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Indian Batting Records in ODIs in Australia

The Indian side is currently touring Australia for 3 ODIs, 3 T20Is and 4 Test matches. The ODIs will kick off from the 27th of November. As the ODI series fast-approaches, let us look back at the batting stats of Indian players in the ODIs played in Australia in the past:

[You can find out the complete bowling records of Indian players in Australia in ODIs here]

Most Runs

Sachin Tendulkar has scored the most number of runs for India in ODIs in Australia. Rohit Sharma, the second-highest scorer, has actually been a more prolific batsman considering his brilliant average. Here are the top 5 Indian batsmen with most runs in ODIs in Australia:

SN Batsmen Innings Runs Average
1 Sachin Tendulkar 46 1491 34.67
2 Rohit Sharma 30 1398 53.12
3 Virat Kohli 26 1154 50.17
4 MS Dhoni 35 1053 47.86
5 Kris Srikkanth 32 815 27.16
Table: Top 5 Leading Run-Scorers for India in ODIs in Australia

Key Facts:

  • Among Indian batsmen with over 100 ODI runs in Australia, Manish Pandey’s average of 110 is the highest.
  • Rohit Sharma’s strike rate in ODIs in Australia (90.36) is the highest among Indian batsmen with over 500 runs.

Most Centuries

Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have scored equal number of centuries (5) in ODIs in Australia. 6 Indian batsmen with most number of centuries in ODIs in Australia are tabulated below:

SN Batsmen Innings Runs 100s
1 Virat Kohli 26 1154 5
2 Rohit Sharma 30 1398 5
3 VVS Laxman 16 467 3
4 Shikhar Dhawan 18 699 2
5 Gautam Gambhir 17 748 2
6 Sourav Ganguly 17 536 2
Table: Top 6 Indian Batsmen with Most Centuries in ODIs in Australia

Key Facts:

  • VVS Laxman, who has 3 centuries to his name, doesn’t have any half-centuries. He crossed the 50-run mark thrice and converted each of them into a hundred.
  • MS Dhoni’s 1053 ODI runs in Australia is the most among Indian batsmen without a century.

Highest Individual Scores

Rohit Sharma features in the higher ranks in yet another list. His knock of 171* against Australia in January 2016 is the highest Individual score by an Indian batsman in ODIs in Australia. The top 5 scores are listed below:

SN Batsmen Innings Runs HS
1 Rohit Sharma 30 1398 171*
2 Sourav Ganguly 17 536 141
3 Yuvraj Singh 17 516 139
4 Shikhar Dhawan 18 699 137
5 Virat Kohli 26 1154 133*
Table: Top 5 Highest Individual Scores by Indian Batsmen in ODIs in Australia