Most runs in a test match… Not Brian Lara, who scored 400 runs, this player is at the top, world record held since 1990

New Delhi. If asked about scoring the most runs in a Test match, then probably 90 out of 100 fans will take the name of Brian Lara, who has made the world record of scoring 400 runs. But do you know, the record of scoring the most runs in both the innings of the match combined is not in the name of Lara, but in the name of another legend. This record has been standing since 1990. History was created against India on the historic ground of Lord’s. Let us know about this batsman…

In fact, the record of scoring the most runs in a Test match is held by former England captain and legendary batsman Graham Gooch. A Test match was played between India and England at Lord’s in 1990, in which Gooch scored 456 runs. He destroyed the Indian bowlers and scored a lot of runs in both the innings. Graham Gooch scored a brilliant triple century in the first innings. He played an amazing inning of 333 runs. At the same time, in the second innings also he scored a century and was out after scoring 123 runs. No batsman has been able to reach even close to this record till date.

What number is Lara?
Brian Lara, who made the record of longest innings in Test, is at number 5 in terms of scoring most runs in a match. He made a record by playing a historic inning of 400 runs against England in 2004. He did not bat again in this match, due to which his total remained only 400 runs.

Indian captain in top-5
The top-5 list of this record includes Indian ODI and Test team captain and powerful batsman Shubhman Gill, who is at second position. After being appointed captain of the Test team in 2025, Gill scored a lot of runs in his first Test series in Birmingham, England. Gill scored a total of 430 runs in the match by scoring 269 runs in the first innings and 161 runs in the second innings. Gill definitely had a chance to break Graham Gooch’s record, but he missed it by 27 runs.

Apart from Gill, Gooch and Lara, Mark Taylor and Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara are also included in the top-5 list. Taylor is at third place with 426 runs and Sangakkara is at fourth place with 424 runs. Australian legend Taylor had scored these runs with his unbeaten inning of 334 runs against Pakistan in 1998. He scored 92 runs in the second innings. At the same time, Sangakkara registered his name in this record book by playing innings of 319 and 105 runs against Bangladesh in 2014.