5 greatest batsmen who never scored a double hundred in Tests

Double hundred in Tests is always a special feeling for any cricketer. It is not an easy feat and it requires a lot of patience, grit, and skill to achieve it.

Don Bradman has scored the most double hundreds in Test match cricket with 12 in 52 games. Brian Lara is second on the list with nine and Sri Lanka’s Kumar Sangakkara occupies the third spot with eight.

Some of the all-time cricketing greats like Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Viv Richards, Alastair Cook, Rahul Dravid, and Sunil Gavaskar did not even find a place in the top 10, showing how hard it is to do it on a consistent basis.

Some of the most prolific cricketers like Saeed Anwar, Imran Khan, Michael Vaughan, Colin Cowdrey, Majid Khan, Mohinder Amarnath, Alvin Kallicharran, and many more have failed to score a double hundred in their Test career.

On that note, let’s take a look at the 5 greatest batsmen who never scored a double hundred in Tests.

#5 Dilip Vengsarkar

Dilip Vengsarkar

Dilip Vengsarkar is one of the greatest Indian cricketers of all-time. Born in Mumbai, Vengsarkar made his Test debut during the 1975/76 series against New Zealand at Auckland when he was just 19-year-old.

His first Test century came against West Indies at the Eden Gardens on 2 January 1979. Vengsarkar went on to score 16 more hundreds and 35 fifties for India in Tests. He finished his Test match career with 6868 runs at an average of 42.13.

Primarily a middle-order batsman, his highest score of 166 came against Sri Lanka at Cuttack. Vengsarkar managed to play 116 Tests and 129 One Day Internationals for India in his illustrious career.

#4 Michael Hussey

Australia v Sri Lanka - Third Test: Day 4

The Australian is one of the very few cricketers who mastered every format of the game. Michael Hussey was phenomenal for Australia is both Tests and ODIs with 6235 runs and 5442 runs respectively. Having made his Test debut at the Gabba on 3 November 2005, Hussey scored a hundred in just his second Test.

With 19 hundreds and 29 fifties, Hussey managed an average of over 50 in Test match cricket. For a cricketer of his caliber, Hussey never managed a double hundred in his career. His highest score in Test match cricket is 195, which he scored against England at Brisbane during the 2010/11 series. Throughout his career, Hussey is known for his remarkable batting with tail-enders.

#3 Mohammad Azharuddin

Azhar scored his highest score of 199 against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in 1986

The former Indian captain is one of the unluckiest cricketers not to have scored a double hundred in Test match cricket. Azharuddin is one of those rare cricketers who fell one short of 200 in a Test match innings. He was dismissed for 199 against Sri Lanka at Kanpur in 1986. Having made his Test debut against England in 1984 at Eden Gardens, Azhar went on to score three hundreds in his first three Test matches.

A technically gifted cricketer, Mohammad Azharuddin scored a total of 22 hundreds in Test cricket and seven in ODI cricket, at an average of 45.02 and 36.92 respectively. The Hyderabadi cricketer has represented India in 99 Tests and 334 One Day Internationals, and scored more than 15000 international runs. Azhar became the captain in 1989 and led the Indian team in 47 Test matches and 174 One Day Internationals.

#2 Mark Waugh

Mark Waugh leaves the field

Mark Waugh is one of the most prolific Australian cricketers of all-time. Waugh made his Test match debut on 25 January 1991 at Adelaide. Waugh became the fifteenth Australian to make a century on debut when he scored a brilliant 138 in his first Test match innings. He went on to play 128 Tests and 244 One Day Internationals for Australia from 1988 to 2002.

Mark Waugh has scored 8029 runs in his Test match career at an average of 41.81, which included 20 hundreds and 47 fifties. Unfortunately, he has never scored a double hundred for Australia in his 209 innings. Mark Waugh's highest Test match score of 153* came against India at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore.

#1 Ian Chappell

Ian Chappell

Born in a cricketing family, Ian Chappell is one of the most famous Australian cricketers. Having made his Test match debut in 1964 against Pakistan at Melbourne, Ian Chappell went on to play 75 Test matches for Australia. He has scored 5345 runs in 136 innings at an average of 42.42.

Chappell has struck 14 hundreds and 26 fifties in Test match career. His highest score of 196 came against Pakistan at Adelaide. Ian Chappell captained Australia between 1971 and 1975. He has led them in 30 Tests and lost only five of them. Chappell has also played 16 ODI matches for Australia. Chappell retired from international cricket in 1990.