Batsmen with most triple hundreds in Test matches

#3 Chris Gayle

Chris Gayle is known for smacking bowlers for sixes all around the park and scoring quickfire fifties and hundreds in T20s. When on a song he can rip apart any bowling lineup. He also has a double hundred to his name in ODIs which he scored against Zimbabwe in the 2015 world cup. Chris Gayle has crossed the 200 run mark three times in Test matches and twice in those three occasions, he went on to score a triple century.

In 2005 in the South Africa tour of West Indies in the fourth test on a good batting track Graeme Smith won the toss and elected to bat first. Proteas made good use of the batting conditions and posted a huge total of 588/6 in the first innings on the back of hundreds from Graeme Smith, AB Devilliers, Kallis, and Ashwell Prince. South African were confident of a win.

West Indies lost Hinds early but Sarwan and Chris Gayle played brilliantly and scored a partnership of more than 300 runs. Gyale played a counter-attacking innings and South African bowlers had to no answer. He went to score his first triple century. He got out on a score of 317. His knock included 37 fours and 3 sixes. His knock saved the Test match for West Indies and he was awarded Man of the Match award for this knock.

In 2010 in the first Test match of the West Indies tour of Sri Lanka in Galle, West Indies elected to bat first. Chris Gayle played a marvellous inning. He played shots in every corner. He went on to score his second triple hundred. His knock included 34 fours and 9 huge sixes.

His knock helped West Indies post a daunting total of 580 in the first innings but the because of rain Sri Lanka managed a draw. Gayle was awarded man of the match for his innings.

Gayle became the second West Indian to score two triple hundreds.