Feb 17, 2023
By: Sourabh JainCheteshwar Pujara today played his 100th match, after making his debut in 2010 against Australia today. He has scored 7021 runs so far.
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Sachin Tendulkar, better known as the ‘Master Blaster’ holds the record of playing most test matches for India. He played 200 test matches for the country, scoring 15,921 runs and 46 wickets.
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Rahul Dravid, nicknamed ‘The Wall’ comes second as he played 163 test matches for the country and scored 13,265 runs and has 1 wicket to his name.
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VVS Laxman, another legend of the game is also a part of the elite club, having played 134 test matches for India and scored 8,781 runs and 1 wicket.
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Anil Kumble, one of India’s most popular spinners is a close fourth, having played 132 test matches for the country, taking 619 wickets and scoring 2,506 runs.
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Kapil Dev, one of the most popular cricketers in the country, has played 131 test matches for India, scoring 5,248 runs and taking 434 wickets.
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Sunil Gavaskar, popularly known as ‘Little Master’ has played 125 test matches for India, scoring 10,122 runs and one wicket to his name.
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Dilip Vengsarkar has played 116 test matches for the country, from 1976 to 1992, scoring 6,868 runs.
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Sourav Ganguly, often referred to as ‘Dada’ has played 113 test matches for the country, scoring 7,212 runs and taking 32 wickets.
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Virat Kohli, one of the popular faces of Indian cricket has played 105 test matches for India, scoring 8,131 runs so far.
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Ishant Sharma, who made his test debut in 2007 has played 104 test matches for India, taking 311 wickets and scoring 785 runs.
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Spinner Harbhajan Singh, popularly known as ‘Bhajji’ too played 103 test matches for India, taking 417 wickets and scoring 2,224 runs.
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Virender Sehwag, well known for his aggressive batting has also played 103 test matches for India, scoring 8,503 runs and taking 40 wickets.
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