HM Amla became the ninth batsman to register a score of 250 plus runs against India, when he scored 253 not out at Nagpur in the first test of the ongoing test series. Others are RB Kanhai of West Indies, SFAF Bacchus of West Indies, Javed Miandad of Pakistan, GA Gooch of Engalnd, ST Jayasuriya of Sri Lanka, RT Ponting of Australia, Younis Khan of Pakistan and DPMD Jayawardene of Sri Lanka.

The performances of these nine batsmen are listed below in its chronological order with details of batsmen, team to which they belong, scores, innings, ground, month and year

No	Batsmen	Team	Runs	Inns	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	RB Kanhai	Win	256	1	Kolkata	Dec 1958
2	SFAF Bacchus	Win	250	2	Kanpur	Feb 1979
3	Javed Miandad	Pak	280*	1	Hyd-Pak	Jan 1983
4	GA Gooch	Eng	333	1	Lord’s	Jul 1990
5	ST Jayasuriya	Srl	340	2	Col-RPS	Aug 1997
6	RT Ponting	Aus	257	2	Melbourne	Dec 2003
7	Younis Khan	Pak	267	1	Bangalore	Mar 2005
8	M Jayawardene	Srl	275	2	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
9	HM Amla	SAF	253*	1	Nagpur	Feb 2010

HM Amla with his 253 not out became the fifth visiting batsman to register a score of 250 plus against India on Indian soil.

No	Batsmen	Team	Runs	Inns	Ground	Mon/Yr
1	RB Kanhai	Win	256	1	Kolkata	Dec 1958
2	SFAF Bacchus	Win	250	2	Kanpur	Feb 1979
3	Younis Khan	Pak	267	1	Bangalore	Mar 2005
4	M Jayawardene	Srl	275	2	Ahmedabad	Nov 2009
5	HM Amla	SAF	253*	1	Nagpur	Feb 2010