Sunil Gavaskar To Shubman Gill: Most Runs In A Test Series By Asian Batters
Here's a look at 10 Asian batters who have scored the most runs in a Test series
Legendary Sunil Gavaskar holds the record for scoring the most runs in a Test series among Asian batters. India's Shubman Gill has 743 runs to his name as of now, and the 25-year-old right-handed batter from Punjab will have a chance to break the record of scoring the most runs in a Test series by a batter from Asia if he manages to score at least 32 runs in the second inning of the ongoing India-England fifth Test at The Oval. Here's a look at 10 Asian batters who have scored the most runs in a Test series:
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Virat Kohli scored 692 runs for India in the 2014-15 edition of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy played in Australia. (Picture Credit: AFP)
In six matches of the 1981-82 India-Pakistan Test series, Zaheer Abbas amassed a total of 650 runs for the Imran Khan-led side. (Picture Credit: X/@ICC)
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