Top 3 scorers for India in Tests in 2019

2019 is done and dusted for the Indian Test team. The Virat Kohli-led side won their last Test match of the year against Bangladesh by an innings and 46 runs. The Indian team remained unbeaten throughout the year in which they played eight matches. The world No 1 side went on to win seven out of these matches with one ending in a stalemate. All these seven wins were consecutive, which is India's best winning streak. The Indian batsmen have been instrumental in the success of the team.

It has been a collective effort from the Indian batsmen as almost everyone answered when opportunity came knocking. Thus, the results have been positive and the batsmen have played their role in setting up wins. India have always been known to be a batting-heavy side and their world-class Indian batsmen have delivered the goods.

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Here are the top three Test run-scorers for India in 2019.

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#3. Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli.

The Indian skipper Virat Kohli kept churning out the runs in 2019. Kohli scored 612 runs in the 11 innings he played in the calendar year. The talisman scored his runs at a staggering average of 68 and a strike rate of 63.28. The linchpin scored two half-centuries and as many centuries in 2019.

Kohli's best knock came in the second Test against South Africa, against whom he scored an unbeaten 254 runs. This is Kohli's highest score in Tests.

Kohli also scored a fine knock of 136 in the pink-ball Test match against Bangladesh. When most batsmen had issues against the pink ball, Kohli showed why he is the best in the business as he seemed in command. The Indian captain will aim to continue his good form going in 2020.

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#2. Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane

There were doubts raised over the place of Indian vice-captain, Ajinkya Rahane, during the year. The right-hander was not able to deliver the goods in the last couple of years but Rahane was able to turn the tables in 2019. The talisman scored 642 runs in 11 innings and scored his runs at an average of 71.33. Rahane scored five half-centuries and two hundreds in the calendar year to roar back into form.

Jinx was the second-highest run-getter in the two-match series against the West Indies. The Mumbai batsman scored 271 runs at a staggering average of 90.33 in the Carribean.

Rahane scored a fine knock of 81 in the first innings of the first Test against the Windies and followed it with 102 in the second essay. The right-hander also scored a sublime knock of 115 in the third Test against the Proteas. Rahane is one of the pillars of India's batting unit and it was imperative for the team that he gets back his form.

#1. Mayank Agarwal

Mayank Agarwal.

What a year it was for the greenhorn opener, Mayank Agarwal. The right-hander took no time in finding his feet in international cricket and he was able to hit the ground running. Agarwal had scored a truckload of runs in the domestic circuit before making his Test debut and he was able to bear fruit for the hard yards he had put in while playing for Karnataka.

The 28-year-old scored 754 runs in 11 innings at an average of 68.54 in 2019. The right-hander has grabbed the opportunity with both hands and scored three centuries and two fifties in 2019. Out of the three centuries he scored, Agarwal was able to convert two of them into double tons. The Indian opener is only eight Test matches old but he has shown maturity in his game. India had been long looking for a stable Test opener and Agarwal has come as the solution to the team's woes.

Agarwal has shown the right technique and he is only going to get better with time. The right-hander had scored a fine knock of 215 against South Africa and also smashed 243 against Bangladesh in the first Test at Indore. Agarwal is currently second to Steven Smith in the list of leading Test run-scorers in 2019. The Australian talisman has scored 742 runs thus far.

Steve Smith (right.)