5 teams that have the highest innings totals against India in Test matches

India played their first Test match in 1932 and the team took several decades before it became a competitive Test side that could hold its own against the finest sides in the world. The team often conceded huge totals against some of the leading teams and while it happened with greater regularity in the earlier, it did not mean that India stopped conceding big totals over the past three decades or so. In fact, the majority of the record totals that India has conceded has come in the past quarter of a century. So, let's take a look at 5 of the highest innings totals that India has ever conceded in Test cricket in a single inning.

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#5 680/8 declared by New Zealand at Wellington, 2014

This particular game should be clubbed with some of the most disappointing results for India overseas due to the position in which they found themselves and then they were thwarted by a record-breaking score by the opposition skipper.

After dismissing New Zealand for 192 in the first innings, India were in control of the game when they made 438. In their 2nd innings, New Zealand were in trouble again as they slumped to 94 for 5 and with a 1st innings deficit of 246 to contend with, it seemed that India were heading for an innings win.

However, New Zealand captain Brendon McCullum then played one of the longest innings in cricket history, spanning 12 hours and 45 minutes and got able support from wicketkeeper BJ Watling and all-rounder Jimmy Neesham.

McCullum made 302, which is the highest individual score in New Zealand's Test history, while both Watling and Neesham scored centuries. The hosts ended up scoring the fifth-highest score by any team against India when they finally declared at 680 for 8.

#4 699/5 by Pakistan at Lahore, 1989

Javed

Midnad

made life tough for the Indian bowlers

In perhaps one of the most mind-numbing boring Test matches ever played between the two arch-rivals, the hosts, Pakistan managed to score one of the highest scores ever against India in Test cricket.

Neither team had registered a win when the teams headed to Lahore for the third Test and on a batting beauty, India's batting was good. Batting first, they made 509, thanks to a career-best 218 from Sanjay Manjrekar. However, Pakistan were equal to the task and responded in kind.

Everybody in their batting line-up got runs. Opener Aamer Malik scored 113, while his partner Rameez Raja made 63. Saleem Malik at number 3 made 55 but could not kick on to score a big one. Pakistan's legendary batsman Javed Miandad made 145 and Shoaib Mohammad top-scored for the hosts with an unbeaten 203.

It was a run-fest of epic proportions and Pakistan only lost 5 wickets when the game was finally called off as a draw with the scoreboard reading 699 for 5.

#3 710/7 declared by England at Birmingham, 2011

Alastair Cook played a wonderful knock

The 2011 Test series in England was supposed to be a keenly contested encounter between the number 1 and number 2 ranked teams in the ICC Rankings. However, for India, it proved to be a nightmare and the nadir was reached in the 3rd Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham.

After England put them in to bat first, the Indian batsmen could not do much on a relatively benign pitch and were all out for 224. However, their true ordeal began when England started batting and the 186 run opening partnership of openers Andrew Strauss and Alastair Cook indicated that a leather hunt was in store.

The bowling attack of Ishant Sharma, Sreesanth, Praveen Kumar and Amit Mishra were totally ineffective as Alastair Cook played a marathon innings to bat India out of the game. He made 294 in 12 hours and 53 minutes, while Kevin Pietersen hit a 78 ball 63 and number 5 Eoin Morgan helped himself to a century as well.

India were finally put out of their misery when Strauss declared following Cook's dismissal for 294. England had made 710 for 7 and when they walked off, number 8 Tim Bresnan was batting at 53. India were shot out for 244 and went down 3-0 in the series as England romped home by an innings and 242 runs.

#2 760 for 7 declared by Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad, 2009

Mahela Jayawardene led Sri Lanka to quite a lead

When it comes to epic run fests, very few teams can boast of the sort of Test matches that India and Sri Lanka have produced over the course of the past few decades. In that respect, the 1st Test of the series in 2009 at Ahmedabad was no different.

Having elected to bat first, India scored 426, thanks to centuries from Rahul Dravid (177) and captain MS Dhoni (110). However, Sri Lanka's response was awe-inspiring as they took the Indian bowling attack apart in a display of immense of batting skills.

Opener T. Dilshan scored 112, while Mahela Jayawardene made 275 and finally wicketkeeper Prasanna Jayawardene helped himself to an unbeaten 154, as Sri Lanka declared for a colossal 760 for 7 in just over 202 overs.

They scored at a rate of 3.75 an over. India were of course under pressure, having conceded a lead of 334 runs but they batted out the remainder of the game and the match ended in a predictable draw.

#1 952 for 6 declared by Sri Lanka at Colombo (RPS), 1997

Sanath Jayasuriya stood hard at the crease

This was possibly the most boring Test match that the two teams have ever been involved in and only two innings were completed, however, Sri Lanka managed to score not only the biggest total ever against India but also the highest innings total in the history of Test cricket.

On an absolute batting paradise, India batted first and declared fat 537 for 8. However, when Sri Lanka batted, their total looked insignificant.

The hosts started batting towards the end of the 2nd day and then they kept batting till the end of the Test match. Opener Sanath Jayasuriya scored 340, while Roshan Mahanama got 225 and Aravinda de Silva 'chipped in' with a serene 126 as Indian bowlers were sent on an epic leather hunt.

They declared the innings closed at 952 for 6 eventually on the 5th day but by then the teams had decided to shake hands and call it a draw.