Which one is the greatest test inning of all time

[Sliferxxxx]

No way is Stokes innings #2.

For me it's Perera at one then any of Lara 153, Vvs 281, Bradman 270, Hughes 100* etc.

 

[Migara]

I remember Vaas bowling around early 130s but later on his speed dipped to around late 120s

1995 circa he was truely fast medium. Then he got a nasty back injury in 1999, and modeled his action fully sideon. Then he started bowling brisk side of fast medium clocking low to mid 130s. However he couldn't swing the ball at that pace consistently. So he once again dropped the pace to mid 120s and started changing it down and up both ways. That was in 2001-5 period where he was doing very well. Then his pace dropped, still stayed relevent because he added cutters to his arsenel. By the time he was unceramoniously dumped, he was averaging mid 30s with the bat and the ball both.

 

[honestbharani]

Lara 153 easily.

 

[vidiq]

Lara 153 easily.

You can't say easily to any of these knocks because all of them are came against very strong bolwing attack.

 

[honestbharani]

Mate.. I watched all 3 innings in serious contention live on TV. And it is easy enough for me to say what I said.

Pant's shouldn't even be in this conversation, as great as that knock was.

 

[DrWolverine]

Charles Bannerman 165 deserves a mention.
A huge innings in such a low scoring game.

 

[vidiq]

Interestingly no one has mentioned the real greatest test inning of time imo
Lara's 153 , Perera's 153 are great
But markram's 106 is the greatest inning Tbh

 

[SillyCowCorner1]

Nissanka’s 127* at the Oval last year deserves a mention

 

[Coronis]

Charles Bannerman 165 deserves a mention.
A huge innings in such a low scoring game.
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148 years later, still the highest % of runs made in a completed test innings.

 

[subshakerz]

Perera is the best knock ever

I think Laxman vs Lara's knock is very close.

 

[DrWolverine]

Lara’s 153 is better in my opinion

Laxman had a tougher situation but he had way better support from Dravid who scored 180 in same innings

 

[sayon basak]

Lara’s 153 is better in my opinion

Laxman had a tougher situation but he had way better support from Dravid who scored 180 in same innings

Yeah that knock is pretty much underappreciated.

 

[vidiq]

Lara’s 153 is better in my opinion

Laxman had a tougher situation but he had way better support from Dravid who scored 180 in same innings

Yeah that knock is pretty much underappreciated.

Why do aus used to play with just 1 spinner in spinner friendly Indian pitches?

 

[sayon basak]

Why do aus used to play with just 1 spinner in spinner friendly Indian pitches?View attachment 46564

Probably because the batters weren't quite friendly towards the spinners.

 

[subshakerz]

Lara’s 153 is better in my opinion

Laxman had a tougher situation but he had way better support from Dravid who scored 180 in same innings

Yeah Lara to me is a better knock. Chasing is just insane pressure.

 

[govinda indian fan]

Lara 153*

 

[OverratedSanity]

Lara’s 153 is better in my opinion

Laxman had a tougher situation but he had way better support from Dravid who scored 180 in same innings

True but then again Laxman scored basically twice what Lara did.

 

[subshakerz]

True but then again Laxman scored basically twice what Lara did.

I think conditions were slightly easier in Kolkata. I never saw McGrath bowl better than he did in 99 except maybe Lords 2005.

 

[DrWolverine]

True but then again Laxman scored basically twice what Lara did.

True.

But if only one batsman is playing a great knock while others are struggling, it makes it better imo

 

[OverratedSanity]

True.

But if only one batsman is playing a great knock while others are struggling, it makes it better imo

Eh It's one particular metric for rating an innings. Just like how laxmans innings wins out on how dire the situation was.