Tendulkar has played maximum tests (by an Indian) at MCG“, and have lost all five matches he has played. Gavaskar has opened bowling attack in first winning effort of 1977, Bradman scored centuries in both innings in 1948, while Ponting is the only player to have scored double century in Ind-Aus test at MCG. Australia has scored 3 centuries once in an innings, while Brown in 1948 and Wadekar in 1967 have been out on 99. Bowlers have thrice grabbed 10-wkt haul in match. See the details below.
Indian Test Record in Melbourne
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Centuries:
Aus
- Bradman (132 & 127*), A Morris (100*), RN Harvey 153, Simpson 109, Lawry 100, Ian Chappell 151, Border 124 & 163, Greg Mathews 100*, Hayden 136 & 124, Ponting 257
Ind
- Vinoo Mankad (116 & 111), Gavaskar 118, Viswanath 114, Tendulkar 116, Sehwag 195
Half-centuries:
Ind
- Phadkar (55* & 56*), Vijay Hazare 74, Mohinder Amarnath 72, Viswanath 59 & 54, Nawab of Pataudi jnr 75 & 85, Jarman 65, Wadekar 99, Gavaskar 70, Chetan Chauhan 85, Srikkanth 86, Vengasarkar 75 & 54, Kapil 55, Kiran More 67*, Dravid 92, Ganguly 73, Tendulkar 62, Tendulkar 73, Sehwag 67, Dravid 68
Aus
- Hassett (80), WA Brown 99, Loxton 80, Bradman 57, Cosier 67, Serjeant 85, Greg Chappell 76, Walters 78, Geoff Marsh 86, Dean Jones 59, Ian Healy 60, Mark Taylor 60, Slater 91, Ponting 67, Gilchrist 78 & 55, Mark waugh 51*, Hayden 53*, Jaques 66 & 51, Michael Clarke 73, Cowan 68, Ponting 62 & 60, Hussey 89
5-wkt haul:
Ind
- Prasanna (6/141), 6/52 (twice by Chandrasekhar), 5/28 Kapil Dev, 6/176 & 5/84 Kumble
Aus
- 7/66 McKenzie, 6/60 & 6/66 Bruce Reid, 5/47 Brett Lee, 5/75 Hilfenhaus
10-wkt haul:
- McKenzie grabbed 10-wkt haul in 1967
12 wkt (Chandrasekhar 12/104)
12 wktg Bruce Reid (12/126)
100-plus Partnerships:
- 234 2nd Hayden & Ponting
223* 4th Morris & Bradman
191 1st Simpson & Lawry
169 3rd Bradman & Hassett
159 4th RN Harvey & Loxton
144 6th Ponting & Gilchrist
141 1st Aakash Chopra & Sehwag
137 2nd Sehwag & Dravid
135 1st Jaques & Hayden
134 6th Chappell & Jarman
124 1st Mankad & Sarwate
124 2nd Mankad & Adhikari
117 3rd Dravid & Tendulkar
116 3rd Wadekar & Surti
115 5th Ponting and Hussey
113 3rd Cowan & Ponting
108 4th Geoff Marsh & Dean Jones
106 2nd Mark Taylor & David Boon
105 3rd Mohinder Amarnath & Viswanath
104 3rd Cosier & Serjeant
101 2nd Srikkanth & Mohinder Amarnath
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