Ranking India's Top 10 Test match winners of all time

The Indian cricket team played its first Test match in the year 1932. And, over the course of almost 9 decades, the Indian side has played 546 Test matches. And in these 9 decades, as many as 301 players have represented the country in the whites. But then, out of these many cricketers who have worn the whites for their country, there have been a handful of cricketers who have impacted the game, and have etched their names in history.

These great cricketers will never be forgotten and their deeds will be remembered with reverence. And, it is due to the deeds of these cricketers that the Indian cricket team is where it is today. Let’s take a look at some of the top 10 all-time Test match-winners from the land of India.

 India’s Top 10 Test match winners of all time

10.Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar made his debut at a time when winning a Test match away from home was still a rare occurrence for the Indian side. He was the biggest batting Superstar of his generation, and breached several barriers with the willow in hand. The ‘Little Master’ accumulated glittering numbers in his Test career that lasted more than a decade and a half.

He scored a colossal 10,122 runs in Tests, and was in fact the first willow wielder ever, to score five-digit career Test runs (10,000 or more). He was also the first batsman to score 30 Test tons, and retired as the highest century-maker (34) in Test cricket. In his very first Test series against the invincible West Indies, the batting legend scored 774 runs at an average of 154.80 to signal his arrival with a bang. And, in only his fourth Test match, Gavaskar scored two hundreds in the same Test. And till date, just five other Indian cricketers have achieved this feat.

The batting icon retired from the game in the year 1987, and he walked away from the game after scoring a magical 96 against arch-rivals Pakistan. Gavaskar was the man who stood up to the challenges thrown at the Indian side with the willow in hand. And, his greatest contribution to Indian cricket was the self-belief that he instilled into the Indian side. For, the courage with which he stood up to challenges in front of him, is an inspiration to many even today