1. 206 vs Australia at Sydney, 1992
The 477-ball innings contained 17 fours and two sixes and coming in as opener he tamed the likes of Craig McDermott, Merv Hughes, Bruce Reid besides handing a big lesson to a debutante - Shane Warne. Shastri also took four wickets in Australia's second innings to add to that gutsy double hundred. The third Test ended in a draw.
2. 187 vs England at the Oval, 1990
Shastri again made the mark as opener. Against Devon Malcolm, Angus Fraser, Neil Williams and Edddie Hemmings, Shastri compiled a 187 off 436 balls with 23 fours that powered India to 606/9 declared. India forced England to follow-on after skittling them for 340. But the match ended in a draw as England produced 477/4 declared in their second essay with David Gower making 157.
3. 1985 World Championship of Cricket
Ravi Shastri was a part of India's World Cup winning squad in 1983. But two years later, the all-rounder made a more telling contribution to an extraordinary triumph that sealed India's status as a frontline cricketing power. India beat Pakistan by eight wickets in the final to emerge champions. Leg-spinner L Sivaramakrishnan plucked 10 wickets to emerge most successful bowler while K Srikkanth scored 236 runs to emerge most successful batsman. But Shastri's all-round effort was the rock around which India built their success. He walked away with an Audi car for being the Player of the Series.
4. 102 vs West Indies, St. John's, 1983
Shastri came in at No 6 and made a defiant 102 against a set of West Indian fast bowlers like Andy Roberts, Michael Holding, Malcolm Marshall and Winston Davis. India made 457 in their first innings and West Indies replied with 550 with Clive Lloyd, Gordon Greenidge, Desmond Haynes and Jeff Dujon making a hundred each. India made 247 for 5 in their second innings as the match ended in a draw. And in those days, a draw against West Indies at their home was as good as a win.