5 greatest Indian Test batsmen of all time

2. Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid was India’s “go-to” man whenever there was a crisis. He is the fourth highest run-getter in the history of Test match cricket with 13,288 runs including 36 hundreds and 63 fifties. He also has six double centuries in Test cricket.

Dravid’s two greatest knocks are the 233* he hit in Adelaide against Australia and also the 270* he scored at Rawalpindi. He holds the record for facing the most number of balls in Test cricket - 31,258 balls.

Nicknamed “ The Wall”, Dravid also holds the record for the most hundred-plus partnerships (20) in Test cricket, along with Sachin Tendulkar.

1. Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar after being dismissed in his historic 200th test match

Sachin Tendulkar hardly needs any introduction. Also known as the “God of Cricket” by millions of fans, Tendulkar holds just about every single batting record in Test cricket including that for the most runs (15,921) and most hundreds (51).

In a career spanning almost a quarter of a century, he bore the expectations of more than a billion people every time he strode out to bat. Tendulkar is also the only Test Cricketer to play a mind boggling 200 Test Matches for his country.

He was also the first sportsperson to be bestowed with the highest civilian honor of the country - the Bharat Ratna.