Top 6 impactful unbeaten 90s in Tests and ODIs

#3 Rahul Dravid: 92* – Bristol, 2007

All it took Dravid was 63 balls to smash 92

The most defensive batsman in the world broke all barriers and stunned the world when he got rid of his quiet approach and showed England’s bowlers his aggressive side. On a small ground and with India 0-1 down in the series, Rahul Dravid plundered them to all parts with exceptional – and clean – stroke play.

All it took Dravid was 63 balls to smash 92 – with eleven fours and a classical six lofted over square point – which pushed India’s score to 329/7. His fifty came up from 43 deliveries with boundaries cut, flicked and driven all over.

With two overs remaining, India’s captain was eleven away from a hundred but faced only two more balls to miss out on a memorable century, though eventually be chosen the Man of the Match for smashing at a strike rate of 146. On a fine batting surface in Bristol, England fell short by nine runs in an engrossing encounter as India levelled the series on an evening when Sachin Tendulkar fell for 99.