Shubman Gill leads India’s run-scorers in WTC 2025-27; top five revealed
Shubman Gill tops the list of Indian run-scorers in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 with 974 runs from nine appearances, according to a Khel Now article published on 2026-08-21. The piece ranks India’s top five batsmen in the ongoing WTC cycle and notes that four of the five have surpassed 700 runs.
India’s campaign in the ICC World Test Championship 2025-27 has been described as a period of transition, with Shubman Gill taking over as Test captain following the retirements of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. The report states that India has not had all results go its way, yet individual batters have continued to produce strong performances, with Gill leading from the front. It highlights a versatile batting order with contributions from nearly every position and says the numbers underline the formidability of both top- and middle-order players.
Rishabh Pant is listed at the bottom of the five-player ranking for India in this WTC cycle, having scored 633 runs in seven matches. The article refers to Pant as a left-handed batting maestro and notes he recorded two centuries and four half-centuries in this WTC cycle. It also states that Pant is currently India’s highest run-getter in WTC history with 2,885 runs.
Yashasvi Jaiswal is credited with 745 runs from 10 matches in the cycle and is described as a left-handed opener who has emerged as a consistent member of India’s playing XI. The report records Jaiswal’s three centuries and three half-centuries in the WTC 2025-27 period and characterises his approach as aggressive.
Ravindra Jadeja has accumulated 747 runs in 10 matches in this WTC cycle, the article says, underlining his value as a veteran all-rounder whose batting has strengthened India’s lower order. It records that Jadeja scored two centuries and six half-centuries in the cycle and lists his batting average as 62.25 for this edition of the WTC.
KL Rahul is credited with 913 runs across 10 Test matches in the WTC 2025-27 window, having stepped into the role vacated by Rohit Sharma at the start of the cycle, the article reports. It notes Rahul returned as a full-time opener and achieved three centuries and four half-centuries while opening the batting.
The report places Shubman Gill at the top of India’s WTC 2025-27 run chart with 974 runs from nine matches and records he scored five centuries and one half-century in the cycle. It adds that Gill has the most centuries for India in WTC history, with 10 hundreds.
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