178- VVS LAXMAN, Sydney, 2004
The fourth Test of the 2003-04 series between Australia and India was played in the Sydney Cricket Ground and both the teams came into the Test with a chance to win the series with the scoreline reading 1-1.

India batted first after winning the toss and put on a massive 705/7d, their highest ever score against Australia down under. Sehwag contributed 72 and added 123 runs with Aakash Chopra, who made 45. Even Parthiv Patel made 62 and helped Sachin Tendulkar reach a magnificent double hundred.

However, amidst the hullabaloo about the Tendulkar double century, another magnificent inning got a bit forgotten and it came from the bat of Very Very Special Laxman. Laxman aided Tendulkar during his marathon innings and added a massive 353 runs for the fourth wicket with the master.

Laxman scored 178, his highest score in Australia, against Australia in 298 balls with 30 fours and a strike rate of 59.73. He was sublime against the pace of Lee and Gillespie and attacked the guiles of Bracken and MacGill. As Tendulkar ground down the opposition bowlers with his precision batting; Laxman was on his attacking best and the duo took advantage of the tiring Australian bowlers.