As a batsman, Mongia's credentials were firmly established back in 1996 when he cracked 152 against Australia in the one off Test at Delhi. The Australian bowling attack at that time was spearheaded by Glenn McGrath, with Paul Reiffel and company for support. The fact that the next highest score for India in that innings was 66 from Sourav Ganguly tells its own story. In Test cricket Mongia averages a handy if unspectacular 24, with over 1400 runs from 44 matches. Considered to be a bit of a slow scorer in One-Day cricket, Mongia has done his best to improvise in the recent past.