India's Sachin Tendulkar holds the record for most runs scored in India vs Australia Test matches. In 74 innings, Sachin has scored 3630 Test runs against Australia. His highest Test score of 241* against Australia came in the Sydney Test in 2004. Tendulkar has 16 fifties to his name to go along with 11 centuries in Tests against Australia.
In last India vs Australia Test series in 2018/19, Cheteshwar Pujara was the highest run-scorer who guided India to an emphatic 2-1 series win over hosts. Pujara ended with 521 runs including three centuries scored at an average of 74.40.
Most Test Runs in India vs Australia Test Series 2020-21 | Highest Run-Scorers
In ongoing India vs Australia Test series 2020, Marnus Labuschagne has scored the most runs so far. With a century in the first innings of the fourth Test match in Brisbane, Labuschagne went past 400 runs in this series. The Australian No.3 has scored 401 runs in series so far at an average of 57.28. However, he will be eager to contribute maximum runs in the second innings of the Gabba Test.
For India, stand-in skipper Ajinkya Rahane has scored the most runs in the series against Australia. However, with two batting innings still to come, the tables can quickly turn for the Indian batters as far as scoring runs is concerned.
| Player | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 0 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| M Labuschagne (AUS) | 4* | 7 | 0 | 401 | 108 | 57.28 | 828 | 48.42 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 41 | 0 |
| SPD Smith (AUS) | 4* | 7 | 1 | 258 | 131 | 43.00 | 538 | 47.95 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 29 | 1 |
| AM Rahane (INDIA) | 4* | 6 | 1 | 207 | 112 | 41.40 | 447 | 46.30 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 2 |
| CA Pujara (INDIA) | 4* | 6 | 0 | 190 | 77 | 31.66 | 623 | 30.49 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 0 |
| C Green (AUS) | 4* | 6 | 1 | 180 | 84 | 36.00 | 453 | 39.73 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 17 | 4 |
| MS Wade (AUS) | 4* | 7 | 0 | 173 | 45 | 24.71 | 394 | 43.90 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
| TD Paine (AUS) | 4* | 6 | 3 | 165 | 73* | 55.00 | 270 | 61.11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 |
| RR Pant (INDIA) | 3* | 3 | 0 | 162 | 97 | 54.00 | 225 | 72.00 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 3 |
| Shubman Gill (INDIA) | 3* | 4 | 1 | 161 | 50 | 53.66 | 266 | 60.52 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 0 |
| RA Jadeja (INDIA) | 2 | 2 | 1 | 85 | 57 | 85.00 | 196 | 43.36 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
Most Runs in India vs Australia Tests | List of Highest Run-Scorers
| Player | Span | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | 100 | 50 | 0 |
| SR Tendulkar (INDIA) | 1991-2013 | 39 | 74 | 8 | 3630 | 241* | 55.00 | 11 | 16 | 4 |
| RT Ponting (AUS) | 1996-2012 | 29 | 51 | 4 | 2555 | 257 | 54.36 | 8 | 12 | 4 |
| VVS Laxman (INDIA) | 1998-2012 | 29 | 54 | 5 | 2434 | 281 | 49.67 | 6 | 12 | 3 |
| R Dravid (INDIA) | 1996-2012 | 32 | 60 | 6 | 2143 | 233 | 39.68 | 2 | 13 | 3 |
| MJ Clarke (AUS) | 2004-2014 | 22 | 40 | 2 | 2049 | 329* | 53.92 | 7 | 6 | 2 |
| ML Hayden (AUS) | 2001-2008 | 18 | 35 | 3 | 1888 | 203 | 59.00 | 6 | 8 | 2 |
| V Sehwag (INDIA) | 2003-2013 | 22 | 43 | 1 | 1738 | 195 | 41.38 | 3 | 9 | 3 |
| CA Pujara (INDIA) | 2010-2019 | 16 | 29 | 2 | 1622 | 204 | 60.07 | 5 | 7 | 2 |
| V Kohli (INDIA) | 2011-2019 | 19 | 34 | 1 | 1604 | 169 | 48.60 | 7 | 4 | 3 |
| AR Border (AUS) | 1979-1992 | 20 | 35 | 5 | 1567 | 163 | 52.23 | 4 | 9 | 2 |
