Top 5 run scores in the Australia vs India Border-Gavaskar trophy 2014-15

Top 5 run scores in the Australia vs India Border-Gavaskar trophy 2014-15: In the India-Australia Border-Gavaskar series that concluded today we saw some excellent performances from the batters of both sides that played a vital role in deciding the outcome. Here we look at the top 5 highest runs scorers in the series. Skippers of both the teams Steve Smith and Virat Kohli will have special memories of the series as both of them were elevated by their country to lead the team and scored highest runs for the units and led from the front. 1. Steve Smith Smith played 8 innings in the series and scored 769 runs. . (Photo Source : Getty Images) Steve Smith was leading runs scorer in this test series. He was made the captain of the test side from the second test match onwards. In the first test he scored 162 and 52 runs. Smith carried the supreme form in the next three test matches as well. In the second test he scored 133 and 28. Melbourne test saw him smash 192 and 14 runs in both the innings. In the final test match he scored 117 and 71. Smith played 8 innings in the series and scored 769 runs. The Indian bowlers did not have any armor in their bowling to test the batsman of Smith’s calibre and talent. 2. Virat Kohli This shows that Virat Kohli the skipper has grown into the backbone of the Indian batting order. (Photo Source: Getty Images) After a disappointing test series in England last year, Virat Kohl draw back. his very best in the 8 innings that he played in Australia. For the first test match at Adelaide he was the standing captain of the team and scored centuries in both innings which almost took India pretty close to victory. Though in the second test match Virat failed to score big in both the innings. In the first innings of the third test match he scored yet another century at Melbourne, whereas in the second innings he scored 46 runs. Following skipper MS Dhoni’s retirement from Test cricket Kohli automatically took over as the full-time captain of the Indian cricket team from the fourth test match, where he scored (147) another century in the first and got out on 46 in the last innings of the test series. At the end of the series he totals 692 runs. This shows that Virat Kohli the skipper has grown into the backbone of the Indian batting order. He played some great strokes of the fast bowler and negotiated the spinners well. His weakness was fishing outside off stump, with a technical correction he to a certain extent overcame the drawback. 3. Murali Vijay In the 8 innings Murali Vijay scored 482 runs. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Murali Vijay has been the main pillar of Indian batting in this test series. As an opener he has played exceptionally well. Vijay played patient innings all through the series, coming true to his dressing room name ‘Monk’. In the 8 innings he scored 482 runs. In first test he scored 50 and 99. After failing to get to triple figures in the Adelaide test Vijay came to the second test with more grit and a plan to keep himself off the nervousness and he scored a brilliant 144 in thr first innings but got out on 27 in the 2nd. In the third test match he scored 68 and 11. And in the final test match he scored 0 and 80 respectively. He played well against the new ball and waited for the right opportunities to score runs without risk. 4. David Warner With a total of 427 runs Warner becomes the fourth highest run getter in the series. (Photo Source: Getty Images) David Warner played a crucial role in Australia winning the test series. He played with positive intent and just took the attack into the Indian bowlers. In the first test match he began with a quick fire 145 and followed it up with 102 in the second innings. In the second and third test matches he failed to capitalise on starts (Brisbane- scored 29 and 6 and in Melbourne 0 and 40). In the last test match he again scored a hundred with 101, but R Ashwin got the better of him in the second innings dismissing Warner for 4. With a total of 427 runs he becomes the fourth highest run getter in the series. 5. Chris Rogers Chris Rogers finished fifth in the series with 417 runs. (Photo Source: Getty Images) Chris Rogers a seasoned opening batsman gave Australia good starts in last three matches of the Border-Gavaskar trophy with David Warner. In the first test match he scored 9 and 21 falling early on both occasions. From the second test onwards he scored 7 fifties in a row. In the second test match he scored 55 and 55. At Melbourne he scored 57 and 69. In the test match at Sydney he played a crucial knock of 95 and 56 in both the innings. During the fourth test match Rogers and Warner gave the Aussies a perfect start, as the two struck together a 200 runs partnership for the first wicket. He not only provided the stability at the top but also allowed the batsmen coming after him an opportunity to score without any pressure. He finished fifth in the series with 417 runs. There some other players the likes of Ajinkya Rahane, KL Rahul, also showed their batting skill for India and Burns for Australia also had a good series.