5 Indian batsmen with the most number of double hundreds in Test cricket

Test cricket is a game of patience and it can test the character of even the best in the business. To win a game of Test cricket, a sustained effort is required, a flash in the pan effort is invariably not enough to win a Test match.

Batting in Test matches also requires a lot of discipline and patience. A team needs to score big in order to win a Test match, and for a team to score big, individual batsmen need to play big knocks. A quickfire fifty might win a one day international or a T20 match but it will not win Test matches for a team.

To be a great Test batsman, one needs to have the ability to score big hundreds. Big hundreds are worth the gold in Test match cricket. India has produced some great batsmen over the years and many of them have played humongous innings during their respective careers.

Let us take a look at some of the most consistent batsmen amongst these greats by looking at the number of Test double-hundreds they have scored:

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#5 Sunil Gavaskar (4)

Known for his patient and big knocks, Sunil Gavaskar was the first world-class batsman to emerge from India. His exploits against fearsome pace battery of West Indies is the stuff of a legend. Gavaskar ended his career with mammoth 34 centuries.

Gavaskar scored 4 double centuries during his entire Test career. His knock of 236* against West Indies was his highest score. Out of 4 double-centuries, 3 came against West Indies while one was scored against England.

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#4 Rahul Dravid (5)

Rahul Dravid is one of the finest batsmen that India has ever produced

Rahul Dravid is one of the finest batsmen that India has ever produced. His exploits in alien conditions have won him many accolades during his illustrious career. Dravid is a much-acclaimed coach nowadays. He has coached India under-19 sides and India A sides.

Dravid scored 5 double centuries during his entire Test career. His knock of 270 against Pakistan was his highest score. He scored one double century each against Australia, England, Pakistan, New Zealand and Zimbabwe.

#3 Sachin Tendulkar (6)

Sachin had a liking for Australia in particular

Little master played many match winning knocks during his career, the most famous being 241* he scored against Australia in Sydney. During his innings, he took the off-side play out of his game to play a patient and determined knock.

Tendulkar scored mammoth 51 centuries during his Test career out which 6 were converted into double centuries.

His knock of 248* against Bangladesh at Dhaka was his highest score. He scored two double centuries against Australia and one each against Sri Lanka, New Zealand, Zimbabwe and Bangladesh.

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#2 Virender Sehwag (6)

Sehwag has two triple hundreds to his name

Sultan of Multan was amongst the rare breed of batsmen who used to score big while playing an aggressive brand of cricket. He used to play with supreme authority while batting, caring a little about the reputation of the bowler.

Sehwag scored six double centuries during his entire Test career. His knock of 319* against South Africa at Chennai was his highest score. He scored three double centuries against Pakistan, two against Sri Lanka and one against South Africa.

Sehwag converted two of these double centuries into triple centuries- one each against Pakistan and South Africa.

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#1 Virat Kohli (6)

Virat Kohli is a modern day great

Arguably the best batsman of the current era, Kohli has scored runs all over the world. He is churning out hundred after hundred for India. Many experts tout Kohli as someone who will break many batting records during his career. Off late, Kohli has developed a knack of scoring daddy hundreds. He seldom gets out immediately after scoring a hundred.

Kohli has scored six double centuries so far. His knock of 243 against Sri Lanka at Delhi is his highest score. He has scored 2 double centuries against Sri Lanka and one each against England, Bangladesh, West Indies and New Zealand.