5 Highest Individual Test Scores for India outside Asia

#2 Rahul Dravid 233 v Australia, Adelaide, 2003

Rahul Dravid helped India script a famous Test Match win in Australia

Having drawn the Test series in England, India came to Australia on a wave of expectations. A Ganguly century at Brisbane in the first Test meant that India held the upper hand for most of the drawn first Test. Day 1 of the next Test at Adelaide was all about the Home Team though as Australia racked up 400/5 on the first day itself, finishing with a massive 556, with Ricky Ponting contributing 242.

When India came out to bat, India's number 3 returned his Australian counterpart's favour. The ghosts of Kolkata 2001- Dravid and Laxman (148), came back to haunt Australia, reviving India from 85/4 with yet another triple hundred partnership. By the time India were done, bowled out for 523- 33 runs short of Australia, on the fourth morning, a draw seemed the most obvious result.

Ajit Agarkar's 6 wicket haul in the second innings though tore the game open, bowling out the Aussies for 196, and setting India 230 to pull a rabbit out of the hat, which they eventually did, late on the last day of the Test. And who ensured their safe passage? Rahul Dravid of course, with a patient unbeaten 72*, hitting the winning runs with a square cut boundary off Stuart McGill.

Saurav Ganguly said after the match that Dravid batted like God, and the Test is rightly remembered as "Dravid's Test".