For a batsman, it is absolutely imperative to kick-start the Test career on an emphatic note. This will not only help increase the confidence levels of the batters but will also aid them score runs on a consistent basis.
Over the years, the cricket fraternity has witnessed so many talented and legendary batters who went on to play impactful innings for the team. Test cricket is the only format that gives the batsman two chances, that is to go about the business in the first and second innings.
More importantly, it helps the batters escalate the team’s scoreboard. Besides that, it also helps the batters improve their personal batting average or accomplish new milestones in the longest format of the game.
Now, in this listicle, let’s take a glimpse at the four players who scored more than 700 runs in the first 9 Test innings.
4. Sunil Gavaskar
India’s batting great Sunil Gavaskar who scored 10,122 runs in Test cricket got off to a splendid start to his Test career. The batting icon scored 778 runs in the first nine Test innings.
3. Herbert Sutcliffe
Herbert Sutcliffe who represented England as an opener went on to score 4555 runs in the longest format of the game. He scored 780 runs in the first nine Test innings.
2. Vinod Kambli
Vinod Kambli who played 17 Tests for Team India (1993 to 1995) went on to score 1084 runs to his name. He kick-started his Test career in a grand fashion as he scored 798 runs in the first nine Test innings, a record that he held for 30 long years before it was broken by England international Harry Brook.
1. Harry Brook
England international Harry Brook etched his name into the record books after he broke the 30-year-old world record for essaying the most runs after 9 Test innings. In the process, Harry Brook also became the first player to score 800 or more runs in the first nine Test innings. He achieved the feat during the second Test against New Zealand.
