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Tezzbuzz|12-10-2024
Most Test Double Century Active Players: There was a time when scoring a double century was considered a big thing in Test cricket. But since the advent of baseball, it seems to be becoming quite common. Recently, there are many players who have scored double centuries along with centuries. We will know about five such players who have scored the most double centuries in red ball international cricket and are currently active. That is, those players who have not yet taken retirement. This list is quite interesting and two Indian players are also included in it.
Indian team's star batsman Cheteshwar Pujara has a total of 3 double centuries in his name. However, Pujara has been out of the Test team for the last one and a half years. Now after the youth have made a place in the team, their return is also looking difficult. But this player has not taken retirement yet. He has a total of 7195 runs in his name in 176 innings of 103 matches. He has scored 19 centuries which include three double centuries. Mushfiqur Rahim of Bangladesh is also an active player who has scored 3 double centuries.
Australia's star batsman Steve Smith has a total of 4 double centuries in his name in Test cricket. He has scored 9685 runs in 195 innings of 109 test matches. A total of 32 centuries have been recorded in his name which includes 4 double centuries. He is an important player of Australia even at present.
England's star player Joe Root is in terrible form these days. He continues to score runs in Test cricket. He has scored more than 12 thousand runs while playing 147 matches in Test cricket so far. He also did wonders in England's ongoing Multan Test against Pakistan and scored the sixth double century of his career.
New Zealand's powerful player Kane Williamson is at second place in this list. In fact, Kane has also scored 6 double centuries in Test cricket so far, equal to Root. But Kane Williamson has done this only in 102 matches. He has 8881 runs in his name in 180 test innings. The former captain of the Kiwi team and WTC winning captain has scored a total of 32 centuries in his career.
At the top of this list is Team India's legend Virat Kohli, who is considered the backbone of the Indian batting order. This player, known as King Kohli, has scored 29 centuries and 7 double centuries in a total of 115 matches. A total of 8947 runs are recorded in his name in this format. He is included in the list of top batsmen not only in India but in the entire world.