Sunday, December 09, 2007

Highest innings by Indian batsmen

Sourav Ganguly completed his maiden double century in Bangalore Test. His innings is now the seventh highest by an Indian batsman. Incidentally Ganguly's 239 is the highest score by an Indian left-hander. The following table has the details:

Highest innings by Indian batsmen
 
Score Batsman Opponent Venue Season
309 V Sehwag v Pakistan Multan 2003-04
281 VVS Laxman v Australia Kolkata 2000-01
270 R Dravid v Pakistan Rawalpindi 2003-04
254 V Sehwag v Pakistan Lahore 2005-06
248* SR Tendulkar v Bangladesh Dhaka 2004-05
241* SR Tendulkar v Australia Sydney 2003-04
239 SC Ganguly v Pakistan Bangalore 2007-08
236* SM Gavaskar v West Indies Chennai 1983-84
233 R Dravid v Australia Adelaide 2003-04
231 MH Mankad v New Zealand Chennai 1955-56

Highest innings by Indian left-handers

Runs Batsman Opponent Venue Season
239 SC Ganguly v Pakistan Bangalore 2007-08
227 VG Kambli v Zimbabwe Delhi 1992-93
224 VG Kambli v England Mumbai 1992-93
173 SC Ganguly v Sri Lanka Mumbai 1997-98
169 Yuvraj Singh v Pakistan Bangalore 2007-08


Highest innings by Indian left-handers against Pakistan

 
Runs Batsman Venue Season
239 SC Ganguly Bangalore 2007-08
169 Yuvraj Singh Bangalore 2007-08
122 Yuvraj Singh Karachi 2005-06
112 Yuvraj Singh Lahore 2003-04
110 DH Shodhan Calcutta 1952-53
102 SC Ganguly Calcutta 2007-08
102 Irfan Pathan Bangalore 2007-08