What is the greatest innings in a drawn game?

[subshakerz]

As the title suggests.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Hanif Mohammed 337

 

[h_hurricane]

A couple of candidates.

Gambhir's innings against NZ was a great innings. Helped India to win a series in NZ after 41 years.

NZ vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Test at Napier, March 26 - 30, 2009

Get cricket scorecard of 2nd Test, NZ vs IND, India tour of New Zealand 2008/09 at McLean Park, Napier dated March 26 - 30, 2009.

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Allan Border's innings against India in 1985-86 prevented a first time India series win in Australia.

AUS vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Test at Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 1985

Get cricket scorecard of 2nd Test, AUS vs IND, India tour of Australia 1985/86 at Melbourne Cricket Ground dated December 26 - 30, 1985.

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[subshakerz]

A couple of candidates.

Gambhir's innings against NZ was a great innings. Helped India to win a series in NZ after 41 years.

NZ vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Test at Napier, March 26 - 30, 2009

Get cricket scorecard of 2nd Test, NZ vs IND, India tour of New Zealand 2008/09 at McLean Park, Napier dated March 26 - 30, 2009.

www.espncricinfo.com

Allan Border's innings against India in 1985-86 prevented a first time India series win in Australia.

AUS vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Test at Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 1985

Get cricket scorecard of 2nd Test, AUS vs IND, India tour of Australia 1985/86 at Melbourne Cricket Ground dated December 26 - 30, 1985.

www.espncricinfo.com

Border two unbeaten innings against WI in 84 are better I think.

 

[OverratedSanity]

A couple of candidates.

Gambhir's innings against NZ was a great innings. Helped India to win a series in NZ after 41 years.

NZ vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Test at Napier, March 26 - 30, 2009

Get cricket scorecard of 2nd Test, NZ vs IND, India tour of New Zealand 2008/09 at McLean Park, Napier dated March 26 - 30, 2009.

www.espncricinfo.com

Allan Border's innings against India in 1985-86 prevented a first time India series win in Australia.

AUS vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 2nd Test at Melbourne, December 26 - 30, 1985

Get cricket scorecard of 2nd Test, AUS vs IND, India tour of Australia 1985/86 at Melbourne Cricket Ground dated December 26 - 30, 1985.

www.espncricinfo.com

Gavaskar with a typical cowardly innings lmao.

 

[BazBall21]

Gavaskar's double hundred in 1979 springs to mind.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Hanif 337 vs wi
Border 100 and 98 vs WI
Ponting 156 vs England
Tendulkar 146 vs SA
Gavaskar 221 vs England
Faf 110 vs Australia
Lara 277 vs Australia

 

[subshakerz]

Gavaskar with a typical cowardly innings lmao.

What was Gavaskar doing?

 

[OverratedSanity]

What was Gavaskar doing?

Indian cricket as a whole just had a losers mindset at the time

 

[h_hurricane]

What was Gavaskar doing?

8(54) when they needed to go at 5 an over for a session or so, with all wickets in hand. Didn't even try.

 

[OverratedSanity]

Tailender/lower order knocks:

Ashwin 39 vs Australia
Kline/Mackay vs WI
Anderson/Panesar vs Australia

 

[capt_Luffy]

Indian cricket as a whole just had a losers mindset at the time

That thing looks extremely sad. I think Kapil should had promoted Azhar and himself and made Gavaskar bat at, idk 6 down.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Tailender/lower order knocks:

Ashwin 39 vs Australia
Kline/Mackay vs WI
Anderson/Panesar vs Australia

That Ashwin/Vihari partnership was worth it's value in gold. In scorecard it looks an average knock, but man were the chips down! Imo the biggest contribution of Ash in Australia.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Anderson and Panesar Cardiff 09

 

[OverratedSanity]

It's just one of maybe two dozen instances in the loser era 50s-80s where India refused to try winning. This one is pretty bad too:

PAK vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 5th Test at Karachi, February 26 - March 01, 1955

Get cricket scorecard of 5th Test, PAK vs IND, India tour of Pakistan 1954/55 at National Stadium, Karachi dated February 26 - March 01, 1955.

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[flibbertyjibber]

Atherton in Jo'burg

 

[capt_Luffy]

It's just one of maybe two dozen instances in the loser era 50s-80s where India refused to try winning. This one is pretty bad too:

PAK vs IND Cricket Scorecard, 5th Test at Karachi, February 26 - March 01, 1955

Get cricket scorecard of 5th Test, PAK vs IND, India tour of Pakistan 1954/55 at National Stadium, Karachi dated February 26 - March 01, 1955.

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Really? They had to chase like 200 runs, heck Pak even declared.
That Melbourne scorecard though is making me very angry and from this instance I rate Viv>Sunny.

 

[OverratedSanity]

That Ashwin/Vihari partnership was worth it's value in gold. In scorecard it looks an average knock, but man were the chips down! Imo the biggest contribution of Ash in Australia.

Jadeja had a broken hand and Saini and siraj were basically free wickets. That match was way closer to finishing than 5 wickets down would make it seem.

 

[capt_Luffy]

Jadeja had a broken hand and Saini and siraj were basically free wickets. That match was way closer to finishing than 5 wickets down would make it seem.

Yeah, that's why I wrote that. That fight from them was in no way less significant than anything anyone else did in that series win.

 

[flibbertyjibber]

Anderson and Panesar Cardiff 09

On a similar note Danny Morrison saved a game against England batting for ages on a tour of NZ inthe 90s. Before Chris Martin so Morrison was regarded a true bunny back then.