The India and England Test series is underway as the two cricketing heavyweights will aim to rewrite their riveting rivalry in red-ball cricket in a five-match Test series.
The two teams are currently contesting in the first Test of the series at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.
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England batted first and posted 246 runs on the board. In reply, India put 436 runs and earned a 190-run lead to put themselves firmly in the driver's seat in Hyderabad.
However, a terrific unbeaten ton from middle-order batsman Ollie Pope has given England a huge glimmer of hope as they have set a daunting target of 231 runs for India.
Pope's 196 is the highest score by any visiting player in a Test in India against India in the team's 2nd innings since Alastair Cook scored 176 in Ahmedabad in November 2012.
In this article, The Sporting News takes a look at the highest individual scores by an overseas batsman in the 2nd innings of a Test in India since 2013.
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Highest individual scores by overseas batsmen in Tests in India since 2013
Only five batsmen have achieved the feat of scoring a century in the 2nd innings of a Test in India since 2013.
Among them, Pope has the highest score (148* and counting).
| Player | Runs | Balls | S.R. | 4s | 6s | Venue | Year |
| Ollie Pope (ENG) | 196 | 278 | 70.5 | 21 | 0 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 2024 |
| Alastair Cook (ENG) | 130 | 243 | 53.49 | 13 | 0 | Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot | 2016 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva (SL) | 119* | 219 | 54.33 | 15 | 1 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | 2017 |
| Steve Smith (AUS) | 109 | 202 | 53.96 | 11 | 0 | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | 2017 |
| Dimuth Karunaratne (SL) | 107 | 174 | 61.49 | 15 | 0 | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | 2022 |
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All-time highest individual scores by overseas batsmen in Tests in India
Only two batsmen enjoy being in the rare category of scoring a double ton in the 2nd innings of a Test in India in cricket history: Zimbabwe's Andy Flower and New Zealand's Brendon McCullum.
| Player | Runs | Balls | S.R. | 4s | 6s | Venue | Year |
| Andy Flower (ZIM) | 232* | 444 | 52.25 | 30 | 2 | Vidarbha Cricket Association Stadium, Nagpur | 2000 |
| Brendon McCullum (NZ) | 225 | 308 | 73.05 | 22 | 4 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | 2010 |
| Sir Garfield Sobers (WI) | 198 | NA | NA | 28 | 0 | Green Park, Kanpur | 1958 |
| Saeed Anwar (PAK) | 188* | 259 | 72.58 | 23 | 1 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | 1999 |
| Alastair Cook (ENG) | 176 | 374 | 47.05 | 21 | 0 | Narendra Modi Stadium (then called as Sardar Patel Stadium), Ahmedabad | 2012 |
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