It is quite comfortable for a batsman to play matches on his home ground as the conditions of the home pitches can be more easily understood by the batsman. At the same time, when he plays out of his home ground, he fails. This is the reason why there have been many batsmen who have scored runs in their home conditions, but abroad, they been nothing other than disappointment.
There have been many such Indian batsmen who have scored fiercely in their country as well as abroad. Today in this article, we talk about 3 Indian players who have easily scored over 10,000 runs while playing in overseas conditions.
Virat Kohli
Former Indian captain and run machine Virat Kohli may be battling his poor form at the present time, but even today he is one of the best batsmen in the world. Virat Kohli is not only famous for scoring runs in his home grounds but he has also proved his metal in batting in overseas conditions.
During his career, Virat Kohli has appeared in 205 international matches abroad, in which he has scored 10,581 runs with 34 centuries. Virat Kohli averages 48.53 in overseas and has the highest score of 200 runs.
Rahul Dravid
Legendary batsman and current India head coach Rahul Dravid, who is called the wall of Indian batting, also comes in those players who did not have to be subject to conditions to score runs. In his career of 16 years, Rahul Dravid played 211 matches overseas, in which he scored 11696 runs in 275 innings with the help of 23 centuries and 73 half-centuries. His highest score was 270 runs.
Sachin Tendulkar
In this list, the name of Sachin Tendulkar, India’s legendary batsman and considered to be the God of cricket, tops the list. In his 24 year long cricket career, Sachin Tendulkar scored runs everywhere in the country and abroad. In 323 innings of 254 matches overseas, Sachin Tendulkar scored 13780 runs with 41 centuries and 60 half-centuries at an average of 46.55. Sachin Tendulkar’s highest score overseas was 248 not out, which is also the highest score of his career.
