Rahul Dravid's innings of 233 is now the highest ever Test innings played by an Indian away from India. He moved ahead of Sunil Gavaskar who had made 221 against England at the Oval in 1979. The previous highest individual score by an Indian on Australian soil was 206 by Ravi Shastri at Sydney in 1991-92.
The details follow:
| Score | Batsman | Vs | Inn | Test | Venue | Season |
| 233 | R Dravid | Aus | 1st | 2nd | Adelaide | 2003-04 |
| 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 | 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 |
| 201 | NS Sidhu | WI | 1st | 2nd | Port-of-Spain | 1996-97 |
| 193 | SR Tendulkar | Eng | 1st | 3rd | Headingley | 2002 |
| 192 | M Azharuddin | NZ | 1st | 3rd | Auckland | 1989-90 |
| 190 | R Dravid | NZ | 1st | 3rd | Hamilton | 1998-99 |
| 187 | RJ Shastri | Eng | 1st | 3rd | The Oval | 1990 |
| 184 | MH Mankad | Eng | 2nd | 2nd | Lord's | 1952 |
| 179 | M Azharuddin | Eng | 1st | 2nd | Old Trafford | 1990 |
| 177 | SR Tendulkar | Eng | 1st | 3rd | Trent Bridge | 1996 |
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