The Indian top order of Rohit Sharma, Yashasvi Jaiswal and Shubman Gill have enjoyed plenty of success in red ball over the last couple of years, especially after Jaiswal’s introduction to Test cricket in West Indies in 2023.

With their consistent performances, they have created a great reputation of performing consistently in difficult and challenging conditions as we saw in the Kanpur Test where they went hammer and tongs with the bat during the shortened match.

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In West Indies last year, the duo of Rohit and Jaiswal scored centuries at strike rates of 46.60 and 44.18 respectively in what was a new challenge for the youngster. 

In this article, The Sporting News takes a look at where the Indian top order stands among their contemporaries.

Best performing Test top orders in Tests since 2023

The top order of India in Test has outperformed all the other teams in the period starting from 2023. They have had 11 centuries together which is 3 more than the second-best New Zealand.

The Indians also average the best with 43.76 in 16 matches which is more than 2.5 runs per wicket over Sri Lankans who are second in the list with an average of 41.14 runs.

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Among the big three of India, England and Australia, India currently stands head and shoulders ahead of the other two with 4 more centuries than England and 6 more than Australia.

*Stats as of October 7, 2024

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