STATS: 10 highest individual scores following on

In Test cricket, following on is never easy especially when trailing by a huge margin. Here are the Top 10 individual scores after being asked to follow on. Some were successful in saving the Test, and some took their team to a win.

PlayerRunsOppositionResultMarginGroundSeason
Hanif Mohammad (Pak)337West IndiesdrawnBridgetown1957/58
VVS Laxman (India)281Australiawon171 runsKolkata2000/01
G Kirsten (SA)275EnglanddrawnDurban1999/00
Saleem Malik (Pak)237AustraliadrawnRawalpindi1994/95
A Flower (Zim)232*IndiadrawnNagpur2000/01
DN Sardesai (India)200*New ZealanddrawnMumbai (BS)1964/65
A Flower (Zim)199*South Africalost9 wicketsHarare2001/02
GJ Whittall (Zim)188*New Zealandlost8 wicketsHarare2000/01
DC Boon (Aus)184*EnglanddrawnSydney1987/88
R Dravid (India)180Australiawon171 runsKolkata2000/01

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