Ben Stokes Leads Sixes, Joe Root Tops Runs in World Test Championship History
The World Test Championship (WTC) has highlighted aggressive batting, with England's Ben Stokes leading in sixes (88) and India's Rishabh Pant second (77). Five Indian players feature in the top ten six-hitters. In the 2025-27 WTC cycle, England's Joe Root leads in runs scored (1,108), followed by Harry Brook and India's Shubman Gill, who ranks third with 950 runs and the highest batting average (79.16). Gill set records during the 2025 England tour, including the highest individual WTC score by an Indian (269).
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zeenews broke this story on 10 Aug, 01:47 pm. Other outlets followed.