India’s tour of England in the 2025 Anderson-Tendulkar Trophy has seen a rare and remarkable batting feat.
For the first time in Indian Test history, three players have each scored over 500 runs in a single Test series.
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Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Ravindra Jadeja- all three of them were in solid form in this series and scored 500+ runs.
This record-breaking moment unfolded during the ongoing fifth Test at The Oval, which began on Thursday, July 31.
When has India ever seen three 500-run scorers in a Test series before?
Never before. This is the first time in over 90 years of India's Test cricket that three of their batters have managed 500-plus runs in the same series.
It’s a new milestone in the long journey that began with their debut Test in 1932 and their first full series in 1933–34.
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Shubman Gill, who is captaining the side, leads this elite trio with a staggering 754 runs from 10 innings, including a double hundred and three centuries.
KL Rahul scored 532 runs with his highest knock being 137. Then there’s Ravindra Jadeja, who reached the 500-run mark during Day 3 of the Oval Test. He reached the milestone after scoring 37 in the second innings.
Here is a look at the top three Indian run-scorers from this Test series:
| Player | Matches | Innings | Runs | Best Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | 5 | 10 | 754 | 269 |
| KL Rahul | 5 | 10 | 532 | 137 |
| Ravindra Jadeja | 5 | 10 | 500* | 107* |
How rare is this achievement for Indian batters in Test history?
The previous highest trio output for India in any series didn’t see three players breach the 500-run mark.
Even legends like Dravid, Tendulkar, Ganguly and Sehwag, despite multiple dominant series, never combined for such a triple 500+ feat in one tour.
To compare, in the 1989 Ashes, five Australian batters went past 400 runs, but even then only three crossed 500.
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The final Test of this five-match series continues at The Oval, with India hoping to close out the tour with a win. Day 4 will begin on Sunday, August 3.