Top 5 Test run-getters for India in South Africa

#1 Sachin Tendulkar

Tendulkar scored his 50th Test century at Centurion in 2010

The man for all seasons and conditions, Tendulkar, unsurprisingly, tops the list, having accumulated runs in buckets during his visits to the rainbow nation. He has the record for the most runs, as well as centuries by any player from either team in matches between the two nations, and played some of his best gems when the rest of his teammates were struggling to put bat on ball.

Part of five series in South Africa (1992-2011), Tendulkar used to be the lone man standing on multiple occasions, weathering the storm created by their potent bowling attack that changed hands seamlessly over the years.

In only his second Test in the country, Tendulkar scored a 111, top-scoring for his side in the first innings, against the red-hot opening combination of Allan Donald and Brian McMillan. Subsequently, he essayed another masterclass on his next tour in early 1997, scoring an authoritative 169 at Cape Town.

A ball-tampering controversy took away all the limelight from Sachin's 2001 tour of South Africa, where he was suspended for one game by Match Referee Mike Denness.

He scored two fifties in the 2006-07 tour, but could not breach the three-figure mark. However, he returned in some style four years later, peaking just in time for the 2011 World Cup. At 37, he tamed the bowling attack featuring Dale Steyn, Morne Morkel and Lonwabo Tsotsobe by slamming two centuries (111* and 146) on the tour, at Centurion and Durban.

He ended with, by far, the most runs for India in South Africa, and it'll take a Herculean effort to surpass his numbers.

Tests: 15

Runs: 1161

Average: 46.44

50s/100s: 3/5

Highest: 169