Virender Sehwag on Monday overhauled V V S Laxman's epic 281 against Australia at Kolkata in 2001 and also became the first Indian to score a triple century in Test cricket. He became only the 17th player to score a triple century in Test cricket.
A look at the highest Test scores by Indians:
| Score | Batsman | Vs | Inns | Test | Venue | Season |
| 309 | V Sehwag | Pak | 1st | 1st | Multan | 2003-04 |
| 281 | VVS Laxman | Aus | 2nd | 2nd | Calcutta | 2000-01 |
| 241* | SR Tendulkar | Aus | 1st | 4th | Sydney | 2003-04 |
| 236* | SM Gavaskar | WI | 1st | 6th | Madras (MAC) | 1983-84 |
| 233 | R Dravid | Aus | 1st | 2nd | Adelaide | 2003-04 |
| 231 | MH Mankad | NZ | 1st | 5th | Madras (Corp) | 1955-56 |
| 227 | VG Kambli | Zim | 1st | 1st | Delhi | 1992-93 |
| 224 | VG Kambli | Eng | 1st | 3rd | Bombay (WS) | 1992-93 |
| 223 | MH Mankad | NZ | 1st | 2nd | Bombay (BS) | 1955-56 |
| 223 | PR Umrigar | NZ | 1st | 1st | Hyderabad | 1955-56 |
| 222 | R Dravid | NZ | 1st | 1st | Ahmedabad | 2003-04 |
| 222 | GR Viswanath | Eng | 1st | 5th | Madras (MAC) | 1981-82 |
| 221 | SM Gavaskar | Eng | 2nd | 4th | The Oval | 1979 |
| 220 | SM Gavaskar | WI | 2nd | 5th | Port-of-Spain | 1970-71 |
| 218 | SV Manjrekar | Pak | 1st | 3rd | Lahore | 1989-90 |
| 217 | SR Tendulkar | NZ | 1st | 3rd | Ahmedabad | 1999-00 |
| 217 | R Dravid | Eng | 1st | 4th | The Oval | 2002 |
| 212 | DN Sardesai | WI | 1st | 1st | Kingston | 1970-71 |
| 206 | RJ Shastri | Aus | 1st | 3rd | Sydney | 1991-92 |
| 205 | SM Gavaskar | WI | 1st | 1st | Bombay (WS) | 1978-79 |
| 203* | Nawab of Pataudi | Eng | 2nd | 4th | Delhi | 1963-64 |
| 201* | SR Tendulkar | Zim | 1st | 2nd | Nagpur | 2000-01 |
| 201 | NS Sidhu | WI | 1st | 2nd | Port-of-Spain | 1996-97 |
| 201 | AD Gaekwad | Pak | 1st | 2nd | Jullundur | 1983-84 |
| 200* | DN Sardesai | NZ | 2nd | 3rd | Bombay (BS) | 1964-65 |
| 200* | R Dravid | Zim | 1st | 1st | Delhi | 2000-01 |