The Australian Cricket team is one of the best teams in the world. During their prime reign, it was difficult to make them face defeat. They used to dominate both on home soil and overseas. Bilateral series of tests and one-day internationals were a matter of interesting affairs. The stadiums became houseful, and there were many close encounters. The Australian Cricket team has won the world cup maximum times, whereas the Indian Cricket Team has won twice. Since 2008, after MS Dhoni took charge of the skipper, the Indian team started to win the series and big matches at home and on their soil. The matches used to be high-scoring, and batters enjoyed scoring against each other. Now let’s review the list of Indian cricketers who have scored the most runs against the Aussies.
1. Sachin Tendulkar
The first player on our list is Sachin Tendulkar. He is the greatest batsman ever cricketing world witnessed. He holds the record in almost against each opponent. He is a top-order, right-handed batsman. He is the world’s highest run-getter and holds the highest number of centuries. He has played against the Mighty Aussies and dominated them on their soil. He has scored around 7300 runs against the Aussies. It comprises 3600 runs in tests and 3700 runs in one-day internationals.
2. Virat Kohli
The second name on our list is modern-day master Virat Kohli. He is also one of the greatest players in modern-day cricket. He is the ex-skipper of the Indian cricket team and almost just behind Sachin in almost all parameters of records. He is also a top-order right-hand batsman and has been a successful player overseas for the Indian team. Australia is one of his favorite opponents. He has scored around 4500 runs which comprise 2083 runs in one-day internationals, 1682 runs in tests, and 720 runs in t20. He is yet to play many more matches and is eager to break many more records. SCG is one of his favorite grounds.
3. VVS Laxman
The next player on our list is Vvs Laxman. He is one of the legendary players of the Indian cricket team. He is one of the greatest test batsmen India has ever produced. His 282 against Australia is still an impressive unbeaten record. He, along with Dravid, batted the whole day to dominate the Aussies. He is a right-handed top, order batsman. He has scored 3100 runs in total against the Aussies. This comprises 2400 runs in tests and 739 runs in one-day internationals. He later continued with commentary and coaching.
4. Rahul Dravid
The fourth player on our list is Rahul Dravid. He is a legendary test batsman primarily known as Wall of the Indian Cricket Team. His defensive skills are best, and he frustrated opponents with his defensive batting. He is also a top-order right-handed batsman. He and Laxman stitched a historical partnership that dominated Aussies in the 2001 test match. He scored around 3000 runs, including 2100 runs in tests and 900 runs in one-day internationals.
5. Rohit Sharma
The next player on our list is Rohit Sharma. He is the current skipper of the Indian cricket team. He is often called as Hitman. He has many double hundreds and centuries in all formats. He is a great batsman after Virat in recent times. He loves to bat in Australia and has scored a lot there. In total, he scored 2700 runs. This includes 2200 runs in one-day internationals and 330 runs in t20s. In Indian Premier League, he is the skipper of Mumbai Indians.
6. Virendra Sehwag
The next player is Virendra Sehwag on our list. He is a legendary opener who represented the Indian cricket team. He is an explosive-opening batsman. He is known for hitting boundaries right from the first ball of innings. He has triple centuries under his name too. He has a good run of play against Australia. In total, he scored 1700 runs in tests and 629 runs in one-day internationals. This makes 2230 runs against Australia.
7. Ms Dhoni
The seventh player on our list is the player having jersey number seven. He is non-other than Ex skipper and one of the greatest captains and a player of the Indian cricket team. MS is the only captain to win all ICC trophies, and that too in a short time. He is also a great wicketkeeper. Although he took retirement from international cricket, he still plays IPL. He scored a total of 2000 runs against the Aussies. This comprises 1600 runs in tests, 1000 runs in one-day internationals, and 300 in t20i.
8. Cheteshwar Pujara
Chesteshwar Pujara is the next player on our list. He is regarded as the wall of the new Indian team. He is a great test player who regularly participates in test matches. He is also known for his defensive skills. He has also scored a lot and made the Aussies frustrated by batting. He scored 1800 runs in total. He has not played any other format other than tests.
9. Shikhar Dhawan
The next player on our list is Shikhar Dhawan. He is one of the best openers on the Indian cricket team. He, along with Rohit, has stitched many match-winning partnerships. He is the man of ICC tournaments. He always performed well during tournaments. He missed some play time during previous years due to injury, and now he is out of squads due to his poor form. In total, he scored 1800 runs against Australia.
10. Yuvraj Singh
The last player on our list is Yuvraj Singh. He is another legendary player. He is a middle-order, left-handed batsman. Primarily he is an all-rounder. He is also the man of the tournament of the 2011 world Cup. He is famous for hitting six sixes in an over. He dominated for many years, but after his ailment due to cancer, he was out of the team for some time and could not regain form. Eventually, he took retirement from cricket. He scored 1500 runs against Australia. This includes 981 runs in one-day internationals, 300 runs in t20i, and as many test runs.
