Archive · 24 Jul 2025
Top Five Indian Openers with Most Test Runs
In the world of Test cricket, the opening batsmen have a big job: they start the game by facing the fast bowlers and trying to score runs.
India has had some amazing openers over the years.
Sunil Gavaskar holds the top spot with over 9,600 runs.
Virender Sehwag is known for his fast scoring and has two triple centuries.
Gautam Gambhir was a reliable opener, scoring many runs, including five centuries in a row.
Murali Vijay also did well, getting 12 centuries.
The only active player among the top five is KL Rahul.
Sunil Gavaskar leads with 9,607 runs as an opener.
Virender Sehwag scored 8,207 runs with a high strike rate and two triple centuries.
Gautam Gambhir amassed 4,119 runs, including five consecutive centuries in 2009.
Murali Vijay scored 3,880 runs, with 12 centuries and 15 half-centuries.
KL Rahul has 3,224 runs as an active player.
- Who
- Sunil Gavaskar, Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Murali Vijay, and KL Rahul.
- What
- The top five Indian openers with the most runs in Test cricket.
- When
- Throughout the history of Indian Test cricket.
- Where
- In Test cricket matches.
- Why
- To highlight the contributions of Indian openers in Test cricket.
- Top Run Scorer
- Sunil Gavaskar (9,607 runs)
- Second Highest Run Scorer
- Virender Sehwag (8,207 runs)
- Sehwag's Strike Rate
- 82
- Gambhir's Runs
- 4,119
- Vijay's Runs
- 3,880
- Active Player
- KL Rahul (3,224 runs)