The new cycle of the World Test Championship (WTC) 2023-2025 promises magical and outstanding Test matches. The Test format remains the king of cricket, with runs in this format holding the utmost value. Players like Joe Root, Steve Smith, and Virat Kohli ascended to cricket legends, showcasing their worth in Test cricket. Although the World Test Championship began a few years ago, some players have excelled with most runs in the WTC.
Joe Root
Joe Root is the leading run-scorer in the World Test Championship. He has scored 4018 runs in 48 matches in the WTC cycle.
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Marnus Labuschagne
Australian batter Marnus Labuschagne has scored 3805 runs in 43 matches to be placed second in the list. He has smashed runs at an average of 53.59 in WTC.
Steve Smith
Steve Smith has posted third third-highest runs in WTC. He has bagged 3435 runs in 43 matches at an average of 52.84.
Ben Stokes
England’s captain Ben Stokes has amassed 2786 runs in 41 Test in WTC. He has made these runs at an average of 39.80.
Babar Azam
Pakistan’s star player Babar Azam is placed fifth with 2661 runs in 29 WTC matches.
Most runs in WTC
PlayerMatInnsRunsHSAve10050JE Root (ENG)4888401822849.601216M Labuschagne (AUS)4378380521553.591118SPD Smith (AUS)4374343521152.84917BA Stokes (ENG)4175278617639.80713Babar Azam (PAK)2952266119655.43815UT Khawaja (AUS)30562598195*51.96712TM Head (AUS)3963244117541.37611DA Warner (AUS)38682423335*37.2758V Kohli (IND)36602235254*39.21410RG Sharma (IND)2847221521250.3476Table Credit: ESPNcricinfo.
Top five run scorer in WTC 2023-25
PlayerMatRunsHSAve10050Usman Khawaja 1085514145.0015Steve Smith 1068711040.4114Mitchell Marsh 863011852.5015David Warner858416436.5013Travis Head 1056211931.2213
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