5 Greatest Knocks Played By Indian Batsmen In Test Cricket 

#3.Rahul Dravid-270 Vs Pakistan (Rawalpindi 2004)

Dravid was a man blessed with impeccable technique and unwavering concentration

Rahul Dravid resembles a monk on a cricket field. He was a man blessed with impeccable technique and unflappable concentration. And, in the final test match against Pakistan at Rawalpindi in 2004, Dravid flattened the fearsome Pakistani attack consisting of the likes of Shoaib Akhtar, Mohammad Sami and Saqlain Mushtaq in a classic display of pure batsmanship.

His square cuts were pristine, his flick was ethereal, the head was steady and the weight was transferred on either foot with ease. And, in a classic that lasted 495 balls, Dravid conjured a magnificent 270, studded with 34 glorious hits to the fence. It was cricket’s most technically gifted player at his sublime best, and the Pakistani bowlers were left searching for answers as Dravid carved out a magnificent inning at Rawalpindi.

#2.Sachin Tendulkar-241 Vs Australia(Sydney 2004)

Great Sportsmen like Tendulkar can mould their game to suit any situation

Great sportsmen are made of a mental make-up that is inaccessible to the lesser mortals of the sport. They can mould their game to suit the situation, and look at the challenge in the eye, and vanquish it.

And, in the year 2004, at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sachin Tendulkar took batsmanship to a whole new level by refusing to play a single cover drive through the off side. It was a master showing the world that he can entirely cut out one part of the field, but can still play the way he wanted to.

Brett Lee was driven down the ground, Nathan Bracken was flicked past mid-wicket, and Stuart MacGill was cut and swept to the boundary. And, in a vigil that lasted 436 balls, Tendulkar carved out a magnificent 241*, that left the Australians dumbfounded.

It was after this knock, that Australian great Matthew Hayden remarked

“I have seen God. He bats at No.4 for India.”