Indian Batsmen Who Scored Double Centuries At Home And Overseas Conditions

Since the inception of cricket, it has evolved to manifolds. Scoring a double century was seen to be a thing only for Test cricket but as time has gone by and cricket has evolved many cricketers have proved that the feat can be achieved in ODIs as well. In fact, Test legend Rahul Dravid had said that he would have not been able to survive modern day cricket as his strike-rate was way below than what cricketers have today.

Let us have a look at five Indian Batsmen Who Scored Double Centuries At Home And Overseas Conditions:

Rahul Dravid

Rahul Dravid was one of the greatest Test cricketer to have played the game. He could bat through the innings and it looked like he would never get tired. His capability frustrated the bowlers as they found it often difficult to dislodge him. He scored five double centuries, three came in overseas conditions — against Pakistan in Rawalpindi, Australia at Adelaide and England at Oval. The other two arrived at Feroz Shah Kotla and Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad.

Sunil Gavaskar

Sunil Gavaskar was the greatest opener to have played the game. He had enormous talent and concentration which made him difficult to be dismissed. His defensive techniques were brilliant as well which depicted the sheer patience the man had got. Moreover, the little master, had almost every shots in his textbook that a batsman can ever think of.

Gavaskar was more a defensive batsman who watched the ball closely before having a go at it. He could help the scoreboard ticking with his technique and helped the national team provide solidity with his efforts. He was confronted by the Indian supporters for his infamous knock of 36 not out in the 1975 World Cup in the 60 overs contest against England.

He scored four double centuries out of which three came against the West Indies.

Wasim Jaffer

Wasim Jaffer announced his retirement from all forms of cricket this year. He scored 19410 first-class runs at an average of 50.67. His contribution to domestic cricket has been immense. The Mumbai batsman also represented India in 31 Tests and scored 1944 runs at an average of 34.10.

Jaffer’s contribution to the game, especially in the domestic format is unmatched. So much so, that cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar feels he was a special player and his achievement was fantastic.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli is a determined spirit who made his way to become one of the finest cricketers of all-time through sheer self belief and hard-work. He has made run-scoring look easy and has many records to be broken in line. Kohli was the only cricketers to make it to Forbes’ list of the top 100 highest-paid athletes in the world for the year 2020.

Sachin Tendulkar

Sachin Tendulkar loved the game and worked rigorously to earn the distinction of ‘God of cricket’. His was not a regular Mumbaikar story. It was a story of grit, passion, unbelievable skills to make things work like he did against the West Indies in early 90s. The short-pitched deliveries from the West Indies fast bowler was a worrying sight for most Indian batsmen. Vinod Kambli, who was referred to as Sachin Tendulkar’s peer in the initial days, fell prey to it. But Tendulkar had different plans!