Your top 3 Test innings

[honestbharani]

Best I have seen, in order:


1. Lara's 153* .. easily the best

2. Laxman''s 281 - unforgettable

3. Sehwag's 201* - A bit of a lesson to the much vaunted middle order on how to play spin

 

[Himannv]

Is Kallis playing for England these days ?

Don't mess with her, she's hot!!

 

[Prince EWS]

Don't mess with her, she's hot!!

True as it is, weirdest post.

 

[Satguru]

This question may be as common as "Tendulkar vs Lara" one, but still worth discussing.

Mine are:

No.1 - Graham Gooch 154*:

I've seen loads of Tendulkars, Laras and Viv Richards, but NEVER seen such a high quality knock played by the three batsmen above. This by far the best.

No.2 - VVS Laxman 281.

This innings doesn't need an introduction.

No.3 - Lara 153* vs Australia.

Top quality knock, was very lucky to get dropped twice by Stuart Macgill and also got some good help from Walsh at the other end. But still a champion knock.

Lara wasnt dropped twice...Healy dropped him once, and he played a loose shot which luckily went wide of warne at slip. And yeah, walsh faced only around 6-7 balls, but credit where its due, one of those 7 balls was probably the best delivery ever to not get a wicket, a stunning inswinging yorker from gillespie which walsh somehow squeezd out... ambrose was the one who played the vital supporting knock

Apart from the obvious ones like Lara's 153, VVS 281, SehWAG 201*, the other great innings ive seen would be :
Sachin's 136 at Chennai... still makes me cry
Ponting's 156 at Manchester
Clarke 151
Dravid's twin fifties at Sabina are two innings i vividly remember... wonderful, underrated performance

 

[Himannv]

True as it is, weirdest post.

In my defense, I may have been drunk at the time. I currently am as well, so not that it makes a difference.

 

[sunilreddy]

Laxman - 281
Lara- 153
Sehwag- 201

 

[honestbharani]

Don't mess with her, she's hot!!

True as it is, weirdest post.

Don't mess with him.. He's weird..

 

[Viscount Tom]

Ponting's 156 at Old Trafford

Clarke's 151 against the Saffers

Collingwood's 74 against the Aussies in 09.

Just going by ones I've seen.

 

[Himannv]

Don't mess with him.. He's weird..

This.

 

[CWB304]

1. Lara 153
2. Lara 213
3. Laxman 281

 

[bagapath]

of those i saw on live tv

gavaskar's 96
lara's 153*
laxman's 281

of those i saw in tapes

botham's 149*
gooch's 154*
richards' 232

 

[bagapath]

some minor classics

shastri's 48* in the fourth innings of the '86 tied test - was an awesome display of controlled aggression. some brilliant hitting and classic quick running with tailenders

kapil's 77* in the '90 lords test - 4 consecutive sixes to avoid the follow-on dont come that easily