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.
#3. 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.