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One team that always gives Australia [Images] a headache is India. Though known for its inconsistency, India always raises its game several notches when facing the World champions.

India are able to trouble the all-conquering Aussies because of the world class batsmen it has produced over the years.

A look at India's best players against Australia over the years reveals interesting details.

It is not Sachin Tendulkar [Images] who emerges the best batsman against Australia, but charimastic all-rounder Ravi Shastri.

Among the current lot, only VVS Laxman makes it to the all-time top 10.

	Overall Test Career				Record vs Australia				Difference in Avg
Player	Mts	Runs	Hs	Avg	Mts	Runs	HS	Avg
RJ Shastri	80	3830	206	35.79	9	622	206	77.75	+41.96
NR Mongia	44	1442	152	24.03	6	348	152	43.50	+19.47
DG Phadkar	31	1229	123	32.34	5	318	123	45.43	+13.09
ML Jaisimha	39	2056	129	30.69	6	434	101	43.40	+12.71
GR Viswanath	91	6080	222	41.93	18	1538	161*	53.03	+11.10
S Abid Ali	29	1018	81	20.36	5	304	81	30.40	+10.04
SMH Kirmani	88	2759	102	27.05	17	756	101*	36.00	+8.95
Nawab of Pataudi Jr.	46	2793	203*	34.91	11	829	128*	43.63	+8.72
NJ Contractor	31	1611	108	31.59	6	480	108	40.00	+8.41
VVS Laxman	96	6000	281	43.80	20	1823	281	50.64	+6.84

The table below shows how batsmen from the current squad have performed against Australia. While VVS Laxman, Sachin Tendulkar and Virender Sehwag [Images] raised their level, others like Rahul Dravid [Images] and Sourav Ganguly [Images] failed to live upto expectations.