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Full countdown of the best Test batting in Australia since 2000 | Top 20 in 2020

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Some absolute legends of Test cricket make it onto our Top 20 in 2020 countdown of the best Test batting performances in Australia so far this century – but who's Number 1?

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@Yavarahmd4 years ago Team score - 343
lara score -200
that shows the importance of this man legend of the game. 451
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@apjithin4 years ago Those complaining about faf' s innings being no. 1 doesn' t understand the true essence of test cricket. 385
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@samb87444 years ago Agree with faf at number one. But stunned that gillys 50-odd ball century wasnat least in the top 20. 402
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@wittyroark4 years ago 2003 - 2005. Dravid and pointing really dominated test batting.
they scored centuries at will. 117
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@ashishbansiwal84534 years ago 100 by de villiers in 4th innings while chasing against australia in australia. He is legend. 100
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@Uppernorwood9764 years ago Cook was insane in 2010/11: 235 not out, 67, 82, 148, 189. He could have scored more but he only needed to bat once in 3 of the tests! 123
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@lahoreevinezvlogsandinfo26844 years ago I think kohli' s hundred at 2012 adelaide deserved a place. Came into bat when india had lost gambhir, sachin, laxman, dravid under 100 runs. Batted . ...Expand 50
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@jassikishorejassi67484 years ago Ross taylor' s 290 at the waca (highest test score by a visitor batsman in australia) 266
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@ArindamDatta19943 years ago Ganguly' s innings at brisbane also deserves to feature. It set the tune for the rest of the series. 16
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@Deepak-oi1kl4 years ago Sachin tendulkar 241*( no cover drive ) 222
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@hitarthgatecha65224 years ago Faf being number 1 absolutely deserved after a marathon! 50
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@ganeshg98134 years ago Rahul dravids double hundred at no 03
thanks to you for giving him a position where he deserves more respect. 133
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@srikanthk72274 years ago Lara has some majestic scores in australia like 277, 182 etc but he scored them before 20 and after 20, his 226 was a treat to watch against some great . ...Expand 36
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@TheAudioman154 years ago Jp duminys hundred was the best in my books. Easy pitch, but he made it look so easy. Was some of the most pleasant looking batting i have ever seen. 16
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@adityakothari98644 years ago I think pujara' s 192 in sydney should be definitely given a place there. 27
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@Yavarahmd4 years ago Cook was a legend of the game no wild celebratation after scoring 200 in alien condition just raised his bat and acknowledge the crowd like a gentleman. 79
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@parthsharma98524 years ago Michael clarke 329* was a shocking miss. Sehwag 151 in adelaide was also omitted. 59
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@anirbandas6734 years ago Missed michael vaughan 183 in sydney. That was significant both in terms of match result and 2005 ashes buildup. 11
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@MdWaqarMoid4 years ago Taylor with 290 says, was i playing against u19 players? 148
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@mudr.kelkar3 years ago Watching each of these guys in their prime was amazing. 2
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@rahuladitya74744 years ago Honorable mentions kohli' s perth 123, adelaide second innings 141. 36
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@madsam94034 years ago Getting 100 on debut in 4th innings is an extraordinary achievement. 3
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@manojchauhan34524 years ago All the great batsmen in a single video. 1
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@robnicholas61694 years ago Cooks 235 shouldve been ranked higher because of the situation of the game england were dead and buried when he walked out to bat but he pulled them back into the game. 15
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@tanjirokamado97593 years ago Sachin tendulkar 241* with no cover drive absolutely deserves no1 but australians hates him. 14
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@amanmishra92514 years ago Dada' s 144 at gabba was the most underrated and brilliant century. 9
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@MrAbhijitpanda4 years ago I guess the top two greatest battings in australia should be of 1) faf & 2) ab. In the same inning they played some sensational model of test cricket. . ...Expand 9
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@avishmaharaj59412 years ago The greatest hundred under immense well done faf. 1
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@MaluHunterFishing4 years ago Unbelievable innings from lara in particular. 3
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@AmitKumar-th9sx4 years ago Where are those days when opponent players used to clap and pat on the eve of achievement by opponent team player. 20
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@saumyakishansingh92584 years ago Clarke' s triple century has to be there! 10
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@ivantoney46573 years ago Duplesis hundred is one of the best test match batting i' ve seen. Deserved the top spot. 2
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@buvaneshsv16094 years ago Steve smith, warner, ricky ponting, faf du plessis my favourite batsmen of all time. 4
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@gnoatgamingyt35642 years ago Smith' s 141 was really lit
difficult batting pitch he played mostly with the tailenders
that deserved to be in the top 5. 1
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@suryar97044 years ago dravid' s knock literally deserves at least 2nd place if it' s not for 1st place. That knock literally changed the pace of indian cricket and it' s approach towards overseas tour. 56
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@RKG63964 years ago It' s good to see the glimpse of old memories. For me it should have been more great name there in this list but it' s ok. 1
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@manojreddy49754 years ago Gillys squahbuckling 100 at perth vs eng should be there. 30
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@DeepakDhabhai4 years ago Ian chappell said that kohli hundred in adelaide in second innings was the best 4 innings batting he had seen in australia. Well done ca for not including that. 2
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@rohitseksaria58454 years ago Was missing dravid all the way to video and at last got relief by seeing him in list.
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@ArghyadipGhosh4 years ago Ganguly' s 144 was crucial in the 2003-04 series. 5
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@ayandas45494 years ago Its all about ricky and smith.
hats off sir.
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@hayyatumer58224 years ago Rickys 100, 100
in 100 innings
wow. 6
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@sujeesh92034 years ago Tendulkar s knock was the best for me as he was under tremendous pressure playing that match. 8
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@rileykeatley66364 years ago Where' s warner 335* and where is ross taylor 290? 32
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@dyingimmortal3 years ago I have no clue how abd' s 100 in a chase of 434 in the final innings of a test, against one of the most hostile home crowds is 11th? That should ideally be in top 5. 4
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@abhishekgundaye9414 years ago Kohli, warner and peterson this are very dominating batsman i ever seen in last few years.
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@sundarr79774 years ago 5 indian batsman placed here. Feel proud.
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@hamzaahmad95274 years ago How did clarke' s triple not make it and i' m saying this despite it being against ind. 38
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@prasadbhujbal84064 years ago Make one for the best odi batting as well. 11
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@ShivamC2874 years ago 6 indians, 6 australians, 4 s africans, 2 english, 1 west indian, 1 lankan
indians have always batted well in australia, apart from 2011-12 series . ...Expand 30
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@crickdevil4 years ago This is a fine no complaints. Could have added ganguly' s innings as well.
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@Be_thechange4 years ago Wow lara' s classic 223. He broke alan borders record in australia' wat an achievement. 2
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@deepaksukhwal85954 years ago Sahwag dravid kholi sachin pujara laxman legends. 1
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@wokemaster19293 years ago Steve smith hasn' t been that animated since southafrica 2018. 1
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@vermakush49163 years ago Sangakkara, lara, hayden my all time favourite left hander test batsman.
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@kamikaze9271last year I like all the mentions that were not in the top 20 list. There so many options. It must' ve been really difficult to choose the top 20 and it is understandable many may not agree. Still a great list tho.
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@313Faithful4 years ago Wonder what is the criteria for this numbering.
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@saurabhb10413 years ago Mohammed yousufs century in 2006 at the mcg was pure poetry. Not sure why its in the list. Cant recall a more effortless batting performance in australia in a long time.
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@nishant73344 years ago Always a difficult task to do a top 20 in last 20 years! 1. They needed to exclude australian players and just make it top20 100s by non australian players . ...Expand 5
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@prashathjk6504 years ago I was looking for a name and was not coming and then came at no 3 the name is rahul dravid who deserves it the most
allways with love and respect to the legend. 1
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@souravb33542 years ago I don' t wanna start a rumble here, but sachin' s innings at mcg- the one where he decided not to play cover drives- has to be the most magneficent . ...Expand
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@lahoreevinezvlogsandinfo26844 years ago Instead of kohli' s 115, they should have added his 116 vs australia which was his maiden test hundred. He walked into bat when india had lost gambhir, . ...Expand 1
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@balajee7094 years ago Amazing video cricket australia. But no any blackcap player in the list.
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@almaruf95384 years ago Asad shafiqs brilliant hundred against australia in hobert test shouldve been included in the list. 7
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@justplayit96443 years ago What about the vk perth century? Undoubtedly deserves to be in the top 20! 1
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@Writtenmirror4 years ago Nice video but you should' ve put the names on the number graphic as it' s distracting on the action shots.
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@NS-rx8zd4 years ago Ganguly' s hundred at brisbane, the first test of the 2003-04 series, when india was in all sort of trouble with 60-3, deserves a place in this list! 5
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@akray11534 years ago Wait is this list based on a single performance or overall series performance?
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@imaginerd924 years ago To see so many south africans and indians in the list. Shows you impact of these two nations.
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@48_saisarkale793 years ago Glad to know that the aussies respect cheteshwar pujara that much.
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@PHOENIXIANS7last year Virat perth classic was some innings. You should have included that. 1
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@Banzybanz4 years ago Some forgotten gems here. Thanks for mentioning laxman' s extremely classy hundred. Only bright spot in an otherwise disastrous series. 2
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@fatalbert0078 months ago If there was some honorable mentions, i would go with rahane' s innings in mcg 2020.
given the context the he had taken up captaincy from id="hidden19" kohli (since he had gone on paternity leave) and also after the shambles of the 36 all out. ...Expand
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@saintromeo71224 years ago Lara is probably the best test batsman of the post 90s era. There was a time he had no decent teammate to give him support at the other end. Still he managed . ...Expand 2
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@ameykulkarni81654 years ago I was amazed to see that michael clarke' s triple ton vs india wasn' t included in this list.
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@stormshadow52664 years ago Surprised not to see clarke' s 300 against india. Made it after australia in trouble losing early wickets.
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@sahashranshubarik92042 years ago Rahane century in boxing day test in 2020 december will be remembered as the greatest century in australia land.
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@sammydodger87584 years ago Stokes in the ashes in the best comeback ever in test cricket.
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@HarshaVardhan-fj4gk4 years ago Surely mr. Cricket must feature in there.
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@dheerajkotla33472 years ago Those times visiting teams used to hit centuries for fun. 1