Three batsmen with the most double hundreds in Test cricket

Virat Kohli registered his seventh double hundred today.
Virat Kohli registered his seventh double hundred today.

#1 Sir Donald Bradman - 12 double hundreds

Donald Bradman coming out to bat.
Donald Bradman coming out to bat.

The Don holds the record of hitting the most double hundreds in Test cricket with an astounding number of 12 scores of 200 and above in just 52 Test matches. Sir Donald Bradman had a string of double centuries in the 1930-31 season.

He had scored three double hundreds against England in the 1930 Ashes series while in the first Test match of the succeeding series versus West Indies, Bradman played a knock of 223 runs.

The South African team was his next victim as the batting maestro slammed two double hundreds in the home Test series versus the Proteas.

He recorded his seventh and eighth 200+ scores during the fourth and the fifth Tests of Ashes 1934. England proved to be one of Bradman’s favorite opponents as he registered three more double centuries in Tests against them.

The right-handed batsman had recorded his twelfth double hundred versus India in Adelaide during the year 1948. Thus, with 12 double hundreds, the Aussie legend holds the prestigious record of scoring the most double hundreds in Test cricket till date.

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(Note: Both Wally Hammond and Mahela Jayawardene also have seven double centuries in Tests.)

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