Today we bring you the Player who scored the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy. The India- Australia Tests would get the name the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in 1996–97 and since then it would go on to become the most followed rivalry after India-Pakistan. Batsmen went on the reach milestones, while bowlers would stop them on the way, reaching their own milestones. Here we talk about the batsmen of the series, scorers of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Nayan Mongia (1996–97)
The first edition of the Border Gavaskar Trophy had just one match. During October 10-13, India would play against Australia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium (Then Feroz Shah Kotla), Delhi. Australia won the toss and batted to score 182 from their first innings with Michael Slater top-scoring with 44. India opened with Vikram Rathour & Nayan Mongia to score 361. Mongia would score his career best (152), while Sourav Ganguly and Dravid would score a valuable support with 66 & 40.
The Kangaroo team, later, would score 234 from their second innings with Steve Waugh scoring 67. India would chase down 56 runs target in the fourth innings with 7 wickets to spare. Nayan Mongia, with his 152, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 1996-97.
Sachin Tendulkar (1997–98)
The Batting Maestro would go on to be the highest scorer in international cricket. In the second edition of Border Gavaskar Trophy, Sachin Tendulkar scored 446 from 5 innings at an average of 111.5.
In a form of his career, Tendulkar would score 177 & 155 not out in two out of these 5 innings, 79 from another one he batted in. He, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 1997-98. Mark Waugh would be the top run-getter for the Kangaroos.
Ricky Ponting (1999–2000)
The Australian legend had a forgettable season 2 with bat as he could score just 105 runs from the 5 innings he played. His transformation into season 3 would have been the talk of town as he amassed 375 from 5 innings of 3 matches. Punter would score these runs at an average of 125 and these would include 2 hundreds and a fifty. He, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 1999-2000. Ponting’s highest score in season 3 was 141 not out. Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar would be the top-scorer for the Indian team.
Matthew Hayden (2001)
The Australian team was on song with a record of 15 successive Test wins, when they came to India for the Border Gavaskar Trophy. The winning streak was stopped at Kolkata, the second test match which saw brilliance of VVS Laxman & Rahul Dravid followed by amazing bowling by Harbhajan Singh. Matthew Hayden was on his purple patch may be as he gathered 549 runs from 6 innings of the three test matches. He would score at 109.80 and the scores included two hundreds & two fifties.
The Aussie Star would, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2001. VVS Laxman would score the most runs for the Indians in the series, followed by Rahul Dravid.
Ricky Ponting (2003–04)
India went to Australia tour in 2003-04 and the challenge was to keep the Border Gavaskar trophy. Ricky Ponting would give Australia the chance to win back the trophy, scoring 706 from 8 innings at an average of 100.85 including two hundreds and 2 fifties, with 257 being his highest. Punter, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2003-04. Rahul Dravid was the second highest scorer in the series.
Damien Martyn (2004)
The Title was with India and the season was at their home, their fort. India haven’t have lost many at home. But season 2004 was different as it saw Damien Martyn scoring 444 from 8 innings at an average of 55.50. These runs included 2 hundreds and 2 fifties. He, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2004. Martyn’s highest score was 114 as he and Virender Sehwag would be the top run getters for the two teams.
Sachin Tendulkar (2007–08)
The season 2007-08 saw Australian team defending the trophy at home, series they won 2-1. It was, however, Master Blaster Sachin Tendulkar who led the scoring with 493 from 8 innings at an average of 70.42. These runs included 2 hundreds and 2 fifties. He, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2007-08. Sachin’s highest score was 154 not out as he & Matthew Hayden would lead the run-scoring for the two teams.
Gautam Gambhir (2008)
In 2008 edition of the Border Gavaskar Trophy, India would reclaim the title, winning the 4-match series 2-0. Gautam Gambhir would lead the batting cards for the hosts India as he would amass 463 runs from 6 innings at an average of 77.16. He, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2008. Sachin Tendulkar would be the second highest run scorer, while Mike Hussey would be the top-run-getter for the Aussies.
Sachin Tendulkar (2010)
India would win consecutive titles, winning the second one in 2010 with the Batting Maestro would help India win the series 2-0 with Sachin scoring 403 from 4 innings at an average of 134.33. He, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2010. Tendulkar would score 214 as his highest as he & Shane Watson would lead the batting cards for the two teams.
Michael Clarke (2011–12)
In the 2011-12 season, Australia would claim the trophy again whitewashing the Indians 4-0. Michael Clarke would lead the batting card for the Aussies against the Indians scoring 626 from 6 innings at an average of 125.20. He, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2011-12. Clarke’s highest from the series would be 329 not out as he and Virat Kohli would lead the batting cards for the two teams.
Murli Vijay (2013)
In the season 2013, India would replicate the Australian series score from previous season as they would whitewash the visiting Aussie team 4-0. Murli Vijay would lead the Indian batting card with 430 from 7 innings at an average of 61.42. He, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2013. Vijay’s best would be 167 as he & Michael Clarke would lead the batting cards for the two teams.
Steve Smith (2014–15)
In the 2014-15 season, the Australian Team would win the trophy back, winning the 4 match series 2-0. Steve Smith led the scoring for the hosts, scoring 769 from 8 innings at an average of 128.16. He, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2014-15. Smith’s best was 192 as he and Virat Kohli would lead the batting cards for the two teams.
Steve Smith (2017)
In The 2017 season, India would take back the Trophy, defeating the Aussies 2-1. It was, however, Steve Smith scoring 499 from 8 innings at an average of 71.28. Smith, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2017. His highest score was 178 not out as he and Cheteshwar Pujara would lead the scoring cards for the two teams.
Cheteshwar Pujara (2018–19)
The season 2018-19 saw India retaining the trophy as they won the series 2-1 in Australia with Cheteshwar Pujara scoring 521 from 7 innings at an average of 74.42. He, thus, features on the list of the most season runs in Border Gavaskar Trophy, by top-scoring the season 2018-19. Pujara’s highest was 193 as he and Marcus Harris would lead the batting cards for the two teams.
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With season 2020-21 still round the corner, there are speculations about who the best batsman would be from the season.
These were the top batsmen in the Border-Gavaskar Trophy in all seasons. Hope you liked the content, don’t forget to pen down your thoughts and questions under comments.
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