5 Indian batsmen with the highest averages in Test cricket

#2 Sachin Tendulkar - 53.78

Sachin Tendulkar

This man hardly needs any introduction. In a career spanning almost a quarter of a century, Tendulkar took Indian cricket to dizzying heights. Hailed as a larger-than-life cricketer, he holds just about every single batting record in Test cricket. He possesses the most number of career runs, most centuries and most fifties among many other records.

The simplistic beauty in Tendulkar’s batting made you crave for more. His ability to play the straight drive with minimum effort made even the best of bowlers searching for answers.

From an astonishing tally of 200 Tests, Tendulkar scored a mammoth 15,921 runs at a splendid average of 53.78 with 51 hundreds and 68 fifties.