Top 10 Players With Most Double Hundreds In Tests

Test cricket is the pinnacle of the sport. Celebrating centuries in this format is a satisfying job, but to achieve double centuries is a remarkable achievement that highlights a batter’s endurance and mental strength.

Scoring 200 runs in one innings takes a lot out of a player mentally, with extreme talent and stamina. It’s rare and celebrated as a significant milestone for the game.

Here are the top 10 players with the most double centuries in Tests

1. Sir Donald Bradman (Australia)

Widely regarded as the greatest batter of the game, Sir Donald Bradman featured in 52 red-ball games for Australia to collect 6996 runs at an average of 99.9 with 12 double centuries. This keeps him in a different league, with so much influence for the next generation, thanks to his incredible skill and consistency.

Bradman’s most iconic innings remains 334 runs against England at Leeds in Headingley in 1930.

2. Kumar Sangakkara (Sri Lanka)

The left-handed Sri Lanka middle-order batter is second on the list with 11 double centuries. He clubbed 12400 runs in 233 innings at an average of 57.40, besides enjoying 38 centuries at the best score of 319 runs against Bangladesh.

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There were times when the national side would be under pressure, and they would always look at this technically sound batter to bail them out of trouble.

3. Brian Lara (West Indies)

The former West Indies captain, Brian Lara, is in the third position in the table with nine double centuries. He accumulated 11953 runs with nine double centuries with a flamboyant best score of unbeaten 400 runs against England, which still remains the highest individual score in the format.

His ability to dominate the bowlers and score big always kept him ahead in the curve.

4. Wally Hammond (England)

One of England’s greatest batters, Wally Hammond, earned so much success with the bat, notching up 7249 runs in 140 innings at an average of 58.45, thanks to 24 fifties and 22 centuries at the best score of unbeaten 336 runs.

He is in the fourth position with seven double centuries. His highest score of unbeaten 336 runs against New Zealand remains the most memorable innings of his career.

5. Virat Kohli (India)

It took the former Indian Test batter, Virat Kohli, nearly five years to celebrate his first double century against the West Indies in Antigua, before he added six more in the list. He finished with 9230 runs in 210 innings at an average of 46.85, thanks to 30 centuries and 31 fifties.

Kohli’s determination for the game as a batter and leader will always keep him at the top in the longest format.

6. Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)

Along with Sangakkara, Mahela Jayawardene was the backbone of the Sri Lankan middle order for a long time. The right-handed batter smashed 11814 runs in 252 innings at an average of 49.84 with 34 centuries and 50 fifties.

He is in the sixth position on the table with seven double centuries. On those slow tracks of Sri Lanka under the heat, it was not an easy job to score 200s.

7. Marvan Atapattu (Sri Lanka)

By numbers, it was not a glorious Test career for the former Sri Lankan batter with 5502 runs in 156 innings at an average of below 40, shouldering 16 centuries and 17 fifties at the best score of 249 runs.

But once he got a century, most of the time, he would convert them to a big score. Marvan Atapattu finished his red-ball career with six double centuries.

8. Virender Sehwag (India)

India’s former aggressive opener, Virender Sehwag, is eighth on the list of most Test double centuries. He smashed six double tons to smash 8596 runs in 180 innings at an average of 49.34 with the help of 23 fifties and 32 centuries.

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9. Kane Williamson (New Zealand)

The former New Zealand captain, Kane Williamson, smacked 9276 runs in 186 innings at an average of 54.88 and 33 centuries, besides 37 fifties at the best score of 271 runs.

He was technically sound, besides his rare aggressive batting, to celebrate six double centuries.

10. Javed Miandad (Pakistan)

One of the greatest Pakistan batters of the old time, Javed Miandad, could read the ball early, making it easier for him to tackle the bowlers. He smacked 8832 runs in 124 Tests at an average of 52.57, including 23 centuries and six double centuries.