Most successful No. 3 batsmen for India in ODIs

#4 VVS Laxman

His exploits against The mighty Australians are well documentedVVS Laxman was permanent fixture in the Indian team in the longest format for majority of his 15-year career. Considered a Test specialist, he failed to make the same impact while playing in the coloured clothes, which restricted his ODI career to a mere 86 matches. However, in the limited opportunities given, he somehow managed to provide some memorable moments.

The wristy batsman played most of his ODI matches batting at number 3 position and scored 1966 out of his 2338 runs in that position, at a healthy average of over 35. What's even more interesting is that all of his six ODI hundreds were scored at the number 3 slot, four of which came against the mighty Australians. His innings of an unbeaten 103 at Gabba is still considered one of the best hundreds by an Indian in Australia.