5 Australian Test batsmen who shone in India

#1 Matthew Hayden

Hayden was an excellent sweeper of the ball which helped him combat spin

Matches	Innings	Runs	Average	100s	50s
11	22	1027	51.35	2	5

Who was scarier than Ricky Ponting? Whose presence seemed more daunting than Adam Gilchrist’s? Ask any Indian these questions, and the answer would be Matthew Hayden. The batting average of the left-hander in India is higher than his overall career average too.

In the early-2000s, he was a nightmare for every Indian - not many fans would forget the aggressive style of batting he displayed against the Indian team in 2001. He had a Herculean average of 109.80 in the series with scores of 119 in Mumbai, 97 and 67 in Kolkata and 203 in Chennai, where he batted through the first day. He was in Zeus-mode throughout the series and did not stop until it was over.

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Compared to that series, the 2004-05 series was average for the left-hander where he could score just a fifty and a couple of 30s. He gathered momentum in the 2007-08 tour and piled scores of 83 and 77 to his name.

Hayden was a strong name in the mighty Australian team and every time he landed in India, he made a point to prove that to the world.