Most number of runs made by a captain in a single Test series

#3 Sunil Gavaskar (732 runs in 6 Tests)

Sunil Gavaskar

West Indies in the 1970 and 80s were known for being a ruthless side with tear away quicks. It is still quite astonishing to believe that Gavaskar faced them without a helmet. To have the audacity to that and yet score 732 runs against such a side is mind boggling.

West Indies toured India in 1978 and in the very first Test, the little Mumbaikar showed why he was called world class by slamming a double hundred.

However, his temperament deserted him in the next game as he was dismissed for a duck. In the third match, however, Gavaskar got back to his form again as he smashed a 107 in the first innings and then followed it up with a dazzling 187. India almost won the game but West Indies somehow defended for their lives and clinched a draw.

Gavaskar surprisingly failed in the fourth game but India won it by three wickets. The Indian skipper then got to a 120 and a 40 in the next two ties where both ended in stalemates and India clinched the series 1-0.