Galle: Sri Lanka will play their 330th Test match from 10:00 am on Saturday, but India’s Test tally is truly remarkable. In the 149-year history of Test cricket, India will become only the third country to play 600 Tests. So far, India have played 599 Tests. England, with 1,097 Tests, and Australia, with 883 Tests, are the two countries ahead of India in terms of Tests played.
The first-ever Test match was played between Australia and England in March 1877, with Australia winning by 45 runs. India played their first Test against England at Lord’s in June 1932, with England winning by 158 runs.
Of India’s 599 Tests, they have won 186, lost 188 and drawn 224. One Test ended in a tie. India’s most recent Test was played against Afghanistan in New Chandigarh in June 2026, where India registered a massive innings-and-300-run victory.
Indian Records Across 599 Tests
Most Tests: Sachin Tendulkar (200)
Most Runs: Sachin Tendulkar (15,921)
Highest Individual Score: Virender Sehwag (319)
Best Batting Average: Sachin Tendulkar (53.78)
Best Batting Strike Rate: Virender Sehwag (82.18)
Most Triple Centuries: Virender Sehwag (2)
Most 250-plus Scores: Virender Sehwag (4)
Most 200-plus Scores: Virat Kohli (7)
Most 150-plus Scores: Sachin Tendulkar (20)
Most Centuries: Sachin Tendulkar (51)
Most Half-Centuries: Sachin Tendulkar (68)
Most Balls Faced: Rahul Dravid (31,184)
Most Minutes Batted: Rahul Dravid (44,037)
Most Ducks: Ishant Sharma (34)
Most Wickets: Anil Kumble (619)
Most Balls Bowled: Anil Kumble (40,850)
Most Maiden Overs: Anil Kumble (1,576)
Best Bowling Average: Jasprit Bumrah (19.79)
Best Bowling Strike Rate: Jasprit Bumrah (42.80)
Most Five-Wicket Hauls: Ravichandran Ashwin (37)
Most Ten-Wicket Hauls: Anil Kumble/Ravichandran Ashwin (10 each)
Most Catches as a Fielder: Rahul Dravid (209)
Most Dismissals as a Wicketkeeper: MS Dhoni (294)
Most Catches as a Wicketkeeper: MS Dhoni (256)
Most Stumpings: Syed Kirmani/MS Dhoni (38 each)
Most Tests as Captain: Virat Kohli (68)
Most Wins as Captain: Virat Kohli (40)
Most Player-of-the-Match Awards: Sachin Tendulkar (14)
Most Player-of-the-Series Awards: Ravichandran Ashwin (11)
Highest Partnership: Vinoo Mankad/Pankaj Roy (413)
Most Partnership Runs: Sachin Tendulkar/Rahul Dravid (6,920)
Most Centuries in Partnership: Sachin Tendulkar/Rahul Dravid (20)
Most Top Scores: Sachin Tendulkar (78)
Highest Percentage of Team Runs: Sunil Gavaskar (16.55%)
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