Cheteshwar Pujara played 103 Test matches for Team India from 2010 to 2023 and scored a total of 7195 runs with an average of 43.60. The 37-year-old right-handed batter from Rajkot hammered 19 centuries and 35 fifties in the five-day format of the game. Pujara played a big role in India’s many famous wins in the last decade, and for his contributions to India’s back-to-back series wins in Australia, he will always be remembered by the cricket team. Pujara, who announced his retirement from all forms of the game on August 24, 2025, finished as the eighth leading run-getter for Team India in Tests. Here’s a look at seven batters who scored more runs than in the five-day format of the game.
Sachin Tendulkar played 200 Tests for India during his 24-year-long career and amassed a total of 15,921 runs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Rahul Dravid played 163 Tests for India from 1996 to 2012 and scored 13,265 runs with an average of 52.63. (Picture Credit: AFP)
In 125 Test matches for Team India, Sunil Gavaskar amassed a total of 10,122 runs. (Picture Credit: X/@ICC)
Virat Kohli played 123 Test matches for India and scored 9230 runs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
VVS Laxman is India’s fifth leading run-getter in Test cricket. The cricketer from Hyderabad played 134 matches and scored 8781 runs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Former opening batter Virender Sehwag finished his Test career with 8503 runs in 103 matches for India. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Sourav Ganguly played 113 Tests for India between 1996 and 2008 and scored 7212 runs. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Cheteshwar Pujara played 103 Test matches and scored 7195 runs. He hammered 19 centuries and 35 fifties. (Picture Credit: AFP)
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