5 memorable innings by Rahul Dravid in overseas conditions

#2 England vs India, Leeds, 2002

Rahul Dravid: 148 off 307 balls

It was a typical English day at Leeds when Sourav Ganguly, India's captain won the toss and to the surprise of many cricket pundits opted to bat first. Virender Sehwag tried hard curbing his instincts, to negate the new ball before falling for a meager 8 runs. It was now left to Sanjay Bangar and Rahul Dravid to deal with England's pace attack under hostile conditions. The ball was swinging outlandishly, yet Dravid showed immaculate control and judgment. He meticulously left the ball outside the off stump and anything on the legs was dismissed with precision. His willingness to repeatedly take blows on the body, offering his chest and shoulder to stomach the bounce was awe-inspiring. With his desire to bat out the ugly overs, Dravid's 148 paved way for the shenanigans of Sachin Tendulkar(193) and Sourav Ganguly(128) to take over as India amassed a barely believable score of 628/8d. India eventually went on to win the match by an innings and 46 runs but not before Rahul Dravid had affirmed his status as a modern batting great.