We’re going to be talking about Duleep Trophy on this page on Read Scoops, which is one of the oldest First Class cricket tournaments in India. And since it’s got a rich history, there are going to be some players who went down in history books as the top batters, top bowlers, highest run scorers, most dismissals behind the stumps, and much more.
Here, we’ve covered the top run scorers in Duleep Trophy history, right from inception in the 1961-62 season. Since Indian national side players don’t frequently play in these regional tournaments, you won’t find a lot of current international cricketers in the top 10 list of Duleep Trophy most runs in history.
Who are the Duleep Trophy highest run scorers?
Topping the list as the highest run getter in Duleep Trophy history is none other than Wasim Jaffer, probably one of India’s best in the longest format, who didn’t get a very long international career. He amassed runs in the Ranji Trophy as well as Duleep Trophy, here scoring 2,545 runs in 30 career games, including 8 centuries and a batting average of 55+.
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He’s followed by Vikram Rathour, Anshuman Gaekwad, Ajay Sharma, and others. However, one of the most legendary names to emerge on the list is former Indian opener, Sunil Gavaskar. See below for our complete Duleep Trophy highest run scorers list, updated as of 18th September 2024, during the Duleep Trophy 2024 season in India:
Duleep Trophy most runs list
| Batter | Matches | Runs | Career span | High Score |
| Wasim Jaffer | 30 | 2,545 | 1997-2013 | 173* |
| Vikram Rathour | 25 | 2,265 | 1993-2002 | 249 |
| Anshuman Gaekwad | 26 | 2,004 | 1974-1987 | 216 |
| Ajay Sharma | 26 | 1,961 | 1984-1997 | 202 |
| Aakash Chopra | 24 | 1,918 | 1997-2011 | 205* |
| Sunil Gavaskar | 22 | 1,859 | 1972-1986 | 228 |
| Mohammad Kaif | 21 | 1,827 | 1998-2013 | 202* |
| Robin Singh | 25 | 1,721 | 1988-2001 | 155 |
| Lalchand Rajput | 18 | 1,705 | 1984-1993 | 275 |
| Mohinder Amarnath | 31 | 1,692 | 1969-1988 | 207 |
You’ll know Rathore from this list as the current batting coach of the Indian team, while Gaekwad was another legendary name who passed away recently, in July 2024. Aakash Chopra is a common name on broadcasting shows in today’s times, while other former Indian national team players to feature in the list are Mohammad Kaif, Robin Singh, and Mohinder Amarnath.
Finishing slightly outside the top 10 top Duleep Trophy run scorers is is WV Raman, Gagan Khoda, and Sridharan Sriram. From those to have played in most recent years, the highest scorer outside this list is former wicket-keeper Dinesh Karthik who got 1,672 runs in 21 games, having played his last Duleep Trophy season in 2017.
Duleep Trophy top run scorer 2024
Fast forward to today and in the current 2024-25 Duleep Trophy season, we have India A, B, C, and D battling it out in a round robin format season. After two rounds of the competition, Ricky Bhui and Musheer Khan are at the top of the run scorers charts with 184 and 182 runs respectively, in 2 games each; both scored a century each in the tournament so far.
With not many current players participating in this tournament regularly, we don’t anticipate many changes in the Duleep Trophy highest run scorers list, but we will update it in real-time as and when there are any changes. For similar cricketing updates from around the world, remember to always stay tuned to ReadScoops.com…
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