Top five Indian run-scorers in ICC World Test Championship history

Rishabh Pant is the leading Indian run-scorer in ICC World Test Championship history with 2,885 runs, according to statistics updated to 18 August 2026.

The ICC World Test Championship has reintroduced sustained stakes to Test cricket, and India have reached the WTC final on two occasions since the competition began. Several Indian batters have accumulated 1,000 or more runs in WTC matches, and a number have surpassed 2,000 runs during the tournament’s history.

Virat Kohli finished his WTC career having played 46 Tests and scored 2,617 runs at an average of 35.36, with a highest score of 254 not out; he recorded five centuries and 11 half-centuries and decided to retire from Test cricket in 2025 after a period of diminished returns.

Ravindra Jadeja, described in the source as a veteran all-rounder and among India’s highest wicket-takers in WTC history, has contributed significantly with the bat as well, amassing 2,632 runs in 49 WTC Tests.

Rohit Sharma announced his Test retirement ahead of India’s tour of England in 2025; in WTC competition he played 40 Tests, scored 2,716 runs at an average of 41.15, posted a best of 212, and compiled nine centuries and eight half-centuries.

Shubman Gill, the Indian Test captain, debuted during the inaugural WTC cycle and has the most centuries for India in WTC play with 10; across 41 WTC matches he has scored 2,867 runs at an average of 42.16, with a highest of 269 and eight half-centuries.

Rishabh Pant’s WTC totals — 2,885 runs in 41 Tests at an average of over 41, with six centuries and 17 half-centuries — place him atop India’s list of WTC run-scorers, ahead of Gill, Rohit Sharma, Ravindra Jadeja and Virat Kohli.

Shubman Gill is identified in the source as the player who will have responsibility to lead India’s batting from the front in the coming years.