Younis tops the table

March 25, 2005 17:33 IST

Younis Khan's [ Images ] epic innings of 267 is now the highest individual innings on Indian soil by a visiting batsman.

Younis bettered West India [ Images ]n Rohan Kanhai's 46 years old record. Incidentally Younis' performance is the second best among all individual performances on Indian soil -- for or against India after VVS Laxman's [ Images ] 281 at Kolkata [ Images ] in 2000-01.

The following table lists the highest individual scores on Indian soil by visiting batsmen:

Runs	Batsman	For	Inn	Tst	Venue	Season
267	Younis Khan	Pak	1st	3rd	Bangalore	2004-05
256	RB Kanhai	WI	1st	3rd	Calcutta	1958-59
250	SFAF Bacchus	WI	1st	6th	Kanpur	1978-79
242*	CH Lloyd	WI	1st	5th	Bombay (WS)	1974-75
232*	A Flower	Zim	2nd	2nd	Nagpur	2000-01
230*	B Sutcliffe	NZ	1st	3rd	Delhi [ Images ]	1955-56
210	DM Jones	Aus	1st	1st	Madras (MAC)	1986-87
207	MW Gatting	Eng	1st	4th	Madras (MAC)	1984-85
203	ML Hayden	Aus	1st	3rd	Madras (MAC)	2000-01
201	G Fowler	Eng	1st	4th	Madras (MAC)	1984-85

- Statistical highlights, Day 1

Rajneesh Gupta

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