–2002
10		-20.99	92	1,231	11.95	311	32.94	2000–2014
Last updated: 24 June 2025

File:Kapil dev cropped.jpg

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.

Player	Matches	Runs	Wickets	Series
	6	278	32
		318	22
	5	306	28
Last updated: 22 August 2020

Other records

Most career matches

File:Tendulkar batting against Australia, October 2010 (1), cropped.jpg

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.

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

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. 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.

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

Most matches as captain

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.

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

Most wins as captain

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		2014–2022
2	27	60		2008–2014
3	21	49		2000–2005
4	14	47		1990–1999
5	12	24	Rohit Sharma	2022–2024
Last updated: 22 September 2024

Most man of the match awards

Rank	M.O.M. Awards	Player	Matches	Period
1	14		200	1989–2013
2	11	Rahul Dravid	163	1996–2012
3	10	Ravindra JadejaTemplate:Dagger	80	2012–2025
		Ravichandran Ashwin	106	2011—2024
		Virat Kohli	123	2011–2025
		Anil Kumble	132	1990–2008
Last updated: 5 January 2025

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
			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

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. 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.

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

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.

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

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.

Rank	Age	Player	Opposition	Venue	Date
1			West Indies	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi, India	Template:Dts
2			Pakistan	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	Template:Dts
3			England	Bombay Gymkhana, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts
4				The Oval, London, England	Template:Dts
5			West Indies	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts
Last updated: 28 January 2021

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
	413			New Zealand	Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, Chennai, India	Template:Dts	Scorecard
	370			Australia	Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, India	Template:Dts	Scorecard
	336			Pakistan	Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan	Template:Dts	Scorecard
	365			New Zealand	Holkar Cricket Stadium, Indore, India	Template:Dts	Scorecard
	376			Australia	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	Template:Dts	Scorecard
	298*				Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts	Scorecard
	280			West Indies	Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India	Template:Dts	Scorecard
	241			England	Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts	Scorecard
	149			Pakistan	Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai, India	Template:Dts	Scorecard
	133			Bangladesh	Bangabandhu National Stadium, Dhaka, Bangladesh	Template:Dts	Scorecard
Last updated: 20 June 2020

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.

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

Highest overall partnership runs by a pair

Rank	Runs	Innings	Players	Highest	Average	100	50	Span
1	6,920	143	&	249	50.51	20	29	1996–2012
2	4,412	87	&	233	52.52	11	25	2004–2012
3	4,173	71	&	281	61.36	12	16	1996–2008
4	4,065	86	&	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

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. 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.

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

See also

• List of Test cricket records
• List of India One Day International cricket records
• List of India Twenty20 International records