Boxing Day is celebrated on December 26 in the UK and many other Commonwealth countries, such as Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. It is the day after Christmas.
One version says it’s about the alms boxes or poor boxes that used to be opened the day after Christmas in churches. Now, there are some people who think that the name comes from gift boxes. They were given to servants who had to work on Christmas Day. The next day, they were given gifts.
St. Stephen, the patron saint of horses, has his feast day on the same day. Because of this, there are also a number of sporting events held on this day. December, January, and February are summer months in the Commonwealth countries that are in the southern hemisphere.
This was the largest single-day crowd for a Test match between the two countries
In Australia, the Boxing Day Test match is held every year from December 26 to 30 at the famous Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG). The match is between the Australian team and any other team on tour at that time. In 1950, Australia and England played the first Test match on Christmas Day. In 1985, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, and 2018, India played Boxing Day Test matches in Australia.
India will play in the Boxing Day Test match when it goes back to the country in 2020. Also, the Boxing Day Tests are played in South Africa and New Zealand. This year, New Zealand plays Australia in Australia, while South Africa plays England at Centurion.
On Thursday, more than 80,000 people went to the Melbourne Cricket Ground to watch a Test match between Australia and India. This was the largest single-day crowd for a Test match between the two countries and one of the biggest for any country. The Boxing Day Test is the most important cricket game in Australia. And a lot of people show up to watch it. The record is 91,112 people who watched England play in 2013.
Indian cricket team in Boxing Day Test matches in Australia
Since 1985, the Indian cricket team has visited the MCG frequently for Boxing Day Tests. Eight times, India has played in the Boxing Day Test – in 1985, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2014, and 2018.
Despite that, India have lost five times and drawn twice in their eight Boxing Day Tests, with their only victory at the MCG coming in 2018 when Virat Kohli’s men won by 137 runs thanks to Cheteshwar Pujara’s century.
Virender Sehwag (1), Virat Kohli (1), Ajinkya Rahane (2) and Sachin Tendulkar (1) are the other Indian centurions in Melbourne.
India’s record in Boxing Day Test in Australia
Year
Batting First
Result
1985
Australia
Draw
1991
India
Australia won by 8 wickets
1999
Australia
Australia won by 180 runs
2003
India
Australia won by 9 wickets
2007
Australia
Australia won by 337 runs
2011
Australia
Australia won by 122 runs
2014
Australia
Draw
2018
India
India won by 137 runs
2020
Australia
India won by 8 wickets
India’s Boxing Day Test in South Africa
The first Boxing Day Test match India played in South Africa was at St George’s Park in 1992. Interestingly, it was the first result between the two sides on South African soil since all previous Tests had been drawn. Allan Donald picked up 12 wickets in the game as the hosts won by 9 wickets.
India has played five Boxing Day Tests in South Africa, all of which ended in a win. India won the 2010 match at Kingsmead while South Africa won four of these.
Kingsmead has hosted the last four Boxing Day Test matches in South Africa. Centurion will host the South Africa vs India Boxing Day Test match in 2021.
Test cricket is international first-class cricket played by complete International Cricket Council members (ICC). Each team plays two innings in a five-day contest. Timeless Tests were once played. “Test match” was first used in 1861–62.
Since 1877, numerous international matches have been retroactively designated Tests. The first such match was played at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in March 1877 between a Combined Australian XI and James Lillywhite’s XI, an English professional club. Australia-England “test matches” began in 1892. Two years later, South Australian journalist Clarence P. Moody wrote the first authoritative retrospective Test list, which was accepted by the end of the century. Twelve complete ICC members play Test cricket now. In 2012, the ICC allowed day/night Tests, and Australia and New Zealand played the first at the Adelaide Oval in November 2015.
Recent History
International cricket’s growth:
In the 18th century, “England” and “All England” teams played, although they were not representative. French Revolution and American Civil War hampered early international cricket. On September 24–26, 1844, the US and Canada played the first international cricket match (bad weather prevented play on the 25th). English teams began touring North America, Australia, and New Zealand in 1859. The first organized squad to travel England was the 1868 Australian Aboriginals.
James Lillywhite and Fred Grace proposed professional and amateur English tours of Australia in early 1877. Lillywhite’s team toured New Zealand and Australia in 1876–77 instead of Grace’s. The first official Test matches were against a combined Australian XI. Australia won the first by 45 runs and England the second. In 1882, the Australian tour of England established The Ashes as a competition after reciprocal tours established international cricket. The Ashes urn was created after the Sporting Times published a fake obituary of English cricket the day after Australia’s unexpected win. “The body shall be cremated and the ashes taken to Australia” was the wording. In 1901, England player Alfred Shaw called the 1884–85 team “the best ever to have left England”. In 1888–89, South Africa hosted an under-strength England team for the third Test match. Before WWI, only Australia, England, and South Africa played Test cricket.
Terminology:
During the English tour of Australia in 1861–1862, the term “test match” was used in a different way. It meant that each of the Australian colonies was a test for the English team. After Lillywhite’s tour, Australian teams went to England. In 1878, Dave Gregory’s team was the first to do so. By the start of 1892, seven Australian teams had been to England and eight English teams had been to Australia. In its 25 February 1892 issue, Cricket: A Weekly Record of the Game brought back the term “test match” and used it to describe the three international matches that Lord Sheffield’s XI had just played in Australia. The first of these was at the MCG and was called Lord Sheffield’s Team vs. Combined Australia. The first sentence of the report said, “It made sense to set the first of the three great test matches for January 1.”
Clarence P. Moody:
In his 1894 book, Australian Cricket and Cricketers, 1856 to 1893–94, South Australian journalist Clarence P. Moody made the first list of games that were considered “Tests.” Charles W. Alcock, the editor of Cricket in England, liked Moody’s idea. His list of 39 matches was printed in the 28 December 1894 issue of the magazine in an article called “The First Test Match.” The first game on the list was played at the MCG on March 15–17, 1877. The last game on the list was played at the Association Ground in Sydney from December 14–20, 1894.
All 39 were recognized as Test matches after the fact, as was the unlisted 1890 match at Old Trafford that was called off before a ball was even bowled. Moody’s list didn’t have any South African games on it, but three games against England were given Test status after the fact. Moody became the editor of a newspaper, and in 1912, he started the Adelaide Sunday Mail.
Teams that are in test mode:
The ICC gives test status to a country or a group of countries. There are currently twelve men’s teams that have this status. International teams that do not have Test status can play first-class cricket in the ICC Intercontinental Cup, which has conditions similar to Tests.
Teams that can play in Tests are (with the date of their first Test):
Australia (15 March 1877)
England (15 March 1877)
South Africa (12 March 1889)
West Indies (23 June 1928)
New Zealand (10 January 1930)
India (25 June 1932)
Pakistan (16 October 1952)
Sri Lanka (17 February 1982)
Zimbabwe (18 October 1992)
Bangladesh (10 November 2000)
Ireland (11 May 2018)
Afghanistan (14 June 2018)
Conduct of the game:
Playing time
Test cricket has three two-hour sessions with 40 minutes for lunch and 20 minutes for tea. However, if bad weather or a change of innings occurs close to a scheduled break, the break may be taken immediately; if there has been a loss of playing time, such as due to bad weather, the session times may be adjusted to make up the lost time; or if the batting side is nine wickets down at the scheduled tea break, the interval may be delayed until either 30 minutes has elapsed.
Five-day Test matches are scheduled today. Early Test cricket matches lasted three or four days. New Zealand and Pakistan last played four-day Tests in 1973. A Sunday’rest day’ was common until the 1980s. “Timeless Tests” have no time limit. Australia played a six-day match against a World XI in 2005, which the ICC sanctioned as a Test match. The contest ended on the fourth day. South Africa and Zimbabwe played a four-day Test match on 26–27 December 2017 after the ICC approved a request in October 2017. The ICC tested the four-day Test until the 2019 Cricket World Cup. Cricket Australia considered four-day Tests in December 2019, if other Test nations agreed. Later same month, the ICC explored making four-day Test matches mandatory for the 2023 ICC World Test Championship.
Lowest Team Total in TEST: As a batsman, you have to be patient and use your time at bat. Most of the time, the team with the lead is the one that scores run in their first turn at bat. They can set the rules because high scores in the first innings make it less likely that they will lose the Test match. This is why teams that bat first try to score big and make it impossible for the other team to win.
At the same time, there are times when a team’s poor performance with the bat means they lose the Test match on the first day of the game. Even though the Test match goes on for 5 days, there is no way for the team to win again after this.
Lowest Team Total in TEST Cricket
In the long history of Test match cricket, the lowest first innings totals are listed here:
1. New Zealand – 26/10 vs England:
The worst record in Test cricket belongs to the New Zealand cricket team, which has the lowest score ever. During the second Test of England’s 1955 tour of New Zealand, the Kiwis were only able to score 26 runs before they were all out. After beating Australia 3-1 in the 1954–55 Ashes, England went to New Zealand as the clear favorite. They were led by their rebellious captain Leonard Hutton, who has faced the most balls in a Test innings.
In the meantime, New Zealand was full of problems. Before the England series, they were beaten 4-0 in South Africa, and only a miracle could have saved a win against the powerful England team.
2. South Africa – 36/10 vs Australia, 12th-15th February 1932, Melbourne:
South Africa has the unfortunate record of having scored the fewest runs in the first innings of a Test. During the time when pitches were left open, the famous MCG was where the Australian bowler got the Proteas out for just 36 runs. Bert Ironmonger, an Australian left-arm spinner, caused a lot of trouble by taking 5 wickets for only 6 runs. As if that wasn’t enough, Bert took another 6 wickets in the second innings, when South Africa only scored 45 runs and was bowled out.
Australia won the game by an innings and 72 runs, giving them a 5-0 record in their five-game home series.
3. New Zealand – 42/10 vs Australia, 29th-30th March 1946, Wellington:
This list of the lowest 1st innings totals in Test Cricket includes yet another game that took place before World War II. New Zealand, one of the newest teams at the time, had a terrible time in both of their batting turns against a strong Australian attack. In their first innings, the Kiwis only scored 42 runs, and Bill O’Reilly took 5 wickets for 14 runs. Their second innings wasn’t any better, as they were all out for 54.
In the end, the Aussies won the only Test at the Basin Reserve by an innings and 103 runs in less than 2 days.
4. Bangladesh – 43/10 vs West Indies, 4th-6th July 2018, North Sound:
West Indies held Bangladesh to only 43 runs at the North Sound in Antigua. This is the most recent team to join the list. In the first session of the Test match, Kemar Roach took 5 wickets and 8 runs from Bangladesh’s top players. The Windies beat the visitors by a huge margin of an innings and 219 runs thanks to this amazing performance. They won the series by a score of 2-0.
5. England – 45/10 vs Australia, 28th-31st January 1887, Sydney:
To find the 4th lowest first innings total in Test history, we have to go back to the 25th Test match ever played at the historic Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). This was the first game of the 1887 Ashes, and the Aussies were the ones to beat up the other team. This time, it was their biggest rivals, England, who were on the receiving end. The other team was knocked out after only 45 runs.
But unlike the other three games, England won this one by 13 runs because they scored 184 in the second innings while the Aussies could only score 119 and 97 in their two innings.
6. New Zealand – 47/10 vs South Africa, 2nd-4th January 2013, Capetown:
The second time the Kiwis got into the top five for lowest first innings Test total was in the 2013 traditional New Year’s Test at Newlands, Capetown. The Proteas bowlers, led by pacer Vernon Philander, ended New Zealand’s innings after they had scored only 47 runs. In response, South Africa batted and scored 347/8, which was enough to beat New Zealand by an innings and 27 runs.
Highest Team Total in TEST: Cricket is a game for batters, and the rules of the game favor batters. Test match cricket is beautiful because of how patient and determined the batters are, especially in the beginning of the first day’s play. In cricket, it’s almost like an unwritten rule that the team that bats first has to bat for a long time to make the other team’s bowlers work hard and make it even harder for them to come back.
But the team that bats first often takes a long time, and the Test match ends in a high-scoring tie because the pitch doesn’t give the bowlers much to work with. Other times, the team that bats second turns the game into a match, and it ends up being a nail-biter. Other times, the team that bowls first has no chance of winning.
Sri Lanka – 952 vs India (1997) Team Total:
In 1997, a cricket match between two countries that were close by set a record that still stands. In the first innings against India, Sri Lanka scored a huge 952 to set a record for the highest score by a team in a test match. It was a great place to bat, and India took full advantage of it to score 537 runs in the first innings. The next thing Sri Lanka did was even better: they scored 952 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya got 340 runs and a triple century, and Roshan Mahanama did just as well with 225 runs.
England – 903 vs Australia (1938) Team Total:
In 1938, England beat Australia and set a record for the highest score by a team in a test cricket game. After choosing to bat first, England scored 903 runs in 335.2 overs. Leonard Hutton scored 364 runs, and Joe Hardstaff scored 169 runs without getting out. England won the game by a score of 579 runs and an innings.
England – 849 vs West Indies (1930) Team Total:
This was one of the first times a team scored the most runs in a test match. After the first innings, England set a huge target of 849 runs because they chose to bat first. During the whole innings, Andy Sandham and Les Ames did a lot to beat up on the West Indies bowlers. Even though England had a huge advantage, the game ended in a tie.
West Indies – 790 vs Pakistan (1958) Team Total:
This is still the highest score the West Indies have ever made in a test match. Pakistan’s first innings score was 328, and Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers destroyed Pakistan’s bowling line-up with scores of 260 and 365*, respectively. During their innings, West Indies only sent out five batsmen, but they did a great job of setting a score for Pakistan. West Indies won by 174 runs because of this. They had a comfortable inning.
Pakistan – 765 vs Sri Lanka (2009) Team Total:
At Karachi, both teams were trying to set a record for the highest score ever made by a team in a test cricket game. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first. Thanks to great innings from Mahela Jayawardene and Thilan Samaraweera, they ended up with a score of 644. In the first innings, both scored 200 runs. After that, Pakistan scored a huge 765 runs in 248.5 overs. Younis Khan played like a captain and hit 313 runs, while Kamran Akmal added 158.
Sri Lanka – 760 vs India (2009) Team Total:
In 2009, this entertaining show took place during Sri Lanka’s tour of India. India chose to bat first and made a total of 426 runs in their first innings at home. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, destroyed it in their first innings with 760 runs. Mahela Jayawardene scored 275 runs and was the star of the game. Prasanna Jayawardene and Tillakaratne Dilshan also scored hundreds and were good back-ups. The score of the game was a tie.
India – 759 vs England (2016) Team Total:
After getting a total of 759 in the first innings, India won the home series against England. India won by a big margin of 75 runs and an innings because of this. Karun Nair was named the man of the match after making 303 runs without being out. KL Rahul, who was out for 199, just missed making a double century. Parthiv Patel and Ravichandran Ashwin also gave good performances. England’s first innings score was 477, which was a good number. Moeen Ali’s 146 was a big part of that.
Australia – 758 vs West Indies (1955) Team Total:
In this game, Australia won by an innings and 82 runs, which was a lot more than the West Indies could do. Australia did a great job with the bat after being sent to bowl in the first innings. Neil Harvey hit a double century to lead the way. West Indies were out for 357 runs. Colin McDonald, Keith Miller, Ron Archer, and Richie Benaud all played for a long time. In the second innings, West Indies was bowled out for 319, which was a big drop from the first innings.
The highest test cricket scores by a team are listed here. The first ten is:
Highest First Innings Totals in Test Cricket: Test cricket gives the team time to settle down and get as many runs as they want. Most of the time, the team that bats first in a game scores more runs than the teams that bat in the second, third, and fourth innings. Because of this, most of the highest scores in Test cricket are made during the first inning.
There have been two times when a team scored 900 or more runs in a single inning, and one of those times was in the first inning. And in this article, we’ll talk about the highest totals that have ever been reached in the first inning of a game.
Highest First Innings Totals in Test Cricket
West Indies defeated England by a score of 751.5 in April 2004:
In April 2004, the first inning of a test match had the third highest score ever recorded. There was a game at St. John’s between England and West Indies. England had won the first three games of the series and wanted to win the fourth one as well to win the whole thing. West Indies won the coin toss and chose to bat first. And the world saw the biggest single inning in baseball’s more than 150-year history.
Brain Lara, who was the captain of the West Indian team, ended up getting the highest individual score in the longest format. He hit 43 fours and 4 sixes on his way to an unbeaten 400, making him the only person to ever score 400 in a test cricket game. So, after 202 overs, West Indies declared at 751/5. In response, England scored 285 runs in their first inning before being out. West Indies made England bat again, and in their second inning, England scored 422 runs and 5 wickets. The score was a tie.
In April 1930, England defeated the West Indies 849 to none:
England has the record for the second most runs scored in a game’s first inning. It happened against West Indies at Kingston in April 1930. It was the fourth game in a series of four. After winning the toss, England chose to bat first. For the first two wickets, they put together scores of 150 or more. Andy Sandham, who batted first, went on to get a triple century and make 325 runs with 28 fours.
Wicketkeeper Les Ames also scored a quick century and made 149 runs off 174, with 17 boundaries. So, England got its second-highest score in the first inning and its third-highest score ever. In 258.2 overs, they scored 849 runs. In response, the West Indies only scored 286 runs in their first inning. England had a lead of 563 runs, and they batted again until they had 272 runs and declared. They gave West Indies a huge goal of 836 runs to win. West Indies was 408/5 with 223 from George Headley when the game ended in a tie. They were trying to reach their goal.
In August 1938, England beat Australia by a score of 903/7d:
The record for the most runs scored in the first inning of a test match is also held by England. In August 1938, against Australia at the Oval, they got the most runs in the first inning ever. Australia was up 1-0 in the series, and this was the fifth and final test. After England won the toss, they batted first. They got off to a great start, and the opener, Leonard Hutton, made an amazing triple century. He scored 364 runs and hit 35 fours.
Maurice Leyland (187) and Joe Hardstaff (169*) also did well for them by getting big hundreds. England played for 335.2 overs before calling an end to their first inning with a huge score of 903/7. It was the best score ever until Sri Lanka beat it in 1997. In their two innings, Australia scored 201 and 123 runs before they were out. And England won the most runs in an inning in the game’s history. By an inning and 579 runs, they won the game.
India vs Australia Test Cricket Rivalry: After a whole bunch of limited-overs series, Team India and its fans are getting ready for a mouthwatering test series. India’s next opponent will be the Aussies. India and Australia are scheduled to play four Tests, starting from February 9.
Border-Gavaskar Trophy, which started in 1996-97, will be its 16th edition.
So far, India has won nine out of 15 series, while Australia has won five. There was a draw in one series.
iplt20records.com takes a look at some of the biggest records and interesting statistics from the India vs Australia Test cricket rivalry:
1. Against Australia, India has a success percentage of 29.41, winning 30 and losing 43 out of 102 contested matches (tied one and drawn 28).
2. He’s one of three batsmen to score 3,000+ runs against Australia.
3. Tendulkar’s aggregate of 3630 runs (average 55.00) in 39 Tests is only bettered by Jack Hobbs’ 3636 runs (average 54.26) in 41 Tests. Only David Gower has scored more than 3000 runs against Australia.
4. Only Jack Hobbs has more hundreds in Tests against Australia than Tendulkar. Tendulkar’s tally of 20 hundreds in all formats against Australia is a world record.
India – Australia Test Cricket Rivalry
5. In the 2000-01 Kolkata Test, Harbhajan Singh got India’s first hat-trick by dismissing Ricky Ponting, Adam Gilchrist and Shane Warne.
6. In March 2001, India (171 & 657/7 decl.) beat Australia (445 & 212) by 171 runs. This was the third time a team lost a Test after forcing a follow-on.
7. Australia is the only team to earn the above dubious distinction on all three occasions. The first two times were in Sydney in 1894 and Leeds in 1981 – both times against England.
8. Australia’s winning streak of sixteen Tests ended with the Kolkata Test in March 2001.
9. Harbhajan Singh’s 32 wickets (average 17.03) in the 2000-01 series remain an Indian record against any opponent. In a three-Test series, he’s the only Indian bowler to take 30 wickets.
10. The only Indian batter to score 500-plus runs in a three-Test series vs Australia is VVS Laxman – 503 runs (average 83.83), including 103 fifties.
India vs Australia Test Cricket Rivalry
11. Against Australia in Tests, Laxman’s career-best score of 283 off 452 balls at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in March 2001 remains an Indian record.
12. Only Anil Kumble has taken a century of wickets in Tests between India and Australia.
13. In 2014-15, Virat Kohli was the only Indian batter to hit four hundreds against Australia.
14. India vs Australia has the highest run-aggregate ever with Kohli’s 692 runs (average 86.50) in the 2014-15 series.
15. Three Australian batters have managed 700-plus runs in a Test series vs India – Steven Smith (769 (ave 128.16) in the four-Test series in Australia in 2014-15; Sir Donald Bradman (715 (ave 178.75) in the five-Test series in Australia in 1947-48; Ricky Pontng (706 (ave 100.85) in the four-Test series in Australia in 2003-04).
16. Second batsman in Test history to post two hundreds (115 & 141 – at Adelaide in December 2014) on captaincy debut. The first was Greg Chappell (Australia) – 123 & 109 not out vs West Indies at Gabba, Brisbane in 1975-76.
17. Kohli is the only captain to score two centuries against Australia. He’s the second Indian batter (and the sixth overall) to hit a century in both innings of a Test match in Australia. The first Indian batsman was Vijay Hazare – 116 & 145 at Adelaide in January 1948. Four other batsmen have achieved the distinction against Australia: Herbert Sutcliffe, Wally Hammond, Denis Compton, and Rohan Kanhai, a West Indian.
18. In the 2014 Adelaide Test, Kohli scored 256 runs, the most by a batsman on captaincy debut, surpassing Graham Dowling’s 244 (239 & 5) against India at Christchurch in 1967-68.
19. In 13 Tests against Australia, Mahendra Singh Dhoni has a success percentage of 61.53 – winning eight, losing four and drawing one.
IND vs AUS Test Cricket Rivalry
20. Kohli is one of two visiting batsmen to have scored three hundreds at Adelaide, averaging 98.50 (394 in four innings – 116 & 22 in January 2012 and 115 & 141 in December 2014). Here, England’s Jack Hobbs had three hundreds in ten innings.
21. Kohli is the only Indian captain to score a century in the fourth innings of a Test – 141 off 175 balls against Australia in December 2014. In January 1992, Mohammad Azharuddin scored 106 off 162 balls against Australia.
22. The 2000-01 Kolkata Test saw VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid share a 376-run stand for the fifth wicket – a record for India vs Australia.
23. There’s only one other century stand in India-Australia Tests that’s higher than Laxman/Dravid’s – Ricky Ponting and Michael Clarke’s 386 for the fourth wicket in the 2011-12 Adelaide Test.
24. In the five-Test series in Australia in 1991-92, Craig McDermott took 31 wickets at 21.61 runs apiece – the best performance by an Australian bowler in a Test series.
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New Zealand was the team that India beat to win the ICC World Test Champion trophy
After two years, Australia and India will play a series of four Test matches and a series of three ODI matches. New Zealand was the team that India beat to win the ICC World Test Champion trophy last year. Now, India wants to win almost three test matches against Australia and secure its spot in this year’s World Test Champion trophy.
When India plays Australia in a test series in 2023, the MasterCard Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be at stake. The Australian Tour of India 2023 is part of the Future Tour Programs (FTP), which were announced by the International Cricket Council in 2009. The test matches will take place in Nagpur, Dharamshala, Delhi, and Ahmedabad, all in India. On Thursday, February 9, 2023, the first game will be played. The game will start at 9:30 AM IST, which is 9:00 AM PKT.
Australia tours of India, 2023:
There will be 4 Tests and 3 ODIs. India vs. Australia, 1st Test, Live on Star Sports and Hotstar from February 9 to March 22 (India).
The game will take place at the Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium in Nagpur at 9:30 IST.
India versus Australia 2023: The team for the first Test match
Virat Kholi is known as the “Run Machine” of cricket. Because of his strong mindset, fierce batting style, and aggressive approach to the game, he got this title. He’s also broken so many world records in cricket.
Run Machines: Virat Kohli has the most runs in ODIs of any cricketer who is still playing. The former Indian captain got to 12,000 runs in ODIs faster than anyone else, doing it in 251 games.
Most runs in ODI cricket
Sachin Tendulkar, a famous cricket player, has scored the most runs in ODIs. During his career, which ran from 1989 to 2012 and included 463 games, the former captain of the Indian cricket team scored an impressive 18,426 runs. Tendulkar made his ODI debut against Pakistan in December 1989. He also holds the record for the most hundreds scored in all forms of the sport (100). Before opening his account against New Zealand in March 1990 with a 39-ball 36, the “Little Master” had two straight ducks in his first two ODIs.
Sachin Tendulkar:
Tendulkar didn’t get his first fifty in a One-Day International (ODI) game for almost a year. During Sri Lanka’s tour of India in December 1990, the top-order batter scored 53 runs off 41 balls, which helped India chase down 230 runs with six wickets left.
Since Tendulkar hit that fifty against Sri Lanka, he has become one of the best batsmen ever to play the game. From the time he started playing in 1989 until he retired in 2012, he got 49 hundreds and 96 fifties. His best score was an unbeaten 200 against South Africa in 2010. At the end of his ODI career, Tendulkar had an average of 44.83 and a strike rate of 86.23. During this time, he hit 2016 fours, which was the most of any player in the format, and 195 sixes.
Kumar Sangakkara:
On the other hand, Kumar Sangakkara, who used to be the captain of Sri Lanka, has the second most runs in ODIs. Between 2000 and 2015, the batsman who kept wickets also scored 14,234 runs in the format. He hit 25 tones and 93 half-centuries during this time. Ricky Ponting is next on the list with 13,704 runs, followed by Sanath Jayasuriya (13,430) and Virat Kohli (12,762).
Virat Kohli:
Virat Kohli has the most runs of any active player in ODI cricket. The 33-year-old has scored 12,762 runs on average in 269 games. Kohli has the best average among players with more than 2,000 career runs in the 50-over format.
Most runs in ODI cricket:
Player
Team
Span
Matches
Runs
Average
High score
100s
50s
Sachin Tendulkar
India
1989-2012
463
18,426
44.83
200*
49
96
Kumar Sangakkara
Sri Lanka
2000-2015
404
14,234
41.98
169
25
93
Ricky Ponting
Australia
1995-2012
375
13,704
42.03
164
30
82
Sanath Jayasuriya
Sri Lanka
1989-2011
445
13,430
32.36
189
28
68
Virat Kohli
India
2008-2023*
269
12,762
58.00
183
46
64
Mahela Jayawardene
Sri Lanka
1998-2015
448
12,650
33.37
144
19
77
Inzamam-ul-Haq
Pakistan
1991-2007
378
11,739
39.52
137*
10
83
Jacques Kallis
South Africa
1996-2014
328
11,579
44.36
139
17
86
Sourav Ganguly
India
1992-2007
311
11,363
41.02
183
22
72
Rahul Dravid
India
1996-2011
344
10,889
39.16
153
12
Run Machines
Batsmen with Most Runs in T20 Cricket
Cricket enthusiasts worldwide may prefer the latest format. T20 cricket changed cricket. Dramatic and fast-paced. Some batsmen have mastered the high-risk format. Batsmen have become famous in T20 cricket. Which T20 batsman has the most runs?
Chris Gayle has the most T20 runs. The 41-year-old Jamaican great still destroys bowling setups. Gayle scored 14,289 runs in 449 T20 matches at 36.73 and 145.7. Gayle has T20 records for greatest score, most sixes, centuries, and half-centuries.
Here, we’ll look at the top 10 batsmen in T20 cricket who have scored the most runs.
1) Chris Gayle – 14,289 runs:
The southpaw from the West Indies has been amazing in the shortest form of the game. Gayle has played 449 T20 games, including games for West Indies, Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL, Kings XI Punjab, Royal Challengers Bangalore, and Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL, to name a few. Gayle is the player with the most runs in a T20 game, and he also has the highest individual score in a T20 game (175* against Pune Warriors India in IPL 2013). The self-proclaimed Universe Boss has scored more than 14,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket, with an average of 36.73. The most interesting thing about him is that he has scored 87 half-centuries and 22 centuries in T20 cricket, which is more than any other player. He is the only batsman in T20 cricket to have more than 10 centuries. 8 is the next best!
2) Kieron Pollard – 11,242 runs:
Kieron Pollard is the captain of the Trinbago Knight Riders and a mainstay for the Mumbai Indians. He is also the captain of the West Indies at the T20 World Cup. Pollard is second on the list of T20 cricket players with the most runs. The tall, all-around player has been one of the best batsmen in the game’s shortest format. Pollard is a great team player, and even though he bats lower in the order, he has scored more than 11,000 runs in Twenty20 cricket. Pollard has played in 569 Twenty20 matches all over the world. He has scored 11,242 runs, including 56 half-centuries and one hundred. His 152.4 percent success rate is still one of the highest in the business.
3) Shoaib Malik – 11,033 runs:
Shoaib Malik is third on the list of people who have scored the most runs in T20 cricket. The former captain of Pakistan has played for many T20 teams over the course of his long career. He is the third-highest run scorer in the history of T20 cricket. Malik has played 443 Twenty20 matches and scored 11,033 runs, for an average of 36.53, with 67 half-centuries, in those games. He was a pioneer for Pakistan in the shortest form of cricket, and the fact that he still plays shows that he was right.
4) Virat Kohli – 10,193 runs:
Virat Kohli doesn’t like T20 cricket as much as the other types. Still, the legendary batsman is in the top five for most runs in T20 cricket. Kohli has been an absolute star for both Royal Challengers Bangalore in the IPL and India. Kohli has scored 10,193 runs in 320 T20 games, for an average of 41.27 runs per game. In Twenty20 cricket, he has hit 75 fifties and five centuries, four of which came in the 2016 IPL. Kohli may not have a great T20 career strike rate, but he is one of the most dangerous batsmen in T20 because he is so aware of the game and can change gears quickly.
5) David Warner – 10,033 runs:
David Warner is one of the best T20 players of all time. He is the only player to have won three IPL Orange caps. He is one of the best T20 openers because he can score against both fast and slow bowlers and hit even good balls over the fence. Warner was a big part of how Sunrisers Hyderabad won their first and only IPL title, and he has also been great for Australia. Warner has scored 10,033 runs in 307 T20 matches. He is fifth on the list of players with the most runs in T20 cricket. In T20, he has also hit 82 half-centuries and eight tones.
Most Runs in T20 Cricket:
Player
Matches
Runs
Average
Strike Rate
HS
50s
100s
Chris Gayle
449
14289
36.73
145.7
175*
87
22
Kieron Pollard
569
11242
31.49
152.4
104
56
1
Shoaib Malik
443
11033
36.53
126.2
95*
67
0
Virat Kohli
320
10193
41.27
133.5
113
75
5
David Warner
307
10033
37.44
140.6
135*
82
8
Brendon McCullum
370
9922
29.98
136.5
158*
55
7
Aaron Finch
325
9845
34.3
141.2
172
64
8
Rohit Sharma
357
9446
31.8
133.3
118
65
6
AB de Villiers
340
9424
37.25
150.1
133*
69
4
Shane Watson
343
8821
29.31
138.3
124*
53
6
Run Machines
The Top 10 Batsman in Test Cricket History by Run
It’s one thing for batsmen to score runs at home, but it’s a whole different challenge for them to do so in a place they don’t know. When bowlers play at home, they are more used to the field, the pitches are usually in their favor, and the crowd is on their side.
In the history of Test cricket, though, some batsmen have not only scored runs on the other team’s territory, they have thrived and scored a lot of them.
10. Sunil Gavaskar (India):
Now we’re in the top 10, and one of the best Indian batsmen of all time, Sunil Gavaskar, is at No. 10. The opener was able to beat some of the toughest seam bowling in the world to score an incredible number of runs and show that he was one of the best.
Gavaskar is still thought of as one of the best openers of all time. He helped his team get off to a great start by fighting hard at the top of the order.
9. Steve Waugh (Australia):
Mark was up first, and now Steve Waugh is at No. 9 after having a great career as Australian captain and a key role in their batting order. He liked getting the other team angry because it made him play better. People all over the world feared him, but they also respected and admired him a lot.
England felt the full force of his skills many times, especially in 1989 when they couldn’t seem to get rid of him and in 2001 when he batted for a century on one leg. Waugh made the most of what he could do by just being himself.
8. Ricky Ponting (Australia):
Ricky Ponting, who will take over as Australia’s captain after Waugh, comes in at No. 8. No matter what was going on in the game or what the conditions were, he was a great batsman who could change the game in an instant.
Like other great Australians, he liked to play in England and did very well there. But he was also great in other parts of the world and against some of the best bowlers in the world on their home turf.
7. Viv Richards (West Indies):
West Indian Viv Richards comes in at No. 7. He can hit even the best bowlers over their heads on their own turf.
He scored runs at a great rate, and he could keep up his aggressive style of play on almost any field.
6. Allan Border (Australia):
Allan Border, the man who made Australia great again, comes in at No. 6 on the list. He was a great tourist. Border was also a great captain, and he made sure that the risks of being a leader never got in the way of his own batting.
With his bat and leadership, he turned Australian cricket back into a powerhouse and helped the international team win very important games away from home. As an Australian batsman, he especially liked to eat up the English bowlers over the course of his career.
5. Shivnarine Chanderpaul (West Indies):
Shivnarine Chanderpaul, a West Indian, has been the main batsman for his country for a long time and is still going strong.
The West Indians have counted on Chanderpaul to save them many times, especially when they are away from home.
4. Brian Lara (West Indies/ICC World XI):
Brian Lara, a teammate of Chanderpaul’s, comes in at No. 4, and he doesn’t need much of an introduction.
Simply put, he was one of the best ever, and people all over the world saw that.
3. Jacques Kallis (South Africa/ICC World XI):
After a long career in which he always did well, South African Jacques Kallis starts off in the top three.
Even more impressive is what he did with the bat when you think about what he did with the ball.
2. Rahul Dravid (India/ICC World XI):
Rahul Dravid is in second place, and he is a long way ahead of Kallis.
Throughout his career, Dravid was a very reliable and steady player for India. He became a good batsman and a good tourist very quickly.
1. Sachin Tendulkar (India/ICC World XI):
Sachin Tendulkar is at the top of the list, which shouldn’t be a surprise to anyone. He was one of the best batsmen of all time, and he could beat any bowling attack on any field in the world. The fact that he is so far ahead of everyone else shows how good he is with the bat and how good he has been for so long that no one else has ever been as good.
His record probably won’t be broken again for a long time, if ever.
IPL leading run scorers
The Indian Premier League (IPL) is the biggest domestic Twenty20 league in the world. It has been around for 13 years and has become a cult favorite. IPL is where all the superstars come to play, whether it’s Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, MS Dhoni, AB de Villiers, Gautam Gambhir, Robin Uthappa, or Chris Gayle. With such a high standard for batting, scoring runs goes hand in hand.
Here is a list of the top five players in IPL history who have scored the most runs.
1) Virat Kohli – 6283 runs:
Team(s): Royal Challengers Bangalore
Since the beginning of the IPL, Virat Kohli has been a rock for Royal Challengers Bangalore. Kohli is the captain of the Royal Challengers Bangalore team at the moment. No other batsman in IPL history has scored more runs than Kohli. He has scored 6283 runs in 207 games, with an average of 37.39 and a strike rate of 129.94. This includes 40 half-centuries and five centuries, four of which came out in a single edition in 2016. It’s not surprising that Kohli has the most runs in the history of the IPL.
Kohli has helped make RCB a very successful team, and he is the team’s public face. In 2016, he won the real orange cap award, and he has always scored runs for RCB. Kohli has scored the most runs for RCB and the IPL as a whole.
Shikhar Dhawan, who has played for four IPL teams, has scored the second most runs. His best season was with Sunrisers Hyderabad. He played 85 games for them and scored 2518 runs, which is an average of 34.49. He has also done well for both his current team, Delhi Capitals (1859 runs in 55 innings), and his previous team, Deccan Chargers (969 runs in 29 innings). The left-handed player only played in 15 games for Mumbai Indians, where he averaged 16.5.
Shikhar Dhawan has scored a total of 5,577 runs in 191 IPL games, for an average of 34.84. In the IPL, he has scored 44 half-centuries and 2 centuries.
3) Rohit Sharma – 5611 Runs:
Team(s): Deccan Chargers, Mumbai Indians
Rohit Sharma’s career went in the right direction when he moved from Deccan Chargers to Mumbai Indians. He became the most successful captain of the most successful team in IPL history. He has led the Mumbai Indians to a record-setting five titles and has also been a strong batsman. The captain of MI is fourth on the list of players with the most runs in IPL history. He has scored 5611 runs in 213 games, averaging 31.17 runs per game. Rohit Sharma’s record with Deccan Chargers (1,170 runs in 45 matches) was good, but his record with Mumbai Indians (5,611 runs in 208 matches) is the best.
4) Suresh Raina – 5528 runs:
Team(s): Chennai Super Kings, Gujarat Lions
Suresh Raina held both the record for the most matches played and the record for the most runs scored in IPL history for a long time. But he didn’t play in the IPL in 2020, so he fell a little on both lists. The southpaw has played all of his games for either the now-defunct Gujarat Lions or the Chennai Super Kings.
Raina has played in a total of 205 IPL games, where he has scored 5528 runs at an average of 32.51, including 39 half-centuries and one century. Raina has scored 5528 runs in 200 innings for Chennai Super Kings and 841 runs in 29 innings for Gujarat Lions.
5) David Warner – 5449 Runs:
Team(s): Delhi Capitals, Sunrisers Hyderabad
David Warner is the only batsman who has scored more than 500 runs in every IPL season since 2014. He is the IPL GOAT. The left-handed opener has played in 150 IPL innings, during which he has scored 5449 runs at an amazing average of 41.59. This includes 50 fifties and four hundred. Warner started out in the IPL with Delhi Daredevils, which is now called Delhi Capitals. However, it was at Sunrisers Hyderabad where he really came into his own. He was the team’s leader when they won the championship in 2016, and he has been there ever since.
Warner has done best in the IPL against the Punjab Kings, for whom he has scored 943 runs in 20 matches. He has also done well against the Kolkata Knight Riders (915), the Royal Challengers Bangalore (754), the Mumbai Indians (661), and the Chennai Super Kings (539).
Most Wickets in Test: Test cricket is one of the most popular formats of the game. Highest Test wicket takers will be those who have the most wickets under their names.
At the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG), England and Australia played the first officially recognized Test match between 15 and 19 March 1877.
Test matches can now be played day or night, as the ICC rewrote their playing conditions in October 2012.
At the Adelaide Oval, Adelaide, Australia and New Zealand played their first day/night game on 27 November – 1 December 2015. In this article we will discuss on Most Wickets in Test cricket, but before that…
How is Test Cricket Played?
1. It takes five days for a Test match to complete, with each side playing two innings.
2. There are 30 overs in each session.
3. Before lunch, the first session will take place.
4. After lunch and before the tea break, the second session will take place.
5. As soon as the umpire declares that the match is over, the third session will begin.
6. There is a 40-minute lunch break and a 20-minute tea break for players.
7. Over the following sessions, if a session fails to meet the 30-over requirement due to bad weather or any other reason, an attempt is made to reduce the shortfall.
9. In that case, the day’s playtime may be extended.
Most Wickets in Test: From Muttiah Muralitharan to MG Hughes
Most Dangerous Batsman: Since its inception, cricket has transformed. Test cricket once followed the rules. Bat shots horizontally were discouraged. The longer format altered with ODI’s faster pace. Aggressive batting. Sessions were won. Teams pushed to prevent draws. Batting statistics don’t tell the whole story. Strike rate was examined. ODIs have explosive batters and feisty stroke-players.
Most Dangerous Batsman
Here are the most lethal batsmen in the history of Test cricket
5. Chris Gayle
The “Universal Boss” of Twenty20 cricket, as he calls himself, has also been a dangerous batsman in Test cricket. The West Indians are a very strong team, and they have played some amazing games in the longer format. Gayle had his own way of beating bowling attacks that wasn’t typical or very pretty to look at.
Brendon McCullum used his quick hands and quick feet to hit bowlers out of the park in Test cricket. He was unconventional, but it worked. McCullum wasn’t afraid to come down to the wickets and hit the bowlers so hard that they went over the boundary. When he was on, McCullum’s quick-fire knocks could change the direction of a game.
Test Record
Matches: 94 | Runs: 6008 | Avg: 38.76 | SR: 63.06
3. Brian Lara
Brian Lara was one of Test cricket’s deadliest batsmen. The dazzling player’s eye-catching strokes were captivating. Lara was a wrist magician who liked to make large hundreds. Pace or spin, the West Indian’s shots were superb. When he drove seamers through the covers or cut spinners late, he looked spectacular.
Sehwag is the most damaging Test opener. Sehwag changed how openers hit the new ball. Viru’s cricket mantra was Attack is the best defense. Sehwag’s powerful strokes pushed the opposition back. Sehwag depended on his hand-eye coordination to destroy bowling attacks.
Vivian Richards played captivating strokes in an era when batsmen evaded bowling attacks. The West Indian batsman was ahead of his time, batting with swagger. Richards’ presence at the crease sent bowlers shivering.
People think that the South African star is the best player in the IPL. De Villiers does not need to be introduced. He is a person who can hit the ball anywhere on the ground.
2. Chris Gayle
The player from the West Indies is definitely one of the Dangerous Batsmen. Gayle has often put on a show in the IPL. In the IPL, he has scored 175* runs in a single match, which is his best score. He got that score by hitting 17 sixes and 13 fours in just 30 balls.
3. David Warner
David Warner, an Australian left-hander, is next on the list. Warner is known as one of the best cricket players of all time, and David is the same way in the IPL.
4. Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli, an Indian player, is third on the list. He is a great batsman, the king of the IPL, and the captain of the Indian Cricket team. Since the IPL started, Kohli has played for the Royal Challengers Bangalore team, which has done very well in many seasons.
5. Suresh Raina
Suresh Raina, an Indian player who bats with his left hand, is on the list of Dangerous Batsmen in IPL. Raina is a great batter, and in the IPL, he has scored more than 5,000 runs.
The Most Dangerous Batsman in ODI
5. Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh, who led India to victory in the World Cup twice, is tenth on this list. When he was at his best, the Indian all-rounder was a captain’s dream because he could do so many things well. The southpaw was fast and had a lot of energy on the field. He could also spin the ball well with his left arm.
4. Chris Gayle
The Universe Boss, Chris Gayle, is next on the list. Gayle is almost always a synonym for destruction because he loves to hit high sixes while standing still. The legend from the West Indies has been destroying bowling lines for the last 20 years and is still going strong.
3. Vivian Richards
Sir Vivian Richards attacked bowlers with his captivating stroke play in an era when batsmen resisted staying at the crease. The former West Indies captain never played dodged defense.
2. Shahid Afridi
Shahid Afridi’s big-hitting career will be remembered. “See the ball and hit the ball” was the all-motto. rounder’s Afridi played many spectacular knocks and led Pakistan to many triumphs because of this.
1. AB de Villiers
Do we need to explain why South Africa’s dasher is first? AB de Villiers’ astonishing figures prove he’s the best batter ever. The swashbuckler scored 9577 runs at over 100 strike rate and 50 average in 228 ODIs. De Villiers rarely had bad form and tore through bowling lines.
The Most Dangerous Batsman in T20
5. Shane Watson
Shane Watson has been a leader in Australia for the sport. He is also one of the best cricket players from the country who can do everything. But on the day before a very important match between Australia and India in 2016, the 34-year-old decided to quit with his teammates in Mohali. Watson has taken 168 wickets at an average of 31.79 per game and scored 5,757 runs at an average of 40.54 per game in 190 ODIs.
4. Abdul Razzaq
Abdul Razzaq, a prominent Pakistani cricketer, plays with passion and courage. His success with the group began in 1999. Abdul Razzaq was born in Lahore, Punjab, in 1979. First ODI, T20, and Test with Pakistan in 1999.
3. Yuvraj Singh
Yuvraj Singh of India is a mystery in cricket, and it’s likely that no one will ever fully understand him. Even though he is no longer playing, he is still one of the highest-paid cricketers. Even though he was once called “India’s next big name,” Yuvraj never lived up to his potential in Test matches.
2. Chris Gayle
Chris Gayle is without a doubt one of the best cricket players of all time. He is the most powerful batsman in the world. The best cricket player from Jamaica plays all three types of the game for the West Indies Cricket team. However, Gayle is the best at the short game, which makes him the favorite. In fact, he could hit a six over the fence if he used the edge of the bat.
1. Virender Sehwag
Virender Sehwag is at the top of the list of Indian batsmen because he has worked hard to get where he is and has done well in first-class cricket. Also, many people think he is one of the best batsmen of all time. During his 16-year career, Viru has broken a lot of records and done a lot of great things.
