An unknown batsman holds the record for scoring the most runs in Test matches without getting out

When Lara used to settle on the wicket, the opposition bowlers had to make every effort to get him out. Apart from him, Bradman, Rahul Dravid, Hanif Mohammad, Mahela Jayawardene, Kumar Sangakkara and Hashim Amla have also been famous for playing big innings by staying on the wicket, but the interesting thing is that none of these batsmen has the record of scoring the most runs in consecutive matches of Test cricket without getting out. This record has been made by a batsman who could play only 58 matches (20 Tests, 31 ODIs and 7 T20Is) during his 11-year international career. His Test career started at the age of 35 and many cricket lovers may not even be aware of his name properly. The record of scoring the most runs is in the name of Australia's Adam Voges, when he was out after scoring 614 runs in the 2015-16 season.

Faced neglect from Australian selectors

Voges was an unlucky batsman whose talent could not be recognized by the Australian selectors. He got a chance to debut in ODI/T20 at the age of 28 and in Test at the age of 35. It is true that the Australian team of his era was full of legends like Matthew Hayden, Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke, Justin Langer and David Warner but Voges definitely deserved a place in the team. Despite proving his talent in limited opportunities in ODIs, he had to wait a long time to get into the Test team. Voges' statistics in all three formats of cricket are amazing. In terms of run average in Test cricket, he is the second highest run scorer in the world after Don Bradman (average 99.94). In 20 Test matches, he scored 1485 runs at an amazing average of 61.87, Voges scored 870 runs (one century) in 31 ODIs at an average of 45.78 and a strike rate of 87.17 and 139 runs in 7 T20 matches at an average of 46.33 and a strike rate of 121.92. If this right-handed batsman had a longer international career, these records would have been even more spectacular.

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Voges scored 614 runs in Test matches without getting out
Voges holds the record for scoring the most runs in consecutive innings of a Test without getting out. In 2015, he scored an unbeaten 269 in the Hobart Test against the West Indies and immediately after that he scored an unbeaten 106 in the Melbourne Test. Voges did not get a chance to bat in the second innings of both these Tests and the Sydney Test that followed. After this, he played a Test against New Zealand in Wellington on 12 February 2016 and was out after scoring 239 runs. In this way, the opposition bowler got a chance to dismiss him after scoring 614 runs.

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'Master Blaster' is at second place with 497 runs
Apart from Voges, no batsman has been able to score even 500 runs in Test cricket without getting out. In second place is India's Sachin Tendulkar (497 runs), who was out after remaining unbeaten in two consecutive Test matches (241*, 60*, 194* and 2 runs) in 2004. In the fourth and last Test of the series against Australia which started on 2 January 2004, Sachin scored unbeaten 241 in the first innings and unbeaten 60 in the second innings. After the series ended, he played the next Test against Pakistan in Multan (28 March to 1 April 2004) and scored unbeaten 194 runs. Sachin's unbeaten streak was broken when he was out on a score of 2 runs in the second Test of the series in Lahore.

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Sobers got out after scoring 490 runs in a row
In this case, West Indies' Garfield aka Gary Sobers (490 runs) is in third place. In 1958, he scored an unbeaten 365 in the first innings of the third Test against Pakistan in Kingston (he did not get a chance to bat in the second innings) and then was out after scoring 125 runs in the fourth Test in Georgetown.

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Clarke is fourth with 489 runs
Australia's Michael Clarke (489 runs) is fourth on the list. Middle-order batsman Clarke scored an unbeaten 259 in the first Test against South Africa in Brisbane in November 2012 and then made 230 in the second Test in Adelaide this month.

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Kumar Sangakkara scored 479 runs in consecutive matches
Sri Lankan wicketkeeper-batsman Kumar Sangakkara is at the fifth position (479 runs) in this list. Left-handed batsman Sangakkara scored an unbeaten 200 in the first Test in Colombo and an unbeaten 222 in the second Test in Kandy against Bangladesh in July 2007. After this, Sri Lanka played the next Test series against Australia. He was out after scoring 57 runs in the first Test of the series which started in Hobart on 16 November.

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