Polly Umrigar, in 1955, scored the first ever Test double century by an Indian batsman.
Virat Kohli tops the double century list among the Indian cricketers. Virat scored his 7th double ton in the match against South Africa on October 2019 at Pune.
Virender Sehwag and Sachin Tendulkar hold the record for the second most double hundreds in Test cricket by any Indian cricketers – 6.
| PLAYERS | 200S | INNINGS |
|---|---|---|
| VIRAT KOHLI | 7 | 210 |
| VIRENDER SEHWAG | 6 | 180 |
| SACHIN TENDULKAR | 6 | 329 |
| RAHUL DRAVID | 5 | 286 |
| SUNIL GAVASKAR | 4 | 214 |
| CHETESHWAR PUJARA | 3 | 176 |
Among the current Indian cricketers, only Pujara, other than the Indian captain, has more than two double centuries in the longer format – 3.
Rohit Sharma, Karun Nair, and Mayank Agarwal have one each. You can read the list of ODI double tons here.
Rohit’s Test double ton against South Africa in Ranchi, in the 3rd Test of the 2019 home series, is the latest entrant into India’s Test 200 club.
Virat Kohli’s 7th double ton and Mayank Agarwal’s maiden 200 came in this series too.
