Rahul Dravid's marathon innings of 270 in the third Test against Pakistan, in Rawalpindi, is the longest innings ever played by an Indian in Test cricket. His 740-minute stay at the crease bettered Sunil Gavaskar's record of batting for 708 minutes while scoring 172 against England at Bangalore in 1981-82. He now figures twice in the top 10 list of longest individual innings for India.
It took Dravid 647 minutes to complete his double hundred -- the third slowest double hundred by an Indian. Only Navjot Singh Sidhu and Anshuman Gaekwad have taken longer to complete their double hundreds.
Longest individual innings for India:
| Mins | Batsman (Score) | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 740 | R Dravid (270) | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 2003-04 |
| 708 | SM Gavaskar (172) | England | Bangalore | 1981-82 |
| 673 | NS Sidhu (201) | West Indies | Port-of-Spain | 1996-97 |
| 671 | AD Gaekwad (201) | Pakistan | Jullundur | 1983-84 |
| 644 | SM Gavaskar (236*) | WestIndies | Chennai | 1983-84 |
| 638 | GR Viswanath (222) | England | Chennai | 1981-82 |
| 631 | VVS Laxman (281) | Australia | Calcutta | 2000-01 |
| 629 | R Dravid (217) | England | The Oval | 2002 |
| 613 | SR Tendulkar (241*) | Australia | Sydney | 2003-04 |
| 608 | VG Kambli (224) | England | Mumbai WS | 1992-93 |
Slowest double hundreds by Indians:
| Mins | Batsman (Score) | Oppoonent | Venue | Season |
| 671 | NS Sidhu (201) | West Indies | Port-of-Spain | 1996-97 |
| 652 | AD Gaekwad (201) | Pakistan | Jullundur | 1983-84 |
| 647 | R Dravid (270) | Pakistan | Rawalpindi | 2003-04 |
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