4. 241 vs Australia at Sydney
The 2004 Test series in Australia was proving to be a disaster. The Australian bowling attack troubled him and kept getting him out when he went for the cover drive outside off. Sachin before the innings made a promise to himself that he will not play a single drive in his next innings.
The rest is history as he went on to play a marathon knock of 241* in which he struck 33 boundaries but not a single boundary through the covers region. Steve Waugh who was playing his last test match went on to say “ He was just too good, we did not have any answer.“
