India have reached 500+ in Tests 92 times; latest 503/9 in Colombo

India added another 500-plus innings when they declared 503/9 in the second Test against Sri Lanka in Colombo. The effort featured two centuries and two half-centuries.

India’s rise from underdogs to reaching the No. 1 Test ranking and then losing that top spot is part of a long-term progression in the format. The country has produced notable Test specialists including Sunil Gavaskar, Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid, and Virat Kohli remains one of the greatest modern-day batters with an excellent Test record. Test cricket is described in the source as a game of patience and exceptional skill, and posting scores beyond 500 typically requires multiple contributions across the batting lineup.

Dhruv Jurel and Devdutt Padikkal were the two centurions in the Colombo match. Skipper Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant added respective half-centuries in the same innings. Those individual contributions helped India cross the 500-run threshold in that Test.

India have crossed the 500-run mark 92 times in Test cricket. Their first 500-run milestone in red-ball cricket came in 1955 against New Zealand on home soil. The team has also surpassed the 600-run mark on several occasions and has passed the 700-run mark on four occasions.

India’s highest-ever team total in an innings is 759/7 declared against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium in 2016. In that game KL Rahul missed his maiden Test double hundred by just one run. Karun Nair scored an unbeaten triple century (303*) in that game.

India currently rank third on the list of teams who have scored 500+ totals the most times in Test cricket history, with Australia and England leading with 153 and 116 such totals respectively. Lala Amarnath was India’s first centurion in Test cricket in 1933 and Vijay Hazare was the first Indian captain to win a Test match in 1952. For more updates, follow Khel Now Cricket on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Youtube; download the Khel Now Android App or IOS App and join our community on Whatsapp & Telegram, and Subhomoy Datta has been a sports writer since 2022, holds a BSc in Microbiology from Rastraguru Surendranath College, WBSU, and is currently pursuing his master’s at NIT Surathkal.