Top 5 Indians With The Most Double Centuries In WTC History
Yashasvi Jaiswal scores his maiden Test double century (X.com)
Ever since the introduction of the World Test Championship, the teams have been eager to win the Test matches in order to make it to the final. This results in a truckload of runs and the batters are turning things around scoring much more quickly. The Indian team have been among the top teams when it comes to the World Test Championship, considering they have managed to reach the finals on both occasions.
The driving force for the Indian team in the last few years has been the batting department and the batters are performing in tough conditions like Australia or England and even South Africa. As we are into the third cycle of the WTC, Yashasvi Jaiswal, the top-order Indian batter has hammered his maiden double-hundred in the ongoing series against England. We at OneCricket, have found the top Indian batters with double centuries in the World Test Championship.
Let's have a look at the top 5 Indian batters with the most double centuries in the World Test Championship.
Mayank Agarwal - 2 (215 & 243)
Mayank Agarwal (X.com)
After Shikhar Dhawan, Mayank Agarwal turned out to be an amazing opener for some time. Having made his debut against Australia in the year 2018, Mayank went on to play 21 Test matches for India before getting replaced by Shubman Gill. He amassed nearly 1500 Test runs in 36 innings with an average of over 41.
Playing most of his Test matches in the World Test Championship cycle, Mayank Agarwal is still the only Indian batter with the most double centuries in WTC. He played an impressive knock of 215 against South Africa in Visakhapatnam and his second double century became his highest test score, 243, which came against Bangladesh in Indore.
Yashasvi Jaiswal - 1 (209)
Yashasvi Jaiswal (X.com)
The young Indian sensation, Yashasvi Jaiswal is turning out to be an impeccable gun in the longest format for the Indian team. In just ten innings, he has already amassed 620 runs, including two centuries and two half-centuries, with a staggering average of 62 and has registered his highest score of 209 against England.
The Southpaw had an amazing Test debut in West Indies, where he smashed 171 runs and a fifty in the very next game. Coming into the second Test against England, Yashasvi Jaiswal was among the runs having scored 80 in the first Test. He kept going and registered his maiden double century with his 209-run knock, helping England post a total of 396 runs.
Virat Kohli - 1 (254*)
Virat Kohli (X.com)
The greatest batter of the modern generation, Virat Kohli has been nothing short of a gift to the cricket world. With his kind of class and professionalism, he is an ideal sportsperson to look up to. With over 8000 Test runs for India, Virat has played some amazing knocks and has the most number of double centuries for India.
Since the introduction of the World Test Championship, Virat has managed to smash one double century, which came against South Africa. In the second Test of the South Africa tour of India in 2019, Virat hammered 254 runs in the first innings, helping the team post a mammoth first innings total of 601 in Pune.
Rohit Sharma - 1 (212)
Rohit Sharma (X.com)
One of the most aggressive sets of openers in Test cricket, Rohit Sharma has been an amazing player for India batting at the top. In his 56-match career, he has hammered over 3800 Test runs with the help of 10 centuries and 15 half-centuries. In the third Test of the South Africa tour of India 2019, Rohit Sharma smashed a double century becoming the player of the match.
While batting in the first innings, Rohit Sharma smacked 212 runs, helping India post 497 runs. Amassing 529 runs in the three-match Test series, Rohit also secured the Player of The Series award. With this double century, he is the last player to score one in the World Test Championship.
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