6 batsmen who have scored the most Test runs between dismissals

#5 Kumar Sangakkara – 479 runs

Consecutive double centuries featured in Kumar Sangakkara's 473 unbeaten runs in 2007

200*, 222* and 57: July - November 2007

The stalwart of Sri Lanka cricket for more than a decade, one of Kumar Sangakkara's joyrides in international cricket came in 2007 when we went 479 runs in a row without giving his wicket away.

The journey began with the Colombo (RPS) Test against Bangladesh in July 2007, where in an innings win, he smacked 200* from number three after the visitors were blown away for 62 batting first. Sri Lanka posted 451, which proved enough to not bat again, with the southpaw batting for nearly eight hours.

Just days later, another dominating knock of 222* at Kandy – in the company of his old partner in crime Mahela Jayawardene, he added 311 for the third wicket – led Sri Lanka to another one-sided win. On flying to Australia in November, Sangakarra hit 57 in Hobart before Mitchell Johnson ended his tally of unbeaten innings.

However, had the southpaw managed to remain not out, his splendid knock of 192 in the second innings of the match would have meant he would have been in possession of the record of most runs without dismissal, something which would have still stood strong.