Top 5 T20 innings by Rahul Dravid

3. 66 runs off 51 balls (Rajasthan Royals v/s Chennai Super Kings, IPL 2011)

For all his efforts in the sweltering heat of Chennai, the veteran batsman just couldn’t nudge his side to a total that would be considered threatening against the Yellow Brigade. Despite a strong platform, his side just couldn’t capitalize on it, and Dhoni’s side ran out comfortable winners.

Making first use of the wicket, Dravid and Shane Watson got the side off to a steady start, with the former picking the gaps at will and running like a 20-year old between the wickets.

Rahul then took charge once the spinner arrived; he pulled Ashwin to the mid-wicket fence twice, then reverse-swept and punched SL off-spinner Suraj Randiv for three fours to different areas of the ground.

Easily the shot of the innings was his inside-out drive over extra cover off the left-arm spin of Shadab Jakati.

But none of his other teammates could keep the momentum going, and Mike Hussey and Suresh Raina set up a comfortable victory without breaking too much of a sweat – literally!