22-year-old Yashasvi Jaiswal went onto record his second consecutive double century and entered the record books by becoming the first Indian batsman to smash two double centuries against England in Test cricket history.
Here, in this article we will have a look at the list of Indian batters who has smashed more than one double hundred in Test cricket and where does Jaiswal stand among them.
Most double hundreds for India in Test cricket:
- Virat Kohli - 7
- Virender Sehwag - 6
- Sachin Tendulkar - 6
- Rahul Dravid - 5
- Sunil Gavaskar - 4
- Cheteshwar Pujara - 3
- Vinoo Mankad - 2
- Dilip Sardesai - 2
- Vinod Kambli - 2
- Wasim Jaffer - 2
- VVS Laxman - 2
- Mayank Agarwal - 2
- Yashasvi Jaiswal - 2
Yashasvi Jaiswal has smashed two double centuries in the ongoing Test series against England.
Indian batters to smash two double centuries in a Test series:
- Vinoo Mankad vs New Zealand in 1955/56 (Home)
- Virat Kohli vs Sri Lanka in 2017 (Home)
- Yashasvi Jaiswal vs England in 2024 (Home)
Most double hundreds against an opposition for India in Test cricket:
- Sunil Gavaskar - 3 vs West Indies
- Virender Sehwag - 3 vs Pakistan
- Vinoo Mankad - 2 vs New Zealand
- VVS Laxman - 2 vs Australia
- Virender Sehwag - 2 vs Sri Lanka
- Sachin Tendulkar - 2 vs Australia
- Cheteshwar Pujara - 2 vs Australia
- Virat Kohli - 2 vs Sri Lanka
- Yashasvi Jaiswal - 2 vs England