10 best drawn Test matches of the last decade

#1 South Africa v India, Johannesburg, 2013

Du Plessis and De Villiers almost did the unthinkable

It is not only the greatest drawn Test match of the past decade but possibly the greatest in cricketing history. In the first Test of the two-game series in South Africa, the hosts were on the verge of pulling off a record chase but had to pull the shutters down after a string of wickets fell.

India dominated the Test at the beginning. They scored 280 in the first innings, thanks to Virat Kohli's brilliant 119 and then dismissed South Africa for 244, following a fine show from the trio of Zaheer Khan, Mohammed Shami and Ishant Sharma. 153 from Cheteshwar Pujara and 96 from Kohli in the 2nd innings helped them pile up 421 and left South Africa with a target of 458 in a day and a half.

South Africa recovered from 197 for 4 on the 5th day to stage a remarkable comeback through their batting stars Faf du Plessis and AB de Villiers. Both scored centuries and when De Villiers departed, South Africa had reached 402 and were very much in with a chance of claiming a record-breaking victory. However, two more wickets fell and the South Africans eventually shut up shop. Dale Steyn hit a six off the last delivery to get them to within eight runs of the target but it was not enough.