3 Instances when four Indian batsmen scored hundreds in a Test innings
India has certainly produced many prominent batsmen over the years, who have piled up a mountain of runs in their illustrious careers. Time changed, playing conditions were revised and even a new format came into the picture. However, what remained constant is the Indian cricket team possessing a daunting batting line-up. The Gavaskar-Vengsarkar- Amarnath era was followed by the emergence of Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid, VVS Laxman and Sourav Ganguly.
As far as India’s current batting line-up is concerned, talismans like Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane are in the ranks. All these batters have played several scintillating knocks in Team India colours. They even possess the ability to win matches single-handedly. However, there have been instances when multiple Indian batters enjoyed a gala outing in one innings. Needless to mention, bowlers had forgettable outings on those days.
Here’s a look at 3 Instances when India scored the most hundreds in a Test innings
4 vs Bangladesh in 2007
Indian batters were on a roll in the second Test of the 2007 Bangladesh tour. Bangladesh surprisingly opted to bowl after winning the toss at the Shere Bangla National Stadium in Dhaka. The decision proved to be nothing but terrible as the visitors scored runs for fun.
Dinesh Karthik, Wasim Jaffer, Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar formed India’s top four in that game and all of them scored centuries. As a result, India declared at 610/3 and went onto win the contest by an innings and 239 runs.
4 vs South Africa in 2010
With South Africa comprehensively winning the first game, India were under the pump ahead of the second and final Test. However, the hosts made a terrific comeback and made the Proteas side work hard. After bundling the visitors out for 296 runs, India posted a massive total of 643/6. Virender Sehwag, Sachin Tendulkar, VVS Laxman and MS Dhoni scored hundreds in that game. India eventually won the game by an innings and 57 runs.
4 vs Sri Lanka in 2017
It was the second Test of Sri Lanka’s 2017 tour of India and the venue was Nagpur. The track seemed favouring the spinners as the Lankan Lions got bundled out for mere 205 runs while batting first. However, things changed when India came to bat. The top-order scored runs for fun as four batters reached the three-figure mark.
They were Murali Vijay, Virat Kohli, Cheteshwar Pujara and Rohit Sharma. India declared their innings at 610/6 and eventually won the contest by an innings and 239 runs.
