Batsmen who have scored 500 plus runs in a three test series – V Kohli is the new entrant to the elite club

Batsmen who have scored 500 plus runs in a three test series – V Kohli is the new entrant to the elite club

V Kohli’s run aggregate read 560 in the ongoing three test  series against Sri Lanka. His feat of scoring 500 plus runs in a three test series provides the 20th occasion of a batsman totaling 500 plus  runs  in a three test series. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave Team Oppn Series
1 BC Lara 3 6 0 688 221 114.66 Win Srl 2001-02
2 Mohd Yousuf 3 5 0 665 192 133.00 Pak Win 2006-07
3 DA Warner 3 6 0 592 253 098.66 Aus NZl 2015-16
4 MJ Clarke 3 5 1 576 259* 144.00 Aus SAF 2011-12
5 V Kohli 3 4 1 560 243 186.66 Ind Srl 2017-18
6 Saleem Malik 3 6 0 557 237 092.83 Pak Aus 1994-95
7 Younis Khan 3 5 0 553 199 110.60 Pak Ind 2005-06
8 ML Hayden 3 6 1 549 203 109.80 Aus Ind 2000-01
9 V Sehwag 3 6 0 544 201 090.66 Ind Pak 2004-05
10 DA Warner 3 6 0 543 145 090.50 Aus SAF 2013-04
11 SC Ganguly 3 6 0 534 239 089.00 Ind Pak 2007-08
12 RT Ponting 3 5 1 523 206 130.75 Aus Win 2003
13 JC Adams 3 6 3 520 174* 173.33 Win Ind 1994-95
14 KC Sangakkara 3 6 0 516 211 086.00 Srl Pak 2011-12
15 RT Ponting 3 6 1 515 143* 103.00 Aus SAF 2005-06
16 AH Jones 3 6 1 513 186 102.60 NZl Srl 1990-91
17 MA Taylor 3 5 1 513 334* 128.25 Aus Pak 1998-99
18 Younis Khan 3 6 1 508 267 101.60 Pak Ind 2004-05
19 Shoaib Mohd 3 5 2 507 203* 169.00 Pak NZl 1990-91
20 VVS Laxman 3 6 0 503 281 083.83 Ind Aus 2000-01

V Kohli’s run aggregate read 560 in the ongoing three test  series against Sri Lanka. His feat of scoring 500 plus runs in a three test series provides the fourth occasion of an Indian batsman totaling 500 plus runs in a three test series. All  such occasions are tabulated below. V Kohli now  owns the record for most runs in a three test series. He went past V Sehwag who had aggregated 544 runs in a three test series against Pakistan in 2004-05

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave Team Oppn Series
5 V Kohli 3 4 1 560 243 186.66 Ind Srl 2017-18
9 V Sehwag 3 6 0 544 201 090.66 Ind Pak 2004-05
11 SC Ganguly 3 6 0 534 239 089.00 Ind Pak 2007-08
20 VVS Laxman 3 6 0 503 281 083.83 Ind Aus 2000-01

V Kohli’s run aggregate read 560 in the ongoing three test series against Sri Lanka. His feat of scoring 500 plus runs in a three test series provides the third occasion of a batsman totaling 500 plus  runs against Sri  Lanka in a three test series. All  such occasions are tabulated below.

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave Team Oppn Series
1 BC Lara 3 6 0 688 221 114.66 Win Srl 2001-02
5 V Kohli 3 4 1 560 243 186.66 Ind Srl 2017-18
16 AH Jones 3 6 1 513 186 102.60 NZl Srl 1990-91

DA Warner, RT Ponting  and Younis Khan are the three batsman to amass 500 plus runs  in a three test series  on two occasions. The performance of these three batsmen are furnished below

No Player Mat Inns NO Runs HS Ave Team Oppn Series
1 DA Warner 3 6 0 592 253 098.66 Aus NZl 2015-16
2 DA Warner 3 6 0 543 145 090.50 Aus SAF 2013-04
                     
1 RT Ponting 3 5 1 523 206 130.75 Aus Win 2003
2 RT Ponting 3 6 1 515 143* 103.00 Aus SAF 2005-06
                     
1 Younis Khan 3 5 0 553 199 110.60 Pak Ind 2005-06
2 Younis Khan 3 6 1 508 267 101.60 Pak Ind 2004-05
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