6 Indian batsmen who have scored two hundreds in the same Test

#2 Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane is a diminutive stroke-maker whose ability to time the ball with ease and pick gaps in the field with precision makes him a joy to watch.

In the year 2015, Rahane tamed the South African bowling attack with fierce square cuts and delectable drives to score two hundreds in the same Test. In the first innings Rahane stroked a splendid 127, and he followed that up with a 100* in the second.

Rahane’s efforts helped India thrash South Africa by 337 runs.

#1 Rohit Sharma

Rohit Sharma

The latest entrant in the list is Rohit Sharma.

Rohit marked his first Test as opener in style, smashing hundreds in both innings of the match against South Africa in October 2019. In the first innings Rohit pummeled 176 runs, inclusive of 23 fours and 6 sixes. His carnage at the top of the order along with Mayank Agarwal’s 215 propelled India to a total of 502.

In the second innings, Rohit scored a classy 127 off just 149 balls. His knock helped India thrash South Africa by 203 runs.

Rohit broke a plethora of records during this knock. His 13 sixes in the match is the highest by any batsman in Tests; he went past Wasim Akram, who hit 12 sixes against Zimbabwe in the year 1996.

Rohit became the first cricketer in history to score centuries in both innings in his first Test as an opener. He also became the first batsman ever to record seven successive scores of fifty or more on Indian soil.