Ganguly or not serious ... This left hand batsman has the highest average in Test, career ends after 17 matches

Last updated:August 13, 2025, 20:27 IST

Sourav Ganguly or Gautam Gambhir is not at the top in terms of India scoring the highest average in Test cricket. Vinod Kambli’s name is at the top of this list. Kambli in his Test career at an average of 54.2 …Read more

Ganguly is not serious ... This left hand batsman has the highest average in Test

New Delhi, Sachin Tendulkar or Virat Kohli have not scored the highest average from India in Test cricket., This record is recorded in the name of former left hand opener Vinod Kambli, Kambli is currently struggling with health problems, He was the Indian batsman to score the highest average in Tests but his career ended after playing 17 Tests., 13 August is celebrated as International Left Handers Day. Talking about left -handed batsmen in Indian cricket, India has given many great players. If you start counting the name, then its list will be long.

In the initial stages, Ajit Wadekar, Salim Durrani and Nari were contractor, After this, players like Vinod Kambli, Sourav Ganguly and Yuvraj Singh made their coin in Indian cricket with their left hand. Most of them have some great cricket records. But in Test cricket, Talking about the batting average, Kambli is at the top. Kambli played 17 Tests and scored 1084 runs, Kambli holds the highest Test average among Indian left -handed batsmen. He is ahead of veterans like Sourav Ganguly, Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Gavaskar and Vijay Hazare.

Looking at the figures of Indian left -handed batsmen, who have played at least 10 Test matches, the young players of recent times come after Kambli. Vinod Kambli, once considered one of India’s most spectacular stroke-Mekaras, made a bang in the early 90s., There was a riot in international cricket with his childhood friend Sachin Tendulkar. His fearless batting and spontaneous style won heart, But after cricket, there was a lot of upheaval in Kambli’s personal life,

Sachin Tendulkar at number two

Sachin Tendulkar is second among Indians after Kambli in terms of scoring the highest average in Tests., Sachin has scored at an average of 53.78 while Rahul Dravid is at number three with 52.63 average., Sunil Gavaskar is fourth with 51.12 average, while Yashasvi Jaiswal is at number five with 50.2 average., Virat Kohli’s average in Test is 46.85, Sachin scored 15921 runs in 200 Tests, while Dravid scored 13265 runs in 163 Tests, Gavaskar scored 10122 runs in 125 Tests, Jaiswal has scored 2209 runs in 24 Test matches while Kohli scored 9230 runs in 123 Tests, Left -handed batsman Sourav Ganguly scored 7212 runs in 113 Tests at an average of 42.17, while Gautam Gambhir scored 4154 runs in 58 Tests at an average of 41.95,

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Ganguly or not serious … This left hand batsman has the highest average in Test, career ends after 17 matches

Sourav Ganguly or Gautam Gambhir is not at the top in terms of India scoring the highest average in Test cricket. Vinod Kambli’s name is at the top of this list. Kambli in his Test career at an average of 54.2 …Read more

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