Virender Sehwag raced to a double hundred off just 168 balls on Day 2 of the third Test against Sri Lanka. It is the second fastest double century in Test cricket.
The double hundred club:
|
Balls |
Batsman |
Countries |
Venue |
Season |
|
153 |
NJ Astle (222) |
NZ v Eng |
Christchurch |
2001-02 |
|
168 |
V Sehwag (284*) |
Ind v SL |
Mumbai BS |
2009-10 |
|
182 |
V Sehwag (254) |
Ind v Pak |
Lahore |
2005-06 |
|
194 |
V Sehwag (319) |
Ind v SA |
Chennai |
2007-08 |
|
211 |
HH Gibbs (228) |
SA v Pak |
Cape Town |
2002-03 |
Sehwag's 284* is the third highest score by an Indian batsman in Test cricket. The dashing opener now holds the first three places in the list of top-5 best scores by Indian batsmen.
|
Runs |
Batsman |
Opponents |
Venue |
Season |
|
319 |
V Sehwag |
South Africa |
Chennai |
2007-08 |
|
309 |
V Sehwag |
Pakistan |
Multan |
2003-04 |
|
284* |
V Sehwag |
Sri Lanka |
Mumbai BS |
2009-10 |
|
281 |
VVS Laxman |
Australia |
Kolkata |
2000-01 |
|
270 |
R Dravid |
Pakistan |
Rawalpindi |
2003-04 |
Most runs in boundaries in an innings
202 of Sehwag's runs came in boundaries alone -- 40 fours and 7
sixes.
He is thus the first Indian and only the fourth batsman in Test history to score 200 runs in boundaries.
The following table lists batsmen with most runs from boundary shots:
| Batsman | Boundary runs | 4s | 6s | Countries | Venue | Season |
| JH Edrich (310*) | 238 | 52 | 5 | Eng v NZ | Leeds | 1965 |
| ML Hayden (380) | 218 | 38 | 11 | Aus v Zim | Perth | 2003-04 |
| Inzamam-ul-Haq (329) | 206 | 38 | 9 | Pak v NZ | Lahore | 2001-02 |
| V Sehwag (284*) | 202 | 40 | 7 | Ind v SL | Mumbai (BS) | 2009-10 |
| V Sehwag (319) | 198 | 42 | 5 | Ind v SA | Chennai | 2007-08 |
| WR Hammond (336*) | 196 | 34 | 10 | Eng v NZ | Auckland | 1932-33 |
