IND vs AUS 1st Test: A look at some of the best knocks by tailenders for India in Test cricket

IND vs AUS 1st Test: A look at some of the best knocks by tailenders for India in Test cricket ft. Axar Patel

In the Test match against Bangladesh in 2004, Zaheer paired up with the great Sachin Tendulkar and put up a great show contributing 75 runs consisting of 10 boundaries and two hits in the stands.

Anil Kumble, India's leading wicket-taker in the purest format, also scripted history by slamming his maiden Test ton during The Oval Test of the 2007 tour. Back then, Kumble's ton made him the oldest Indian cricketer to reach to his maiden Test ton. Kumble ended up scoring an unbeaten 110 for India against England at Oval.

Axar Patel hit a resolute 84 while Mohammed Shami smashed an entertaining 37 as India took a massive 223-run first innings lead by posting 400 against Australia on the third day of the opening Test against Australia in Nagpur on 11th February

In 2010, Harbhajan Singh scored back-to-back hundreds for India and was India's top scorer in the second innings ahead of Sachin Tendulkar and Rahul Dravid

Indian bowler Jayant Yadav scored a record 104-runs knocked off facing 204-balls including 15-fours helped to India set up the mammoth total of 631 against England in the fourth Test match on 12 December 2016 at the Wankhede Stadium