ENG vs IND 2025: 3 Indian batters to score 700+ runs in a Test series

ENG vs IND 2025: 3 Indian batters to score 700 or more runs in a Test series. (Source: X)

Prominent bilateral Test series have had a history of being a five-match affair. As a batter, maintaining consistency throughout the series is not an easy task at all. A lot is tested other than players’ skill level, with temperament and mental fortitude coming into the picture too. Maintaining one’s fitness also plays a big role.

Sustaining batting form demands considerable effort too. This is because of varying venues which also present different pitches and conditions along the way. In Indian cricket, only three players have managed to breach the 700-run mark in a single Test series. This alone underscores how rare the feat is to accomplish for even the most prolific of batters.

Indian batters who scored 700 or more runs in a Test series

3a. Sunil Gavaskar – 774 runs in 8 innings vs West Indies (1971)

The 1971 tour of West Indies was Sunil Gavaskar‘s debut assignment in international cricket. He struck a couple of half-centuries (65 and 67*) in his debut Test at Queen’s Park Oval after not being tried out in the series-opening game. His maiden ton (116) came in India’s first innings of the third match at Bourda, which was followed up by an unbeaten 64-run knock in the second inninfs.

His first single-digit score came in the fourth contest at Kensington Oval, however, Gavaskar did not allow the setback to dent his confidence and responded with an unbeaten 117 in the second innings. The final match of the series was the most rewarding for the youngster, as he smacked 124 and 220, respectively, at Queen’s Park Oval.

3b. Sunil Gavaskar –  732 runs in 9 innings vs West Indies (1978/79)

Gavaskar’s second double ton in Test cricket came against West Indies again, but this time at home. The 342-ball 205 came at his home ground, the Wankhede Stadium in the very first innings of the series. He scored 73 in the second innings.

India batted only once in the second match. The game in Bengaluru (then Bangalore) was only the second time Gavaskar had been dismissed for a golden duck. The following game at Eden Gardens was another instance when Gavaskar stroked a ton in both innings (107 and 182*). The sole Test which India won in the six-match series (fourth one in Chennai) saw Gavaskar record single-digit scores in both innings. India batted only once in the fifth and sixth Tests, respectively, with Gavaskar wrapping up the series with scores of 120 and 40.

2. Yashasvi Jaiswal – 712 runs in 9 innings vs England (2024)

India series against England in 2024 was the first time Yashasvi Jaiswal was playing Tests at home. His first two innings in the series-opener in Hyderabad were contrasting (80 off 74 and 15 off 35). In the next fixture at Visakhapatnam, Jaiswal struck his maiden double-ton (209 off 290). However, he did not fire in the second innings, scoring 17 off 27.

Jaiswal perished for a run-a-ball 10 in the first innings of the third Test in Rajkot before hitting his second double-century of the series (214* off 236). Jaiswal’s scores in the last three innings of the series read 73 off 117 and 37 off 44 in Ranchi and 57 off 58 in Dharamsala. After going down in the series-opener by 28 runs, India triumphed in the next four matches to seal the series emphatically, with Jaiswal earning the Player of the Series accolade.

1. Shubman Gill – 728 runs in 8 innings vs England (2025)*

There was a lot of buzz about Shubman Gill‘s batting after he was appointed as India’s Test skipper with the England series being his first leadership challenge. Batting at No. 4 for the first time in Tests, he left a strong impression at Headingley with a 147-run knock off 227 deliveries in his maiden innings as captain.

After a low score in the second innings, Gill bounced back in style and whacked a record-shattering 430-run aggregate (269 off 387 and 161 off 162) in the Edgbaston Test, as India drew level with a 336-run victory after having losing the first Test by five wickets. He suffered a slump in form with the next three innings, including the two low scores at Lord’s. However, Gill made a roaring return and played an integral part in saving the Manchester Test by notching up 103 off 238.

*as of the conclusion of the fourth Test of Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy 2025

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