5 captains of the world…who scored the most runs in a test series, it is difficult to break Don Bradman’s great record

New Delhi. Australian captain Sir Don Bradman holds the world record for scoring most runs in a Test series. Bradman had made this great record in the year 1936-37 when the England team was on a tour of Australia. For Bradman, this series was a litmus test of both his captaincy and batting. In this 5-match series, Bradman destroyed the opposition bowlers and scored 810 runs in 9 innings at an unmatched average of 90.00. During this period his strike rate was 65.48 and he hit 62 fours. In this series, he scored 3 centuries and 1 half-century, in which his highest score was 270 runs. Although he was out twice for zero, his historic captaincy innings put Australia in a strong position. This is the most runs scored by a captain in a series in Test history.

After this the wheel of time turns to the year 2025. The Indian team was on a tour of England and the Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy was being played. Young captain Shubman Gill left behind the pressure of captaincy and wrote a new definition of scoring runs on the fast pitches of England. In 10 innings of 5 matches, Gill scored 754 runs without any unbeaten innings. His average was 75.40 and strike rate was 65.56. Gill showed amazing consistency in the entire series and scored 4 brilliant centuries, in which his best score was 269 runs. The special thing was that he was not out without opening the account even once in this series and 85 fours and 12 skyscraper sixes came from his bat. He presented a great balance of captaincy and batting in modern cricket.

Graham Gooch scored a mountain of runs in 3 matches
In 1990, when the Indian team went on a tour of England, England captain Graham Gooch was seen in a different mood. This series was of only 3 matches, but Gooch surprised everyone by scoring 752 runs in just 6 innings. His batting average was 125.33, which is a dream for any batsman. In the same series, Gooch played a historic marathon inning of 333 runs at Lord’s. He scored 3 centuries and 2 half-centuries while scoring runs at a strike rate of 62.09. The 89 fours and 7 sixes that came from his bat will still be fresh in the minds of the Indian bowlers. Making such a huge number of runs in less matches shows his amazing art.

David Gower became the hero in 1985 Ashes
In the 1985 Ashes series, England captain David Gower had left the Australian bowlers helpless with his classic batting. Gaur scored 732 runs in 9 innings of 6 matches. Playing at an average of 81.33 and strike rate of 61.20, Gawar led his team from the front. His highest score in this series was 215 runs. Gawar scored a total of 3 centuries and 1 half-century, in which 89 artistic fours and 1 six were seen from his bat. Thanks to this captaincy innings of Gawar, England captured the Ashes.

‘Little Master’ show in front of the dreaded bowling of West Indies
In the year 1978-79, when the West Indies team came to tour India, Indian captain Sunil Gavaskar was faced with the challenge of the most dangerous fast bowlers in the world. Gavaskar, who played without a helmet, scored 732 runs in 9 innings of 6 matches while remaining unbeaten once. His average was 91.50. Gavaskar scored 4 centuries and 1 half-century in this series, in which his best score was 205 runs. According to statistics, he faced at least 476 balls (as per old records) and hit more than 65 fours and 4 sixes. Playing such a strong innings as a captain against the pace attack of the Windies speaks volumes of Gavaskar’s steely intentions.