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Laxman's 281: India's best against the Aussies?

December 05, 2018 09:38 IST

Rajneesh Gupta surveys the batting landscape in India-Australia Test encounters.

V V S Laxman celebrates his double century during the Test against Australia at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, March 2001

IMAGE: Inarguably, the finest Indian knock in the history of India-Australia cricket: V V S Laxman celebrates his double century during the Eden Gardens Test, Kolkata, March 2001. Photograph: Hamish Blair/AllSport/Getty Images

INDIVIDUAL HUNDREDS

INDIA: 78

AUSTRALIA: 103

HIGHEST INDIVIDUAL INNINGS

INDIA

Runs	Batsman	Venue	Season
281	V V S Laxman	Kolkata	2000-2001
241*	Sachin Tendulkar	Sydney	2003-2004
233	Rahul Dravid	Adelaide	2003-2004
224	M S Dhoni	Chennai	2012-2013
214	Sachin Tendulkar	Bengaluru	2010-2011
206	Ravi Shastri	Sydney	1991-1992
206	Gautam Gambhir	Delhi	2008-2009
204	Cheteshwar Pujara	Hyderabad	2012-2013
202	Cheteshwar Pujara	Ranchi	2016-2017
200*	V V S Laxman	Delhi	2008-2009

AUSTRALIA

Runs	Batsman	Venue	Season
329*	Michael Clarke	Sydney	2011-2012
257	Ricky Ponting	Melbourne	2003-2004
242	Ricky Ponting	Adelaide	2003-2004
223	Justin Langer	Sydney	1999-2000
221	Ricky Ponting	Adelaide	2011-2012
213	Kim Hughes	Adelaide	1980-1981
210	Dean Jones	Madras	1986-1987
210	Michael Clarke	Adelaide	2011-2012
204	Greg Chappell	Sydney	1980-1981
203	Matthew Hayden	Chennai	2000-2001
201	Don Bradman	Adelaide	1947-1948

Shikhar Dhawan acknowledges the cheers from the Mohali crowd after scoring the fastest century on Test debut -- a century off only 85 balls at a strike rate of 117.64, March 16, 2013. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan acknowledges the cheers from the Mohali crowd after scoring the fastest century on Test debut -- a century off only 85 balls at a strike rate of 117.64, March 16, 2013. Photograph: BCCI

FASTEST HUNDREDS

INDIA

Balls	Player	Venue	Season
85	Shikhar Dhawan (187) #	Mohali	2012-2013
97	Krishnamachari Srikkanth (116)	Sydney	1985-1986
107	Sachin Tendulkar (177)	Bengaluru	1997-1998
109	Kapil Dev (119)	Madras	1986-1987

David Warner scored the fastest century by an opener, 100 off only 69 balls, against India, at the WACA, Perth, January 11, 2012.

IMAGE: David Warner scored the fastest century by an opener, 100 off only 69 balls, against India, at the WACA, Perth, January 11, 2012.

AUSTRALIA

Balls	Player	Venue	Season
69	David Warner (180)	Perth	2011-2012
84	Adam Gilchrist (122)	Mumbai	2000-2001
103	Adam Gilchrist (104)	Bengaluru	2004-2005
106	David Warner (145)	Adelaide	2014-2015
108	David Warner (101)	Sydney	2014-2015

# on Test debut

Vijay Hazare in action

IMAGE: The legendary Vijay Samuel Hazare in action. Photograph: Fox Photos/Getty Images

HUNDREDS IN BOTH INNINGS OF A TEST

INDIA

Vijay Hazare	116 and 145	Adelaide	1947-1948
Virat Kohli	115 and 141	Adelaide	2014-2015

AUSTRALIA

Don Bradman	132 and 127*	Melbourne	1947-1948
David Warner	145 and 102	Adelaide	2014-2015

VICTIMS OF 99

INDIA

Batsman	Venue	Season	How out
Pankaj Roy	Delhi	1959-1960	caught
Ajit Wadekar	Melbourne	1967-1968	caught
Murali Vijay	Adelaide	2014-2015	lbw

AUSTRALIA

Batsman	Venue	Season	How out
Bill Brown	Melbourne	1947-1948	run out
Ian Chappell	Calcutta	1969-1970	caught
Matthew Hayden	Brisbane	2003-2004	caught
Simon Katich	Nagpur	2004-2005	lbw
Mitchell Starc	Mohali	2012-2013	caught
Shaun Marsh	Melbourne	2014-2015	run out

Rahul Dravid sweeps as Aussie wicket-keeper Brad Haddin looks on, the Adelaide Oval, January 27, 2012.

IMAGE: Rahul Dravid sweeps as Aussie wicket-keeper Brad Haddin looks on, the Adelaide Oval, January 27, 2012. Photograph: Hamish Blair/Getty Images

MOST RUNS IN A SERIES

INDIA

Player	Season	in	Tests	Innings	Not Out	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Virat Kohli	2014-2015	Australia	4	8	0	692	169	86.50	4	1
Rahul Dravid	2003-04	Australia	4	8	3	619	233	123.80	1	3
Gundappa Viswanath	1979-80	India	6	8	1	518	161*	74.00	2	2
V V S Laxman	2000-01	India	3	6	0	503	281	83.83	1	3

AUSTRALIA

Player	Season	in	Tests	Innings	Not Out	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Steve Smith	2014-2015	Australia	4	8	2	769	192	128.16	4	2
Don Bradman	1947-48	Australia	5	6	2	715	201	178.75	4	1
Ricky Ponting	2003-2004	Australia	4	8	1	706	257	100.85	2	2
Michael Clarke	2011-2012	Australia	4	6	1	626	329*	125.20	2	0
Kim Hughes	1979-1980	India	6	12	2	594	100	59.40	1	5
David Boon	1991-1992	Australia	5	9	2	556	135	79.42	3	1
Matthew Hayden	2000-2001	India	3	6	1	549	203	109.80	2	2
Ricky Ponting	2011-2012	Australia	4	6	1	544	221	108.80	2	3
Bobby Simpson	1977-1978	Australia	5	10	0	539	176	53.90	2	2
Allan Border	1979-1980	India	6	12	0	521	162	43.41	1	3

Virat Kohli celebrates his century as Steve Smith looks on during the Melbourne Test in 2014. Photograph: Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

IMAGE: Virat Kohli celebrates his century as Steve Smith looks on during the Melbourne Test in 2014. Photograph: Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images

MOST RUNS IN INDIA-AUSTRALIA TESTS

INDIA

Player	Tests	Innings	Not Out	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Sachin Tendulkar	39	74	8	3,630	241*	55.00	11	16
V V S Laxman	29	54	5	2,434	281	49.67	6	12
Rahul Dravid	32	60	6	2,143	233	39.68	2	13
Virender Sehwag	22	43	1	1,738	195	41.38	3	9
Sunil Gavaskar	20	31	1	1,550	172	51.66	8	4
Gundappa Viswanath	18	31	2	1,538	161*	53.03	4	9
Sourav Ganguly	24	44	4	1,403	144	35.07	2	7
Virat Kohli	15	27	1	1,322	169	50.84	6	3
Dilip Vengsarkar	24	38	4	1,304	164*	38.35	2	7
Murali Vijay	13	24	0	1,275	167	53.12	4	6
Cheteshwar Pujara	12	22	2	1,101	204	55.05	2	6

AUSTRALIA

Player	Tests	Innings	Not Out	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s
Ricky Ponting	29	51	4	2,555	257	54.36	8	12
Michael Clarke	22	40	2	2,049	329*	53.92	7	6
Matthew Hayden	18	35	3	1,888	203	59.00	6	8
Allan Border	20	35	5	1,567	163	52.23	4	9
Steve Smith	10	20	3	1,429	192	84.05	7	3
David Boon	11	20	3	1,204	135	70.82	6	2
Bobby Simpson	11	21	0	1,125	176	53.57	4	6
Steve Waugh	18	31	5	1,090	150	41.92	2	5
Simon Katich	14	26	3	1,088	125	47.30	2	6
David Warner	16	30	0	1,081	180	36.03	4	3
Mike Hussey	14	24	2	1,078	150*	49.00	3	4
Justin Langer	14	26	0	1,047	223	40.26	3	4

Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay acknowledge the cheers from the Mohali crowd after their record opening stand, March 16, 2013. Photograph: BCCI

IMAGE: Shikhar Dhawan and Murali Vijay acknowledge the cheers from the Mohali crowd after their record opening stand, March 16, 2013. Photograph: BCCI

RECORD PARTNERSHIP FOR EACH WICKET

INDIA

Wicket	Partnership	Batsman1	Batsman2	Venue	Season
1	289	Murali Vijay	Shikar Dhawan	Mohali	2012-2013
2	370	Murali Vijay	Cheteshwar Pujara	Hyderabad	2012-2013
3	308	Murali Vijay	Sachin Tendulkar	Bengaluru	2010-2011
4	353	Sachin Tendulkar	V V S Laxman	Sydney	2003-2004
5	376	V V S Laxman	Rahul Dravid	Kolkata	2000-2001
6	298*	Dilip Vengsarkar	Ravi Shastri	Bombay	1986-1987
7	199	Cheteshwar Pujara	Wriddhiman Saha	Ranchi	2016-2017
8	129	Sachin Tendulkar	Harbhajan Singh	Sydney	2007-2008
9	140	M S Dhoni	Bhuvneshwar Kumar	Chennai	2012-2013
10	94	Sunil Gavaskar	Shivlal Yadav	Adelaide	1985-1986

AUSTRALIA

Wicket	Partnership	Batsman1	Batsman2	Venue	Season
1	217	David Boon	Geoff Marsh	Sydney	1985-1986
2	236	Sid Barnes	Don Bradman	Adelaide	1947-1948
3	222	Allan Border	Kim Hughes	Madras	1979-1980
4	386	Ricky Ponting	Michael Clarke	Adelaide	2011-2012
5	334*	Michael Clarke	Mike Hussey	Sydney	2011-2012
6	197	Matthew Hayden	Adam Gilchrist	Mumbai	2000-2001
7	173	Andrew Symonds	Brad Hogg	Sydney	2007-2008
8	117	Simon Katich	Jason Gillespie	Sydney	2003-2004
9	133	Steve Waugh	Jason Gillespie	Kolkata	2000-2001
10	77	Allan Border	Dave Gilbert	Melbourne	1985-1986

Rajneesh Gupta