From Nayudu to Sehwag

Even as Sehwag is enjoying his place at the top among the Indian batting greats, we take a look at how the highest individual Test score has been improved for India, from CK Nayudu to Virender Sehwag.

Score	Batsman	Opponent	Venue	Season	India's Test
40	CK Nayudu	v England	Lord's	1932	1st
51	L Amar Singh	v England	Lord's	1932	1st
118	L Amarnath	v England	Bombay	1933-34	2nd
128	VM Merchant	v England	The Oval	1946	10th
145	VS Hazare	v Australia	Adelaide	1947-48	14th
154	VM Merchant	v England	Delhi	1951-52	21st
ze=-1>164*	VS Hazare	v England	Delhi	1951-52	21st
184	MH Mankad	v England	Lord's	1952	27th
223	PR Umrigar	v New Zealand	Hyderabad	1955-56	45th
223	MH Mankad	v New Zealand	Bombay	1955-56	46th
	(only equalled the record)
231	MH Mankad	v New Zealand	Madras	1955-56	49th
236*	SM Gavaskar	v West Indies	Madras	1983-84	219th
281	VVS Laxman	v Australia	Calcutta	2000-01	338th
309	V Sehwag	v Pakistan	Multan	2003-04	372nd