Whenever India and Australia lock horns in the Border Gavaskar Trophy, the focus remains on the superstar batsmen from both sides. The two teams have been traditional batting powerhouses and have had several batting legends accrediting to them. In their rivalry as well, the cricketing fraternity has been fortunate to witness some phenomenal batting performances.
With the series between the two teams barely a few days ago, the story will be no different this around as well. The captains, Virat Kohli and Steven Smith, are ranked number 2 and 1 respectively in the ICC Test Batsmen Rankings, and that stat alone speaks volumes about what to expect from this edition of the Border Gavaskar Trophy.
Keeping in mind the batsmen ruling the roost, we go through the top 5 batsmen with most runs in this much cherished cricketing rivalry: