| Player | Minutes | Match | Ground | Season |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| R Nayyar (271) | 1,015 | Himachal Pradesh v Jammu and Kashmir | Chamba | 1999-2000 |
| Hanif Mohammad (337) * | 970 | Pakistan v West Indies | Bridgetown | 1957-58 |
| SB Gohel (359 not out) | 964 | Gujarat v Odisha | Jaipur | 2016/17 |
| VA Saxena (257) | 907 | Rajasthan v Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 2011-12 |
| G Kirsten (275) | 878 | South Africa v England | Durban | 1999-2000 |
| SC Cook (390) | 838 | Lions v Warriors | East London | 2009-10 |
| T Kohli (300) | 823 | Punjab v Jharkhand | Jamshedpur | 2012-13 |
| SS Shukla (178 not out) | 821 | Uttar Pradesh v Tamil Nadu | Nagpur | 2008-09 |
| A Chopra (301 not out) | 812 | Rajasthan v Maharashtra | Nasik | 2010-11 |
| ST Jayasuriya (340) | 799 | Sri Lanka v India | Colombo | 1997-98 |
| Leonard Hutton (364) | 797 | England v Australia | The Oval | 1938 |
| SH Kotak (168 not out) | 796 | Saurashtra v Mumbai | Mumbai | 2007-08 |
* He believes he batted for 999 minutes