5 times an Indian batsman scored more than 50% of the team's total outside the subcontinent

3 Virender Sehwag 195 v Australia at Melbourne, 2003

Virender Sehwag hits another one to the boundary at Melbourne.

The former Indian great makes another appearance in this list and perhaps the fact that Virender Sehwag scored so fast at the beginning, that it often did not matter what his team-mates did lower down the order. At least, that is one way of looking at it.

India arrived at Melbourne for the 3rd Test in the 2003-04 series with a 1-0 lead and upon winning the toss, they decided to bat first. Virender Sehwag then decided to play one of his most memorable innings and flayed the Australian bowling attack consisting of Brad Williams, Brett Lee, Stuart MacGill and Nathan Bracken.

He hit boundaries and sixes almost as well. He scored 195 and hit as many as 25 boundaries and 5 sixes to completely demoralise the opposition. Sehwag was the 4th wicket to fall late on the first day, with the scoreboard reading 311 for 4.

The rest of the batting line-up could not cope, and India were all out for a pitiful 366. The rest of the team and 15 extras contributed a grand total of 171. Australia won the game comfortably in the end to square the series.