Lara 153 Vs Aus 99 Or Laxman's 281 Vs Aus 2001

[Jumno]

Which one was the better innings?

 

[Coronis]

Perera’s 153*

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

Very tough

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Walsh was the MVP in Lara’s 153*

 

[sledger]

Not a lot in it, but Lara.

 

[Chin Music]

I give it to Lara, because Windies with that side had very little right to beat Australia. India at home have only lost at once to Australia since the early 70s I think. Yes, I know Windies had a long period of being nigh on unbeatable in the Caribbean, but by the late 90s they were a pale shadow of what they were. I was in Australia at the time of that Lara innings and it was preposterous.

 

[ma1978]

As innings, very little in it

Go with Laxman because it turned around an Indian team with a very mediocre track record and created a legacy

 

[sayon basak]

Perera’s 153*

Actually Perera=Lara
As 153=153

 

[PlayerComparisons]

Lara

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

The pitch got better for Laxman and Dravid to bat on?

 

[HouHsiaoHsien]

As innings, very little in it

Go with Laxman because it turned around an Indian team with a very mediocre track record and created a legacy

Also batted an entire day against the Aus attack, and for a much longer period

 

[sayon basak]

 

[sayon basak]

Greatest innings by Wisden:-


Greatest innings list that DoG compiled:-
1 BC Lara 153* Australia Bridgetown 1999 18.11
2 DG Bradman 270 England Melbourne 1937 17.70
3 VVS Laxman 281 Australia Kolkata 2001 17.65
4 V Sehwag 201* Sri Lanka Galle 2008 17.42
5 GA Gooch 154* West Indies Leeds 1991 17.35

Another list that might be helpful:- https://www.cricketweb.net/the-greatest-test-innings-revised-and-updated/

 

[Coronis]

Greatest innings by Wisden:-
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Greatest innings list that DoG compiled:-
1 BC Lara 153* Australia Bridgetown 1999 18.11
2 DG Bradman 270 England Melbourne 1937 17.70
3 VVS Laxman 281 Australia Kolkata 2001 17.65
4 V Sehwag 201* Sri Lanka Galle 2008 17.42
5 GA Gooch 154* West Indies Leeds 1991 17.35

Another list that might be helpful:- https://www.cricketweb.net/the-greatest-test-innings-revised-and-updated/

DoG’s latest update has different rankings

Perera 153* vs SA 2019 21.01
Pope 196 vs Ind 2024 20.61
Botham 149* vs Aus 1981 20.25
Lara 153* vs Aus 1991 20.02
Sehwag 201* vs SL 2008 19.49
Gooch 154* vs WI 1991 19.24
Laxman 281 vs Aus 2001 19.23
Mayers 210* vs Ban 2021 18.71
Bradman 270* vs Eng 1937 18.23
Hill 188* vs Eng 1898 18.08

 

[ImpatientLime]

Greatest innings by Wisden:-
View attachment 41438

Greatest innings list that DoG compiled:-
1 BC Lara 153* Australia Bridgetown 1999 18.11
2 DG Bradman 270 England Melbourne 1937 17.70
3 VVS Laxman 281 Australia Kolkata 2001 17.65
4 V Sehwag 201* Sri Lanka Galle 2008 17.42
5 GA Gooch 154* West Indies Leeds 1991 17.35

Another list that might be helpful:- https://www.cricketweb.net/the-greatest-test-innings-revised-and-updated/

ffs that wasn't even Bothams best innings in the series.

That OT innings, hooking a fired up Lillee off his eyebrows>>>

 

[subshakerz]

I go with Laxman since his innings was chanceless. Lara got lucky by being dropped.

 

[Jumno]

Laxman's knock came whilst following on, from a deficit of -270 odd, batted a whole day against an ATG Australian attack and turned around India's fortunes in cricket.

I don't think I'll ever forget that series ever in my life, Australia really was back then an ATG team.