Also Read Dravid equals Gavaskar's record Dravid's 233 highest innings abroad

It was also the third-highest score at Adelaide Oval and the highest by a non-Australian. Only three foreigners have ever made a higher score in Australia, all at Sydney.

A look at the Indians who have scored double centuries in Test cricket.

Score	Batsman	Vs	Inn	Test	Venue	Season
281	VVS Laxman	Aus	2nd	2nd	Kolkata	2000-01
236*	SM Gavaskar	WI	1st	6th	Madras MAC	1983-84
233	R Dravid	Aus	1st	2nd	Adelaide	2003-04
231	MH Mankad	NZ	1st	5th	Madras (Corp)	1955-56
227	VG Kambli	Zim	1st	1st	Delhi	1992-93
224	VG Kambli	Eng	1st	3rd	Bombay WS	1992-93
223	MH Mankad	NZ	1st	2nd	Bombay BS	1955-56
223	PR Umrigar	NZ	1st	1st	Hyderabad	1955-56
222	R Dravid	NZ	1st	1st	Ahmedabad	2003-04
222	GR Viswanath	Eng	1st	5th	Madras MAC	1981-82
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	SR Tendulkar	NZ	1st	3rd	Ahmedabad	1999-00
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
205	SM Gavaskar	WI	1st	1st	Bombay WS	1978-79
203*	Pataudi (Nawab of)	Eng	2nd	4th	Delhi	1963-64
201*	SR Tendulkar	Zim	1st	2nd	Nagpur	2000-01
201	NS Sidhu	WI	1st	2nd	Port-of-Spain	1996-97
201	AD Gaekwad	Pak	1st	2nd	Jullundur	1983-84
200*	R Dravid	Zim	1st	1st	Delhi	2000-01
200*	DN Sardesai	NZ	2nd	3rd	Bombay BS	1964-65