The level of competition has only increased with each passing generation.
Here are 5 batsmen with the most runs against Australia in ODIs
Sachin Tendulkar has amassed 3,077 runs in 71 matches at an average of 44.59
and strike rate of 84.71 followed by Rohit Sharma who has 2,208 runs in 40 games.
Kolhi comes at three with 1910 runs in 40 matches. The fourth and fifth places are occupied by former Indian skipper MS Dhoni and Shikhar Dhawan respectively.
| Player |
Matches |
Runs |
Average |
Strike Rate |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
71 |
3077 |
44.59 |
84.71 |
| Rohit Sharma |
40 |
2208 |
61.33 |
93.87 |
| Virat Kohli |
40 |
1910 |
54.57 |
96.65 |
| MS Dhoni |
55 |
1660 |
44.86 |
80.89 |
| Shikhar Dhawan |
27 |
1145 |
45.80 |
98.79 |
Most Wickets:
Kapil Dev has the most wickets against Australia followed by Ajit Agarkar and Javagal Srinath.
| Player |
Matches |
Wickets |
Economy |
| Kapil Dev |
41 |
45 |
3.67 |
| Ajit Agarkar |
21 |
36 |
5.84 |
| Javagal Srinath |
29 |
33 |
4.89 |
| Harbhajan Singh |
35 |
32 |
4.63 |
| Irfan Pathan |
24 |
31 |
6.05 |
Most Hundreds:
Sachin Tendulkar at the top in this list as well. He has scored nine 100s in his career. He is followed by Indian captain Virat Kohli who is just one behind with 8 hundreds.
| Player |
Matches |
100 |
| Sachin Tendulkar |
71 |
9 |
| Virat Kohli |
40 |
8 |
| Rohit Sharma |
40 |
8 |
| VVS Laxman |
21 |
4 |
| Shikhar Dhawan |
27 |
4 |
Highest Scores:
Rohit Sharma occupies three of the top five places in this list. His best was at Perth in 2016, when he scored 171 runs in 163 balls.
| Players |
Score |
Balls |
Ground |
| Rohit Sharma |
171 |
163 |
Perth |
| Yuvraj Singh |
139 |
122 |
Sydney |
| Rohit Sharma |
138 |
139 |
Melbourne |
| Rohit Sharma |
133 |
129 |
Sydney |
| Shikhar Dhawan |
126 |
113 |