STATS: 10 highest individual scores following on
In Test cricket, following on is never easy especially when trailing by a huge margin. Here are the Top 10 individual scores after being asked to follow on. Some were successful in saving the Test, and some took their team to a win.
| Player | Runs | Opposition | Result | Margin | Ground | Season |
| Hanif Mohammad (Pak) | 337 | West Indies | drawn | Bridgetown | 1957/58 | |
| VVS Laxman (India) | 281 | Australia | won | 171 runs | Kolkata | 2000/01 |
| G Kirsten (SA) | 275 | England | drawn | Durban | 1999/00 | |
| Saleem Malik (Pak) | 237 | Australia | drawn | Rawalpindi | 1994/95 | |
| A Flower (Zim) | 232* | India | drawn | Nagpur | 2000/01 | |
| DN Sardesai (India) | 200* | New Zealand | drawn | Mumbai (BS) | 1964/65 | |
| A Flower (Zim) | 199* | South Africa | lost | 9 wickets | Harare | 2001/02 |
| GJ Whittall (Zim) | 188* | New Zealand | lost | 8 wickets | Harare | 2000/01 |
| DC Boon (Aus) | 184* | England | drawn | Sydney | 1987/88 | |
| R Dravid (India) | 180 | Australia | won | 171 runs | Kolkata | 2000/01 |