#7 Rahul Dravid – 92*vs England (Bristol – 2007)
The 2007 England tour was an excellent one for India. They managed to win the Test series (1-0) after 21 years. However, the ODI series was off to a bad start for India as they were thrashed by 104 runs.
India opted to bat first in the second ODI and were off to a brilliant start. They had a 113-run opening stand after which they were placed very well at 180/2 (in the 32nd over) when Tendulkar got out for 99. Rahul Dravid walked into bat at No. 4. On what was a very good pitch to bat, India needed a big total.
Dravid who was renowned for his classical batting produced a thrilling innings. He started off his innings by turning the strike over and hitting the odd boundary. But in the death overs, he unfurled a range of shots and put up an excellent batting show. He hit 11 fours and 1 six in his 63-ball innings and by the time the Indian innings ended he finished with an unbeaten 92. Even as wickets fell around him in the final overs, he kept scoring from his end and it helped India reach 329.
India eventually won the game by 9 runs and Dravid for his enthralling innings was awarded the Man of the Match.
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