Batsmen who have faced 500 plus deliveries in a test innings
CA Pujara scored 202 and faced 525 deliveries in the Ranchi Test between India and Australia in March 2017 to provide the 41st occasion of a batsman staying at the crease and facing 500 plus deliveries in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are listed below.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | L Hutton | 364 | 847 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 20.08.38 |
| 2 | GM Turner | 259 | 759 | 2 | NZl | Win | Georgetown | 06.04.72 |
| 3 | RB Simpson | 311 | 743 | 1 | Aus | Eng | Manchester | 23.07.64 |
| 4 | SG Barnes | 234 | 667 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Sydney | 13.12.46 |
| 5 | G Kirsten | 275 | 642 | 3 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 26.12.99 |
| 6 | A Sandham | 325 | 640 | 1 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 03.04.30 |
| 7 | KF Barrington | 256 | 624 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 23.07.64 |
| 8 | WR Hammond | 251 | 605 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 14.12.28 |
| 9 | WR Hammond | 177 | 603 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 01.02.29 |
| 10 | RM Cowper | 307 | 589 | 2 | Aus | Eng | Melbourne | 11.02.66 |
| 11 | BC Lara | 400* | 582 | 1 | Win | Eng | St John’s | 10.04.04 |
| 12 | WR Hammond | 231* | 579 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 18.12.36 |
| 13 | ST Jayasuriya | 340 | 578 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 02.08.97 |
| 14 | M Jayawardene | 374 | 572 | 2 | Srl | SAF | Col-SSC | 27.07.06 |
| 15 | Younis Khan | 313 | 568 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 21.02.09 |
| 16 | MA Taylor | 334* | 564 | 1 | Aus | Pak | Peshawar | 15.10.98 |
| 17 | DL Amiss | 262* | 563 | 3 | Eng | Win | Kingston | 16.02.74 |
| 18 | RS Mahanama | 225 | 561 | 2 | Srl | Ind | Col-RPS | 02.08.97 |
| 19 | BB McCullum | 302 | 559 | 3 | NZl | Ind | Wellington | 14.02.14 |
| 20 | Hanif Mohd | 187* | 556 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 27.07.67 |
| 21 | G Boycott | 246* | 555 | 1 | Eng | Ind | Leeds | 08.06.67 |
| 22 | TW Jarvis | 182 | 555 | 2 | NZl | Win | Georgetown | 06.04.72 |
| 23 | DSKuruppu | 201* | 548 | 1 | Srl | NZl | Col-CCC | 16.04.87 |
| 24 | AN Cook | 294 | 545 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Birmingham | 10.08.11 |
| 25 | DL Houghton | 266 | 541 | 1 | Zim | Srl | Bulawayo | 20.10.94 |
| 26 | BC Lara | 375 | 538 | 1 | Win | Eng | St John’s | 16.04.94 |
| 27 | MS Atapattu | 201* | 536 | 1 | Srl | Eng | Galle | 22.02.01 |
| 28 | HM Amla | 311* | 529 | 2 | SAF | Eng | The Oval | 19.07.12 |
| 29 | AN Cook | 263 | 528 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 13.10.15 |
| 30 | WL Murdoch | 211 | 525 | 1 | Aus | Eng | The Oval | 11.08.1884 |
| 31 | G Kirsten | 210 | 525 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Manchester | 02.07.98 |
| 32 | CA Pujara | 202 | 525 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Ranchi | 16.03.17 |
| 33 | CT Radley | 158 | 524 | 2 | Eng | NZl | Auckland | 04.03.78 |
| 34 | MD Crowe | 299 | 523 | 3 | NZl | Srl | Wellington | 31.01.91 |
| 35 | GW Flower | 201* | 523 | 1 | Zim | Pak | Harare | 31.01.95 |
| 36 | J Miandad | 260 | 521 | 1 | Pak | Eng | The Oval | 06.08.87 |
| 37 | GT Dowling | 239 | 519 | 1 | NZl | Ind | Christchurch | 22.02.68 |
| 38 | GN Yallop | 268 | 517 | 2 | Aus | Pak | Melbourne | 26.12.83 |
| 39 | Shoaib Mohd | 163 | 516 | 2 | Pak | NZl | Wellington | 10.02.89 |
| 40 | SChanderpaul | 136* | 510 | 2 | Win | Ind | St John’s | 10.05.02 |
| 41 | Younis Khan | 267 | 504 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 24.03.05 |
It also provides the sixth occasion of a batsman accomplishing such a feat against Australia. The previous such occasion against Australia was KF Barrington who faced 624 deliveries while making 256 at Manchester in.07.64. Thus it took 52 years and 09 months for another batsman to accomplish such a feat against Australia. All such occasions are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | L Hutton | 364 | 847 | 1 | Eng | Aus | The Oval | 20.08.38 |
| 2 | KF Barrington | 256 | 624 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Manchester | 23.07.64 |
| 3 | WR Hammond | 251 | 605 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 14.12.28 |
| 4 | WR Hammond | 177 | 603 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 01.02.29 |
| 5 | WR Hammond | 231* | 579 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 18.12.36 |
| 6 | CA Pujara | 202 | 525 | 2 | Ind | Aus | Ranchi | 16.03.17 |
WR Hammond of England is the only batsman in the annals of test cricket to achieve such a feat on three occasions.
AN Cook, BC Lara, G Kirsten and Younis Khan are the four batsman to accomplish such a feat on two occasions.
The performances of these five batsmen are listed below
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | WR Hammond | 251 | 605 | 2 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 14.12.28 |
| 2 | WR Hammond | 177 | 603 | 3 | Eng | Aus | Adelaide | 01.02.29 |
| 3 | WR Hammond | 231* | 579 | 1 | Eng | Aus | Sydney | 18.12.36 |
| 1 | AN Cook | 294 | 545 | 2 | Eng | Ind | Birmingham | 10.08.11 |
| 2 | AN Cook | 263 | 528 | 2 | Eng | Pak | Abu Dhabi | 13.10.15 |
| 1 | BC Lara | 400* | 582 | 1 | Win | Eng | St John’s | 10.04.04 |
| 2 | BC Lara | 375 | 538 | 1 | Win | Eng | St John’s | 16.04.94 |
| 1 | G Kirsten | 275 | 642 | 3 | SAF | Eng | Durban | 26.12.99 |
| 2 | G Kirsten | 210 | 525 | 1 | SAF | Eng | Manchester | 02.07.98 |
| 1 | Younis Khan | 313 | 568 | 2 | Pak | Srl | Karachi | 21.02.09 |
| 2 | Younis Khan | 267 | 504 | 1 | Pak | Ind | Bengaluru | 24.03.05 |
Hanif Mohammad and Shoaib Mohammad are the only pair of father and son to accomplish the feat in the annals of test cricket. Father Hanif faced 556 deliveries whole making 187 not out against England at Lord’s in .07.2967, while Son Shoaib emulated his father by facing 516 deliveries for his 163 against New Zealand at Wellington in.02.89 – 22 years later
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Date |
| 1 | Hanif Mohammad | 187* | 556 | 2 | Pak | Eng | Lord’s | 27.07.67 |
| 2 | Shoaib Mohammad | 163 | 516 | 2 | Pak | NZl | Wellington | 10.02.89 |
CA Pujara became the first Indian batsman to face 500 plus deliveries in a test innings. The previous record was held by R Dravid who had faced 495 deliveries against Pakistan while making 270 at Rawalpindi in.04.04. The following table lists the Indian batsmen who have faced 450 plus deliveries in a test innings.
| No | Player | Runs | BF | Inns | Opposition | Ground | Date |
| 1 | CA Pujara | 202 | 525 | 2 | v Australia | Ranchi | 16.03.17 |
| 2 | R Dravid | 270 | 495 | 2 | v Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 13.04.04 |
| 3 | NS Sidhu | 201 | 491 | 2 | v West Indies | Port of Spain | 14.03.97 |
| 4 | RJ Shastri | 206 | 477 | 2 | v Australia | Sydney | 02.01.92 |
| 5 | SM Gavaskar | 172 | 472 | 2 | v England | Bengaluru | 09.12.81 |
| 6 | R Dravid | 217 | 468 | 2 | v England | The Oval | 05.09.02 |
| 7 | VVS Laxman | 281 | 452 | 3 | v Australia | Kolkata | 11.03.01 |