Batting in Test matches requires patience and skills. It's all about building and pacing your innings.
The Cherry on top for some batsmen is when they manage to remain not out throughout the innings. Here is an interesting take to that feat. The article will provide you with the details of the top 5 batsmen with the most runs between successive dismissals.
5. Rahul Dravid (473)
(41*, 200*, 70*, 162)
The wall is 5th on the list, It took him 4 innings between his successive dismissal. And in between those innings, he scored 473 runs.
Rahul Dravid scored 41 against Bangladesh, then a 200 and 70 not out against Zimbabwe, before getting out in his 4th innings for 162 against Zimbabwe.
4. Michael Clarke (489)
(259*, 230)
Michael Clarke was in the peak form of his life from 2010-2014. The following statistics are testimony of that. He scored 489 runs between his successive dismissals back in the 2012-2013 calendar year.
Clarke scored an unbeaten 259 against South Africa in the 1st test of the 2012 tour. In the 2nd test, he got dismissed after scoring 230 runs.
3. Sir Garfield Sobers (490)
(365*, 125)
Arguably one of the greatest all-rounders of all time, Sir Garfield Sobers makes it 3rd on the list. He surpassed Michael Clarke by a single run.
It too took Sir Sobers, 2 innings between his successive dismissal and in between that he scored 490 runs.
He achieved the feat back in 1957 when he smashed unbeaten 365 against Pakistan, which was the highest individual score of that time. In his next innings, he was dismissed for 125 runs.
2. Sachin Tendulkar (497)
(241*, 60*, 194*, 2)
As many would have expected, Sachin Tendulkar has made it to the second on the list. He scored a whopping 497 runs between his successive dismissals back in 2003-2004.
We all remember the epic innings of Sachin Tendulkar in SCG, where he scored 241 runs with 0 cover drives. He followed that innings with a 60 not out.
India next faced Pakistan, where Sachin smashed 194 not out before getting out for 2 runs in the next innings.
1. Adam Voges (614)
(269*, 106*, 239)
Australian cricketer Adam Voges makes it to the top of the list as he scored 614 runs between his 2 dismissals.
Thanks to his batting display against the West Indies in 2015-2016. Voges scored unbeaten 269 in the first test against Indies and followed it by a century in the second test before getting dismissed for 239 in the second innings.
