Sehwag joins unique club

March 29, 2005 18:59 IST

Indian opener Virender Sehwag [ Images ], who scored 201 in the first innings of the third and final Test against Pakistan in Bangalore, joined a unique club of players who scored a double-century but ended up on the losing side.

West Indies [ Images ] batting ace Brian Lara [ Images ] is the only player to have done it twice, while Sehwag is the first Indian to perform this feat.

The following are the details:

Batsman	Score	For	Vs	Venue	Season
RT Ponting	242	Aus	Ind	Adelaide	2003-04
NJ Astle	222	NZ	Eng	Christchurch	2001-02
BC Lara	221	WI	SL	Colombo (SSC)	2001-02
VT Trumper	214*	Aus	SA	Adelaide	1910-11
RG Pollock	209	SA	Aus	Cape Town	1966-67
RN Harvey	205	Aus	SA	Melbourne [ Images ]	1952-53
GA Faulkner	204	SA	Aus	Melbourne	1910-11
ML Hayden	203	Aus	Ind	Chennai	2000-01
DL Amiss	203	Eng	WI	The Oval	1976
L Hutton	202*	Eng	WI	The Oval	1950
BC Lara	202	WI	SA	Johannesburg	2003-04
ES Gregory	201	Aus	Eng	Sydney [ Images ]	1894-95
V Sehwag	201	Ind	Pak	Bangalore	2005

Rajneesh Gupta

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