Stats: Indian batsmen who returned to bat after having retired hurt in Tests
After a decent first innings on comeback, Indian opener Gautam Gambhir’s 2nd outing with the bat was cut down as he hurt his shoulder and returned retired hurt in the ongoing 3rd Test against New Zealand at the Holkar Stadium, Indore on the 3rd day. Gambhir, who left the field during New Zealand’s first innings after landing on his right shoulder while diving to stop the ball hurt his shoulder again while batting as he dived while stealing a quick run.
However, on the 4th day morning, Gambhir returned to bat and scored a quick-fire fifty before getting dismissed. His was the 52nd instance of an Indian player to leave the field retired hurt while batting and the 30th instance where the player who returned to bat again.
Here are the instances when Indian batsmen returned to bat after having retired hurt in Tests:
| Player Name | Score when retired | Team Score when retired | Score when returned | Final Score | Opposition | Ground | Inns No | Date |
| Dilawar Hussain | 7* | 11,0 | 90/4 | 59 | England | Kolkata | 2 | 5-Jan-34 |
| GS Ramchand | 0* | 121/4 | 147/7 | 30 | West Indies | Chennai | 2 | 21-Jan-59 |
| AA Baig | 83* | 173/3 | 243/5 | 112 | England | Manchester | 4 | 23-Jul-59 |
| NJ Contractor | 89* | 217/3 | 324/3 | 92 | Pakistan | Delhi | 1 | 8-Feb-61 |
| ML Jaisimha | 0* | 0/0 | 80/1 | 56 | England | Mumbai | 2 | 11-Nov-61 |
| DN Sardesai | 9* | 22/1 | 102/6 | 28 | England | Lord’s | 1 | 22-Jun-67 |
| RF Surti | 4* | 25/3 | 72/7 | 30 | Australia | Melbourne | 1 | 30-Dec-67 |
| M Amarnath | – | 106/4 | 186/6 | 20 | Pakistan | Lahore | 1 | 27-Oct-78 |
| CPS Chauhan | 10* | 23/0 | 217/3 | 52 | West Indies | Mumbai | 1 | 1-Dec-78 |
| DB Vengsarkar | 89* | 169/2 | 290/4 | 89 | Australia | Kolkata | 2 | 26-Oct-79 |
| DB Vengsarkar | 17* | 140/3 | 218/5 | 89 | Pakistan | Karachi | 1 | 30-Jan-83 |
| Yashpal Singh | 5* | 44/3 | 164/7 | 11* | West Indies | Port of Spain | 1 | 11-Mar-83 |
| M Amarnath | 18* | 96/1 | 139/5 | 80 | West Indies | Barbados | 3 | 15-Apr-83 |
| M Amarnath | 39* | 98/2 | 337/5 | 54 | West Indies | Antigua | 1 | 28-Apr-83 |
| C Sharma | 4* | 237/7 | 242/9 | 11 | Sri Lanka | Kandy | 1 | 14-Sep-85 |
| SM Gavaskar | 39* | 97/1 | 247/5 | 166* | Australia | Adelaide | 2 | 13-Dec-85 |
| DB Vengsarkar | 73* | 184/2 | 254/5 | 75 | New Zealand | Bangalore | 1 | 12-Nov-88 |
| J Arun Lal | 16* | 20/0 | 75/5 | 18 | West Indies | Port of Spain | 4 | 15-Apr-89 |
| NS Sidhu | 116* | 219/4 | 252/5 | 116 | West Indies | Jamaica | 1 | 28-Apr-89 |
| SV Manjrekar | 10* | 40/1 | 103/5 | 23 | England | Birmingham | 1 | 6-Jun-96 |
| M Azharuddin | 6* | 87/3 | 161/7 | 109 | South Africa | Kolkata | 2 | 27-Nov-96 |
| A Kumble | 8* | 406/7 | 420/9 | 12* | West Indies | Port of Spain | 2 | 14-Mar-97 |
| N Mongia | 0* | 58/2 | 174/5 | 28 | Australia | Mumbai | 3 | 27-Feb-01 |
| S Ganguly | 16* | 39/2 | 160/4 | 73 | Australia | Melbourne | 3 | 26-Dec-03 |
| M Kaif | 60* | 363/7 | 372/9 | 64 | Australia | Chennai | 2 | 14-Oct-04 |
| VVS Laxman | 2* | 156/4 | 331/6 | 24 | Pakistan | Kolkata | 3 | 16-Mar-05 |
| D Karthik | 82* | 175/0 | 408/1 | 129 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 1 | 25-May-07 |
| S Dhawan | 26* | 71/1 | 117/6 | 81 | Australia | Brisbane | 3 | 17-Dec-14 |
| W Saha | 5* | 267/5 | 311/7 | 13* | Sri Lanka | Colombo (PSS) | 3 | 20-Aug-15 |
| G Gambhir | 6* | 11,0 | 34/1 | 50 | New Zealand | Indore | 3 | 8-Oct-16 |
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Had Gambhir not returned to bat again, it would have been the 23rd instance of an Indian ending his innings retired hurt in Tests.
Here are the 22 instances:
| Player Name | Score when retired | Team Score when retired | Opposition | Ground | Inns No | Date |
| NaoomalJaoomal | 5* | 12/0 | England | Chennai | 2 | 10-Feb-34 |
| ES Maka | 2* | 229/8 | West Indies | Port of Spain | 1 | 19-Feb-53 |
| CG Borde | 15* | 120/3 | England | Nottingham | 2 | 4-Jun-59 |
| DN Sardesai | 0* | 1/0 | New Zealand | Chennai | 3 | 27-Feb-65 |
| AD Gaekwad | 81* | 237/3 | West Indies | Kingston | 1 | 21-Apr-76 |
| BP Patel | 14* | 273/3 | West Indies | Kingston | 1 | 21-Apr-76 |
| DB Vengsarkar | 1* | 10/0 | England | Chennai | 4 | 14-Jan-77 |
| SM Patil | 65* | 201/8 | Australia | Sydney | 1 | 2-Jan-81 |
| SMH Kirmani | 9* | 226/7 | New Zealand | Christchurch | 1 | 6-Mar-81 |
| DB Vengsarkar | 71* | 150/2 | England | Chennai | 1 | 13-Jan-82 |
| SV Manjrekar | 10* | 105/4 | West Indies | Delhi | 3 | 25-Nov-87 |
| DB Vengsarkar | 102* | 426/6 | West Indies | Kolkata | 2 | 26-Dec-87 |
| M Prabhakar | 0* | 0/0 | West Indies | Mohali | 4 | 10-Dec-94 |
| VVS Laxman | 0* | 266/5 | South Africa | Johannesburg | 1 | 16-Jan-97 |
| S Ramesh | 26* | 40/1 | Australia | Melbourne | 4 | 26-Dec-99 |
| J Srinath | 0* | 177/6 | Sri Lanka | Galle | 1 | 14-Aug-01 |
| R Dravid | 100* | 407/5 | West Indies | Mumbai | 1 | 9-Oct-02 |
| A Kumble | 1* | 384/6 | Bangladesh | Chittagong | 1 | 18-May-07 |
| W Jaffer | 138* | 281/0 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 1 | 25-May-07 |
| VVS Laxman | 14* | 225/5 | Pakistan | Bangalore | 3 | 8-Dec-07 |
| R Dravid | 11* | 57/1 | Australia | Adelaide | 3 | 24-Jan-08 |
| R Dravid | 111* | 368/2 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | 2 | 24-Jan-10 |
This was the first time Gambhir retired hurt in Tests. Record of Indian batsman getting retired hurt on most occasions is held by Dilip Vengsarkar, who left batting on 6 occasions on getting injured out of which on 3 occasions, he came back to bat again.
Here is a list of Indian batsmen who retired hurt on multiple occasions:
| Player Name | No. of times Retired Hurt | No. of times Returned to bat |
| DB Vengsarkar | 6 | 3 |
| M Amarnath | 3 | 3 |
| R Dravid | 3 | 0 |
| VVS Laxman | 3 | 1 |
| A Kumble | 2 | 1 |
| DN Sardesai | 2 | 1 |
| SV Manjrekar | 2 | 1 |
(Stats updated till 11th October 2016)
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