IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli surpasses Virender Sehwag for most runs in Border-Gavaskar Trophy

Veteran India batter Virat Kohli surpassed former India opener Virender Sehwag for most runs in Border-Gavaskar Trophy in the second Test against Australia at the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi.

The former India captain was dismissed in controversial fashion in the first innings for 44 runs while he could only add 20 runs to the team tally in the second innings on a slow-turning track. His innings’ not only helped him surpass Sehwag but made him the 9th highest run scorer of all-time in Border-Gavaskar Trophy.

The Indian run-machine had 1694 runs in Border-Gavaskar Trophy ahead of the Delhi Test. He needed 44 runs to go past Sehwag’s tally of 1738 runs. He accumulated 64 runs in the Delhi Test to put his run scoring tally to 1758 runs in 39 innings for Team India in the Border Gavaskar Trophy while Sehwag has scored his runs 43 innings.

IND vs AUS: Virat Kohli at ninth spot; Sachin Tendulkar leads the list

Player	Span	Mat	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	BF	SR	100	50	0	4s	6s
SR Tendulkar (IND)	1996-2013	34	65	7	3262	241*	56.24	5493	59.38	9	16	4	391	25
RT Ponting (AUS)	1996-2012	29	51	4	2555	257	54.36	4428	57.70	8	12	4	278	4
VVS Laxman (IND)	1998-2012	29	54	5	2434	281	49.67	4480	54.33	6	12	3	338	0
R Dravid (IND)	1996-2012	32	60	6	2143	233	39.68	5432	39.45	2	13	3	266	4
MJ Clarke (AUS)	2004-2014	22	40	2	2049	329*	53.92	3622	56.57	7	6	2	227	14
CA Pujara (IND)	2010-2023	22	40	3	1931	204	52.18	4564	42.30	5	10	4	213	3
ML Hayden (AUS)	2001-2008	18	35	3	1888	203	59.00	2864	65.92	6	8	2	214	24
SPD Smith (AUS)	2013-2023	16	32	5	1813	192	67.14	3342	54.24	8	5	2	195	10
V Kohli (IND)	2011-2023	22	39	1	1758	169	46.26	3345	52.55	7	5	3	199	5
V Sehwag (IND)	2003-2013	22	43	1	1738	195	41.38	2311	75.20	3	9	3	230	11

India batting legend Sachin Tendulkar leads the tally for most runs in Border-Gavaskar Trophy. The maestro has accumulated 3262 runs at a spectacular average of 56.24 with nine centuries and 16 half-centuries to his name.

Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting (2555), Team India Test batting great VVS Laxman (2434) and Rahul Dravid (2134) follow in that order in the list. However, Kohli will have a chance to add more runs to his tally in the remaining two Tests at home against Australia.