6 Indian batsmen with hundred in each innings of a Test match

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli celebrates a hundred

The current Indian skipper is also part of the elite list. He entered the club during the first Test of India’s tour of Australia in 2014, held at Adelaide from December 9-13. After hundreds from David Warner, Michael Clarke and Steve Smith enabled Australia declare at 515 for 7, Kohli’s 115 kept India in the Test. His innings, which featured 12 fours, came off 184 balls. India managed to finish with 444 as Murali Vijay, Cheteshwar Pujara and Ajinkya Rahane also hit fifties.

Warner then hit his second century of the Test as Australia set India a tough target of 364. Kohli almost pulled off the chase for India. He featured in a 185-run third wicket stand with Vijay. At one stage, India were well placed at 242 when Nathan Lyon trapped Vijay for 99. The floodgates opened after that. Kohli also fell to Lyon for 141, to leave India at 304 for 7. The visitors eventually folded up for 315 as Lyon grabbed 7 for 152.

Ajinkya Rahane

Ajinkya Rahane

Before Rohit, another Mumbai man had hit two hundreds in a Test, and that was also against South Africa. Rahane did the same during the 4th Test of the 2015 tour played at Delhi from December 3-7. Batting first, India stumbled to 66 for 3 before Rahane rescued the hosts with an assured 127. The middle-order batsman faced 215 deliveries during his stay at the crease, and hit 11 fours and 4 sixes. Ravichandran Ashwin contributed 56 as India finished on a competitive 334 all out.

In response, Ravindra Jadeja ran through the Proteas with 5 for 30 in 12 overs. AB de Villiers top-scored for the visitors with 42 as they folded up for 121 in 49.3 overs. Under no pressure, Rahane eased his way to an unbeaten 100 from 206 balls, with 8 fours and 3 sixes. Kohli contributed 88 as India set South Africa an improbable 481. The visitors faltered for the second time in the Test, folding up for 143. This time, Ashwin claimed 5 for 61.

The man of the moment.