Top 5 innings played by Indian batsmen against Australia

#3 Sachin Tendulkar- 175, at Hyderabad, 2009

In a nutshell, this was similar to Sachin's iconic innings at Chennai in 1999 against Pakistan. Sachin ignited hope when things were falling apart and took India to the doorstep of a famous victory only to fall at the end.

In the 5th ODI between India and Australia, the visitors amassed 350 runs and then pushed India to four down for 162 in 24 overs.

From one end, Sachin had unleashed his fury and was looking in supreme touch. But when it looked like he may run out of partners, Suresh Raina joined him and the duo wrecked havoc at Hyderabad.

Raina was dismissed in the 43th over, but Sachin remained strong and kept the chase going. The little master was out in the 48th over, when India needed 19 runs off 18 balls. However, Sachin's departure panicked India's lower order and India fell short by three runs.

Sachin alone scored more than half of India's total runs and during his stay, kept the Aussie bowlers in check. He prevented pacers Hilfenhaus and Bollinger from settling down and kept on punishing them whenever they committed an error. He was especially severe when he was offered width.

With his powerful drives and punches, he sent the ball to the fence and smartly rotated the strike.

Sachin ensured that the lone spinner, Nathan Hauritz didn't find his rhythm. The Indian opener stepped out frequently to trash him over his head and also went back at times to play him behind the square. Hauritz bowled only five overs in the game.