1. Sachin Tendulkar – 13,327 runs

After passing the 30-year mark, Tendulkar ended up playing a total of 308 innings in international cricket and also scored tons of runs. Boasting a terrific average of 47.59, The legendary batter also scored 35 centuries and 67 half-centuries after turning 30.

2. Rahul Dravid – 12,302 runs

After crossing the age of 30, Dravid played a total of 303 innings in international cricket, scoring a highly impressive number of runs. Averaging at 46.59, the legendary India batter scored 26 centuries and 75 half-centuries after turning 30.

3. Rohit Sharma – 11,707 runs

After passing the 30-year mark, Rohit has so far played 284 innings in international cricket, scoring a commendable number of runs. The 37-year-old, who is still India’s skipper in both ODI and Test format, has averaged 45.37 and has scored 35 centuries and 60 half-centuries since turning 30.

4. Virat Kohli – 8595 runs

After crossing the age of 30, Kohli has so far played 216 innings in international cricket, scoring a great number of runs. The star India batter has averaged 45.71 and has scored an impressive 19 centuries and 56 half-centuries since turning 30.

5. Sunil Gavaskar – 8555 runs

After passing the 30-year mark, Gavaskar played a total of 221 innings in international cricket and scored a very impressive number of runs. Averaging at 42.77, the legendary India batter scored 16 centuries and 53 half-centuries after turning 30.

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Speaking on his YouTube channel, Basit speculated that the Indian captain and head coach have not been on the same page since Gambhir took over the reins from Rahul Dravid in July earlier this year.

“Rohit Sharma and Gautam Gambhir are not on the same page, be it the one-day tournament in Sri Lanka; Bangladesh, which was a weak series; or the New Zealand series after that,” Basit said.

“In the second and third (Tests), they (Rohit and Gambhir) are not on the same page, like Rahul Dravid was. He and Rohit were not on the same page,” Basit added.

The former Pakistan cricketer explained his statement by pointing out the bowling combinations that India used during the first 3 matches of the series. According to Basit, with Australia using 3 left-handed batters, India could have opted for either Washington Sundar or Ravichandran Ashwin, who were respectively picked for the first two matches, as opposed to Ravindra Jadeja, who was given a chance in the Brisbane Test.

“I can explain it very easily. In all three Tests matches, a different spinner played. In two Test matches, they batted after winning the toss, but here they chose to bowl. There are three left-handers in the Australian batting….So why not (Washington) Sundar and why not (Ravichandran) Ashwin? Anybody who understands cricket will definitely talk about it,” Basit said.

Basit also questioned the Men in Blue’s decision to bowl first despite their attack getting mainly carried by Jasprit Bumrah.

“Was the decision to bowl first right? I think it was not. The Indian team is only dependent on Bumrah. The rest of the bowlers are not performing like they should. If I say it’s Bumrah vs Australia, that will be right. Similarly, it’s Travis Head vs India…Neither Rohit, nor (bowling coach) Morne Morkel and (chief coach) Gautam Gambhir are able to solve this problem,” Basit said.

“India don’t have a left-arm fast bowler in their squad. That’s a weak link. We have seen Mir Hamza or Shaheen Shah Afridi accounting for Head because that’s a different angle. That’s why, if you see, Bumrah bowls round the wicket to Head,” Basit added.

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This is Root’s sixth Test ton in 2024 which makes him the batter with the most centuries in the format this year. Six is also Root’s joint-highest century aggregate for a year and for any English player as well. Root had previously scored half a dozen Test tons in 2021 as well.

Root got to his century in the most ‘Bazball’ way possible as he did so with a reverse ramp shot that went over wicketkeeper Tom Blundell’s head and behind for a boundary.

Root lost his wicket to pacer Will O’Rourke for 106 runs as England declared after putting up a mammoth total of 427/6, setting a humongous target of 583 for New Zealand.

A win in Wellington will make England the first winners of the newly introduced Crowe-Thorpe trophy with the team 1-0 ahead already, in the three-match series.

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Dravid, who has witnessed Pant’s evolution closely, expressed immense admiration for the wicketkeeper-batter’s fearless approach during the Test match in Brisbane.

“I think Rishabh’s was an incredible performance. Watching Rishabh there and chasing to get 89 to win that Test match at the Gabba, with everything on the line and such a depleted side, to put in that kind of performance under that kind of pressure–truly sensational. What a special cricketer he’s been. He’s just taken to Test cricket like a duck to water,” Dravid told Star Sports.

“It’s just phenomenal. I mean, it’s hard to imagine that, after Dhoni left, you felt there might be some time for someone to come in and replace him. I’m not saying he’s replaced him, but certainly in Test cricket, his performances have been absolutely sensational,” Dravid added.

After a rather disappointing display with the bat in the first Test at the Optus Stadium in Perth, Pant will be looking to improve his form in the upcoming Test at the Adelaide Oval.

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Gambhir’s first series as a coach came against Sri Lanka where after winning the T20I series, India slumped to defeat in the ODI series against the Lankan Lions.

The Men in Blue then went on to dismantle Bangladesh in both the Test and T20I series on home soil before getting thrashed by New Zealand in the 3-match Test series where Gambhir’s side lost all 3 Tests. The defeat saw Gambhir receive heavy criticism especially from fans.

“I think you are being unfair to him. If you will start judging people on the basis of their coaching role or whatever way it is being looked at, it is too short a time to for people to be judged,” Jadeja told PTI.

“If you are not convinced that he is good, then one performance here or there will be able to convince anyone. I don’t think it is the time to judge him, it is the time we should enjoy him,” Jadeja added.

The former Indian cricketer believes that there is no point in judging Gambhir when it has only been 6 months since he has taken up the head coach position.

“So, there are phases and it will come, sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. So, I won’t go into that direction and start judging him (Gambhir) in six months,” Jadeja said.

“You knew what you were asking for and what you were getting. He is a very clear-cut person and he has made it clear throughout his life. So, what your are seeing now is what everyone expected of him to do,” Jadeja added.

India will be facing Australia in the second Test of the Border-Gavaskar series which is set to take place in Adelaide and will commence from December 6.

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“He’s been batting really well, even in South Africa a few months ago when we were there, I thought he was batting really well on a couple of difficult wickets. It’s just nice for him to be able to get that hundred at the start of the series. I think he could have a big series,” said Dravid on Star Sports.

Former Indian cricketer Sunil Gavaskar also had discussed about the obvious change in the batting strategy chosen by Virat Kohli at the Optus stadium in Perth.

“His body was completely relaxed when he came into bat in the second innings. In the first innings, he came out to bat when India had lost two early wickets, he might have been under pressure. In the second innings, I think he gave himself a little more time to play the ball and, apart from the wider stance, I think he allowed himself to play the bounce by being a little bit more upright,” Gavaskar said at the end of the match.

Kohli has had a below-par performance against New Zealand at home grounds as he scored just 93 runs in three Tests. During the first Test at Perth, Kohli adjusted his style, practised according to the conditions, and controlled the Australians right as he came on the pitch.

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After getting released by the Delhi Capitals, Shaw was ignored by all the franchises at the auction on Monday, not once but twice. Despite him still being only 25-years-old, if Shaw doesn’t change his methods, then there is a huge possibility that he may never be able to make a comeback.

It isn’t like Shaw hasn’t received suggestions throughout his cricketing journey. When his first big scandal broke out, the doping scam in early 2020, Shaw was spoken to by none other than legendary cricketer Sachin Tendulkar. His advice, kept a secret all this while, was confined to three words ‘Discipline over talent’.

After also getting recently dropped from Mumbai’s Ranji Trophy squad due to poor fitness and disciplinary issue, Shaw looks to be heading down the path of former India cricketer Vinod Kambli.

Despite all the advice that he has received, Shaw has decided to ignore them all. In fact, a former BCCI selector has come out and revealed that Shaw has turned a blind eye to everything that was said to him for his own benefit. 

“Prithvi has been in Delhi Capitals. In DC itself, he had a chance to interact with Rahul Dravid, who was also his U-19 India coach, Ricky Ponting and Sourav Ganguly. It’s an open secret in Mumbai cricket that Tendulkar has also spoken to him. Are these legends fools? Do you see any change in him? Even if there is, it is not evident,” the selector told PTI.

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1. Virat Kohli – 692 runs

In the 2014/15 Border-Gavaskar series, the Indian batter played some absolutely terrific knocks to carry the team on his shoulders in crunch situations. Some of his finest innings from the series include the 141-run knock in Adelaide and the 169-run knock in Melbourne. Though, India ended up losing the 4-match series by 2-0, Kohli’s performance in particular was simply exceptional.

2. Rahul Dravid – 619 runs

In the 2003/04 Border-Gavaskar series, Dravid was easily India’s star performer. The legendary batter played some superb knocks throughout the series and ended up piling over 600 runs. His finest innings of the series was undoubtedly the knock of 233 in Adelaide. Dravid carried India to a crucial victory in that match and the 4-match series finished at 1-1 with last 2 games ending in draws.

3. Cheteshwar Pujara – 521 runs

In the 2018/19 Border-Gavaskar series, Pujara was a key part of the Indian team that triumphed over Australia by 2-1. The Indian batter scored 3 memorable centuries in the series and undoubtedly the finest one of them came in the fourth and final Test of the series in Sydney where he played an incredible knock of 193 to carry India to a humongous first inning total of 622/7.

4. VVS Laxman – 494 runs

The former India batter was Australia’s nemesis and some of his finest knocks of his career have come in red-ball cricket while playing against the Baggy Greens. Laxman was an important part of the Indian team that managed to draw the 2003/04 Test series against Australia. Laxman’s only century of the series came in Adelaide where alongside Dravid, he led India to a famous victory over the hosts.

5. Sachin Tendulkar – 493 runs

The master blaster was India’s best batter throughout the 4-match Border-Gavaskar series 2007/08 where the visitors ended up losing by 2-1. Tendulkar scored 2 fantastic centuries in the series. Firstly, the fabulous knock of 154 in the second Test in Sydney and then the magnificent knock of 153 in Adelaide which massively helped India in taking the match to a draw.

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1. Michael Clarke (Australia) – 329*

The former Australian skipper went all-out in the Sydney Test of the 2012 Border-Gavaskar series and played one of the finest knocks in Test cricket history as a whole. This fantastic triple-century saw Australia post a humongous first inning total of 659/4 before they ended up declaring.

2. VVS Laxman (India) – 281

In one of the most impressive turnarounds in Indian cricket history, Laxman and Rahul Dravid’s formidable stand of 376 runs would carry the Men in Blue to a brilliant second inning total of 657/7 in the 2nd Test of the 2001 Border-Gavaskar series in Kolkata. Laxman was the star performer with his incredible knock, which saw him smacking the Aussies all around Eden Gardens.

3. Ricky Ponting (Australia) – 257

The legendary Australia batter absolutely smashed the Indian bowling attack all around the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) in the 2003 Border-Gavaskar series to carry the hosts to a mammoth first inning total of 558. In this knock, Ponting would score a total of 25 boundaries and formed impressive partnerships even with the tail-enders.

4. Sachin Tendulkar (India) – 241*

Regarded as one of the finest knocks ever played by an Indian batter in overseas conditions, Tendulkar’s fabulous unbeaten innings at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG) saw the visitors post one of the highest Test totals ever posted on Australian soil at 705/7. The legendary Indian batter was assisted well by Laxman, who also played a tremendous knock of 178.

5. Rahul Dravid (India) – 233

In the 2nd Test of the 2003 Border-Gavaskar series, Ponting’s double-century in the first innings got cancelled out by a magnificent knock from Dravid, who alongside Laxman (148) once again saved India’s sinking ship. Thanks to these incredible knocks, India would end up posting a total of 523, which was quite close to Australia’s first inning total of 566.

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In a heated video that is going viral, Sanju’s father, Samson Vishwanath, can be heard digging into the Indian team leadership and management of years past for ‘ruining’ his son’s cricket career.

In an explosive interview with Malayali news station MediaOne, Vishwanath criticized the likes of – MS Dhoni, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Rahul Dravid and blamed them for wasting 10 years of his son’s career.

“There are 3-4 people who wasted 10 years of my son’s vital career…captains like Dhoni ji, Virat ji, Rohit ji and coach Dravid ji,” Samson’s father said.

“These four people wasted 10 years of my son’s life but the more they hurt him, the stronger Sanju came out of the crisis,” he added.

However, Samson has drastically changed his fortunes with his recent performances in T20Is and is now in pole position to become India’s opener in the format following the retirements of Rohit and Virat following the T20 World Cup triumph earlier this year.

Samson made his T20I debut all the way back in 2015, at the age of 21, after performing brilliantly in domestic short-form cricket. However, a lack of consistency and batters such as Rohit and Kohli themselves blocking the route into the team, Samson would only be able to re-enter the fold in 2021.

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