Top 5 centuries by Indian batsmen in Australia

Scoring runs in Australia is always a daunting task. Even some of the world’s best have struggled to make a name for themselves down under and Indian batsman are no exception. However, there have been some iconic knocks that will be long remembered by cricket fans for specific reasons. With India’s younger lot all set to enter the tour of Australia and hope to set some records straight, let us recall the five best centuries scored by the Indian greats in the testing conditions of Australia:

#5 113 - Sunil Gavaskar, Brisbane, 1977

The Indian opener’s 113 nearly won the game for India in the fourth innings of the Test at the Gabba. Chasing a difficult total of 341, India lost Dilip Vengsarkar early. Gavaskar then added valuable partnerships of 81 and 59 with Mohinder Amarnath and Gundappa Vishwanath respectively, setting India on the way to a highly improbable win. 

However, the Australians continued to prize out the Indian wickets and Gavaskar eventually fell for 113. The scoreboard read 243/6 by the time of Gavaskar’s dismissal and India did manage to get to 324. A laudable effort in the final innings of a Test, especially at Brisbane, yet, defeat could not be avoided. 

Australia won by 16 runs as Bishan Singh Bedi remained unbeaten on 26. Syed Kirmani’s 55 went in vain too.