From Ranjitsinhji to Sachin Tendulkar, Indian soil has produced such batsmen whom world swears by. Sachin Tendulkar, the uncrowned czar of the Indian cricket was judged the all time top batsman of the country, when he crossed the 12,000 run mark on October 18, 2008. He is followed by 'The Wall' - Rahul Dravid.
Sunil Gavaskar - the little master has been ranked number three, whereas our own Dada, who recently announced his farewell to International cricket, got the fourth position. The Wisden Cricketer of the year 1987 - Dilip Vengsarkar stands at number five pedestal. Lets have a sneak peak at their Test records that made them the name they are:
Cricketer | Tests | Runs | Avg | 100s | 50s |
Sachin Tendulkar | 152 | 12027 | 54.17 | 39 | 50 |
Rahul Dravid | 127 | 10341 | 53.58 | 25 | 53 |
Sunil Gavaskar | 125 | 10122 | 51.12 | 34 | 45 |
Sourav Ganguly | 111 | 7063 | 42.29 | 16 | 34 |
Dilip Vengsarkar | 116 | 6868 | 42.13 | 17 | 35 |