Ponting's 242 is the highest individual innings by an Australian against India in all matches home or away. He surpassed fellow teammate Justin Langer's 223 at Sydney in the 1999-00 series. Ponting also bettered his previous highest Test score of 206 against West Indies at Port-of-Spain early this year.
Ponting's innings is also the seventh joint highest played against India and 14th joint highest innings played by an Australian in all Tests.
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Highest Individual Innings for Australia vs India
| Score | Batsman | For | Vs | Inn | Test | Venue | Season | |
| 242 | RT Ponting | Aus | Ind | 1st | 1st | Adelaide | 2003-04 | |
| 223 | JL Langer | Aus | Ind | 1st | 3rd | Sydney | 1999-00 | |
| 213 | KJ Hughes | Aus | Ind | 1st | 2nd | Adelaide | 1980-81 | |
| 210 | DM Jones | Aus | Ind | 1st | 1st | Madras MAC | 1986-87 | |
| 204 | GS Chappell | Aus | Ind | 1st | 1st | Sydney | 1980-81 | |
| 203 | ML Hayden | Aus | Ind | 1st | 3rd | Madras MAC | 2000-01 | |
| 201 | DG Bradman | Aus | Ind | 1st | 4th | Adelaide | 1947-48 |
Highest Individual Innings for Australia
| Score | Batsman | For | Vs | Inn | Test | Venue | Season | |
| 380 | ML Hayden | Aus | Zim | 1st | 1st | Perth | 2003-04 | |
| 334 | * | MA Taylor | Aus | Pak | 1st | 2nd | Peshawar (AN) | 1998-99 |
| 334 | DG Bradman | Aus | Eng | 1st | 3rd | Headingley | 1930 | |
| 311 | RB Simpson | Aus | Eng | 1st | 4th | Old Trafford | 1964 | |
| 307 | RM Cowper | Aus | Eng | 1st | 5th | Melbourne | 1965-66 | |
| 304 | DG Bradman | Aus | Eng | 1st | 4th | Headingley | 1934 | |
| 299 | * | DG Bradman | Aus | SAf | 1st | 4th | Adelaide | 1931-32 |
| 270 | DG Bradman | Aus | Eng | 2nd | 3rd | Melbourne | 1936-37 | |
| 268 | GN Yallop | Aus | Pak | 1st | 4th | Melbourne | 1983-84 | |
| 266 | WH Ponsford | Aus | Eng | 1st | 5th | The Oval | 1934 | |
| 254 | DG Bradman | Aus | Eng | 1st | 2nd | Lord's | 1930 | |
| 250 | JL Langer | Aus | Eng | 1st | 4th | Melbourne | 2002-03 | |
| 250 | KD Walters | Aus | NZ | 1st | 1st | Christchurch | 1976-77 | |
| 247 | * | GS Chappell | Aus | NZ | 1st | 1st | Wellington | 1973-74 |
| 244 | DG Bradman | Aus | Eng | 1st | 5th | The Oval | 1934 | |
| 242 | KD Walters | Aus | WI | 1st | 5th | Sydney | 1968-69 | |
| 242 | RT Ponting | Aus | Ind | 1st | 1st | Adelaide | 2003-04 | |
| 235 | GS Chappell | Aus | Pak | 1st | 2nd | Faisalabad | 1979-80 | |
| 234 | SG Barnes | Aus | Eng | 1st | 2nd | Sydney | 1946-47 | |
| 234 | DG Bradman | Aus | Eng | 1st | 2nd | Sydney | 1946-47 | |
| 232 | SJ McCabe | Aus | Eng | 1st | 1st | Trent Bridge | 1938 | |
| 232 | DG Bradman | Aus | Eng | 1st | 5th | The Oval | 1930 | |
| 226 | DG Bradman | Aus | SAf | 1st | 1st | Brisbane | 1931-32 | |
| 225 | RB Simpson | Aus | Eng | 1st | 4th | Adelaide | 1965-66 |
Highest individual innings vs India
| Score | Batsman | For | Vs | Inn | Test | Venue | Season | |
| 340 | ST Jayasuriya | SL | Ind | 1st | 1st | Colombo (RPS) | 1997-98 | |
| 333 | GA Gooch | Eng | Ind | 1st | 1st | Lord's | 1990 | |
| 280 | * | Javed Miandad | Pak | Ind | 1st | 4th | Hyderabad (Niaz) | 1982-83 |
| 256 | RB Kanhai | WI | Ind | 1st | 3rd | Calcutta | 1958-59 | |
| 250 | SFAF Bacchus | WI | Ind | 1st | 6th | Kanpur | 1978-79 | |
| 246 | * | G Boycott | Eng | Ind | 1st | 1st | Headingley | 1967 |
| 242 | * | CH Lloyd | WI | Ind | 1st | 5th | Bombay WS | 1974-75 |
| 242 | DPM Jayawardene | SL | Ind | 1st | 1st | Colombo (SSC) | 1998-99 | |
| 242 | RT Ponting | Aus | Ind | 1st | 1st | Adelaide | 2003-04 | |
| 239 | GT Dowling | NZ | Ind | 1st | 2nd | Christchurch | 1967-68 | |
| 237 | FMM Worrell | WI | Ind | 1st | 5th | Kingston | 1952-53 | |
| 235 | * | Zaheer Abbas | Pak | Ind | 1st | 2nd | Lahore | 1978-79 |
| 233 | CL Hooper | WI | Ind | 1st | 1st | Georgetown | 2001-02 | |
| 232 | * | A Flower | Zim | Ind | 2nd | 2nd | Nagpur | 2000-01 |
| 231 | Mudassar Nazar | Pak | Ind | 1st | 4th | Hyderabad (Niaz) | 1982-83 | |
| 230 | * | B Sutcliffe | NZ | Ind | 1st | 3rd | Delhi | 1955-56 |
| 225 | RS Mahanama | SL | Ind | 1st | 1st | Colombo (RPS) | 1997-98 |