Jaffer in record books
Wasim Jaffer [ Images ] played a significant part in reviving India's [ Images ] fortunes in the St. John's Test by scoring a magnificent 212 on the fourth day.
Jaffer, in the process, became only the seventh Indian batsman to score a double century away from the subcontinent. Sunil Gavaskar [ Images ] and Rahul Dravid [ Images ] have done so twice.
The details:
|
Batsman |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
Opponent |
Venue |
Season |
|
SR Tendulkar |
241* |
436 |
33 |
0 |
Australia [ Images ] |
Sydney [ Images ] |
2003-04 |
|
R Dravid |
233 |
446 |
23 |
1 |
Australia |
Adelaide |
2003-04 |
|
SM Gavaskar |
221 |
443 |
21 |
0 |
England [ Images ] |
The Oval |
1979 |
|
SM Gavaskar |
220 |
- |
22 |
0 |
West Indies [ Images ] |
Port of Spain |
1970-71 |
|
R Dravid |
217 |
468 |
28 |
0 |
England |
The Oval |
2002 |
|
DN Sardesai |
212 |
- |
17 |
1 |
West Indies |
Kingston [ Images ] |
1970-71 |
|
W Jaffer |
212 |
399 |
24 |
1 |
West Indies |
St. John's |
2006 |
|
RJ Shastri |
206 |
477 |
17 |
2 |
Australia |
Sydney |
1991-92 |
|
NS Sidhu |
201 |
491 |
19 |
1 |
West Indies |
Port of Spain |
1996-97 |
Jaffer also became only the tenth batsman in Test cricket to score a double ton against the West Indies while opening the innings. The last opener to do so against the West Indies was India's Navjot Sidhu in 1996-97.
The following table lists openers' double tons against the West Indies. England's Dennis Amiss and Len Hutton [ Images ], New Zealand's [ Images ] Glenn Turner, Australia's Bill Lawry and India's Sunil Gavaskar have done so twice.
|
Batsman |
Runs |
Balls |
4s |
6s |
For |
Venue |
Season |
|
Hanif Mohammad |
337 |
- |
24 |
0 |
Pakistan |
Bridgetown |
1957-58 |
|
A Sandham |
325 |
640 |
28 |
0 |
England |
Kingston |
1929-30 |
|
DL Amiss |
262* |
563 |
40 |
1 |
England |
Kingston |
1973-74 |
|
GM Turner |
259 |
759 |
22 |
0 |
New Zealand |
Georgetown |
1971-72 |
|
GM Turner |
223* |
- |
26 |
0 |
New Zealand |
Kingston |
1971-72 |
|
SM Gavaskar |
220 |
- |
22 |
0 |
India |
Port of Spain |
1970-71 |
|
W Jaffer |
212 |
399 |
24 |
1 |
India |
St John's |
2006 |
|
WM Lawry |
210 |
- |
- |
3 |
Australia |
Bridgetown |
1964-65 |
|
L Hutton |
205 |
- |
24 |
1 |
England |
Kingston |
1953-54 |
|
WM Lawry |
205 |
416 |
12 |
1 |
Australia |
Melbourne [ Images ] |
1968-69 |
|
SM Gavaskar |
205 |
342 |
29 |
2 |
India |
Mumbai [ Images ] |
1978-79 |
|
DL Amiss |
203 |
320 |
28 |
0 |
England |
The Oval |
1976 |
|
L Hutton |
202* |
- |
22 |
0 |
England |
The Oval |
1950 |
|
RB Simpson |
201 |
- |
- |
0 |
Australia |
Bridgetown |
1964-65 |
|
NS Sidhu |
201 |
491 |
19 |
1 |
India |
Port of Spain |
1996-97 |
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