Top 5 Indian wins against Australia in Tests

#1 2nd Test Kolkata - Australia's tour of India 2001

One of the best wins that India ever had over Australia was at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in 2001 when India was trailing by 1-0 in the three-match series and was on the brink of a disappointing series loss at home. But, all of that didn't happen as we witnessed one of the best performances by the Indian team in the 2nd Test.

It was the month of March as the two captains - Sourav Ganguly, and Steve Waugh - walked out to toss. Australia called it right and chose to bat first. Mathew Hayden and Michael Slater opened the proceedings for Australia. On the back of Hayden (97), Langer (58), and Steve Waugh (110), Australia amassed 445 in their first innings with Harbhajan Singh, the newbie, taking seven wickets for India.

In contrast to Australia, India was bundled out for 171 with VVS Laxman (59) being the top-scorer. Glenn McGrath (4 wickets) was the pick of the bowlers for Australia. Consequently, Australia enforced the follow-on on India. And then, India's two of the finest batsmen displayed their best innings as they scored 281 and 180 respectively while taking India to a total of 657 for 7 (declared). Oh! I forgot to mention the names. But, do I need to?

Laxman's 281 and Dravid's 180 helped India post a hefty target of 384 runs ahead of Australia on the last day. And once again, Harbhajan's 6-wicket haul disintegrated the Australians as they managed to score only 212 in their second innings with India winning the game by 171 runs. India went on to win the 3rd Test as well while clinching the three-match series 2-1.