6 Greatest Test knocks by Indian batsmen in this millennium

#1 VVS Laxman 281 vs Australia

VVS Laxman has bailed out the team on numerous occasion

Australia's tour of India in 2001 was special in many ways as the series was closely fought between the two competitive teams. The Aussies were determined to conquer the India fortress, and they almost pulled off a series win until the most defining knock played by VVS Laxman changed it completely.

India was down and out of the series after they were thrashed in the first Test by Australia. The Aussies continued their dominance in the second match and posted 445 runs in the first innings. In response to the innings total, India failed miserably and was bundled out for mere 171 runs.

The Australian enforced the follow-on and India were in deep trouble after losing four wickets with 232 runs on the board. It seemed that the loss was inevitable, but VVS Laxman and Rahul Dravid stitched an amazing partnership of 376 runs which lasted for four sessions.

Laxman played an unbelievable knock of 281 runs considering the context of the match situation and series on the line. As a result of his incredible innings, India pulled off a miraculous win with some special bowling performances.

This knock was the most amazing innings as it embarked the beginning of the golden era and also created a sense of hope, especially after the match-fixing scandal.