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Journalism of Courage
VVS 038; 5 vs Australia
VVS Laxman became the third Indian and 28th batsman overall to score five Test centuries against Australia. England8217;s Jack Hobbs 12 centuries, holds the record of highest number of centuries vs Australia, while Sunil Gavaskar8217;s 8 hundreds is the Indian record. Sachin Tendulkar has 7 hundreds.
50 fifties
Rahul Dravid became the first Indian and third batsman overall 8212; Australians Allan Border 63 and Steve Waugh 50 to complete a half century of fifties in Test cricket. He also became the third Indian after Tendulkar 232 and Gavaskar 214 and 13th batsman overall to play 200 innings in Test cricket.
150 leg before
Anil Kumble became the first ever bowler to dismiss 150 batsmen leg before in Test cricket. Stuart Clark was Indian skipper8217;s 150th victim in this manner in 123 Test matches.
Lee-Symonds stand
Symonds and Brett Lee8217;s 114-run stand for the eighth wicket was Australia8217;s second best for this wicket against India after 117 between Simon Katich and Jason Gillespie at the same ground in 2003-04.
Lee8217;s fifty mark
Brett Lee scored maiden half century 59 against India.
