Dravid reached the three figure mark in style with a six (off Gillespie).
Dravid, in the course, became only the fifth Indian batsman to complete his century with a six. Polly Umrigar was the first to perform this feat.
Kapil Dev did so while reaching his maiden century. Sachin Tendulkar, alongwith England's Ken Barrington, holds the world record of completing the century with a six on four occsions.
The details:
| Batsman (Score) | Bowler | Vs | Venue | Season |
| Polly Umrigar (130) | Sonny Ramadhin | WI | Port-of-Spain | 1952-53 |
| Kapil Dev (126*) | Norbert Phillip | WI | Delhi | 1978-79 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (179) | Courtney Walsh | WI | Nagpur | 1994-95 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (122) | Min Patel | Eng | Birmingham | 1996 |
| M Azharuddin (163*) | Gavin Robertson | Aus | Calcutta | 1997-98 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (113) | Daniel Vettori | NZ | Wellington | 1998-99 |
| Sachin Tendulkar (126) | Colin Miller | Aus | Chennai | 2000-01 |
| Rahul Dravid (199*) | Jason Gillespie | Aus | Adelaide | 2003-04 |
