Rahul Dravid's innings of 233 is now the highest ever Test innings played by an Indian away from India. He moved ahead of Sunil Gavaskar who had made 221 against England at the Oval in 1979. The previous highest individual score by an Indian on Australian soil was 206 by Ravi Shastri at Sydney in 1991-92.

The details follow:

Score	Batsman	Vs	Inn	Test	Venue	Season
233	R Dravid	Aus	1st	2nd	Adelaide	2003-04
221	SM Gavaskar	Eng	2nd	4th	The Oval	1979
220	SM Gavaskar	WI	2nd	5th	Port-of-Spain	1970-71
218	SV Manjrekar	Pak	1st	3rd	Lahore	1989-90
217	R Dravid	Eng	1st	4th	The Oval	2002
212	DN Sardesai	WI	1st	1st	Kingston	1970-71
206	RJ Shastri	Aus	1st	3rd	Sydney	1991-92
201	NS Sidhu	WI	1st	2nd	Port-of-Spain	1996-97
193	SR Tendulkar	Eng	1st	3rd	Headingley	2002
192	M Azharuddin	NZ	1st	3rd	Auckland	1989-90
190	R Dravid	NZ	1st	3rd	Hamilton	1998-99
187	RJ Shastri	Eng	1st	3rd	The Oval	1990
184	MH Mankad	Eng	2nd	2nd	Lord's	1952
179	M Azharuddin	Eng	1st	2nd	Old Trafford	1990
177	SR Tendulkar	Eng	1st	3rd	Trent Bridge	1996