Joe Root scored his 6th Test double-century as England is playing Pakistan in Multan in the first Test of the three-match series,
With his second double-hundred against Pakistan, Root became the active player with the second-most double-centuries among the active players, just one behind, Virat Kohli and equalling Kane Williamson.
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Let us have a look at the list of players with the most number of 200s.
Most Double Hundreds in Test Cricket:
With his sixth 200+ score, the Englishman equalled the great Sachin Tendulkar in terms of double hundreds. He is also chasing the Little Master's most runs record. He also went past the likes of Graeme Smith, Rahul Dravid and his fellow countryman, Alastair Cook who have 5 200s each.
| # | Player | Match | Innings | 200s |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Don Bradman | 52 | 80 | 12 |
| 2. | Kumar Sangakkara | 134 | 233 | 11 |
| 3. | Brian Lara | 131 | 232 | 9 |
| 4. | Wally Hammond | 85 | 140 | 7 |
| 5. | Virat Kohli* | 115 | 195 | 7 |
| 6. | Mahela Jayawardene | 149 | 252 | 7 |
| 7. | Marvan Atapattu | 90 | 156 | 6 |
| 8. | Virender Sehwag | 104 | 180 | 6 |
| 9. | Kane Williamson* | 102 | 180 | 6 |
| 10. | Javed Miandad | 124 | 189 | 6 |
| 11. | Younis Khan | 118 | 213 | 6 |
| 12. | Joe Root* | 147 | 268 | 6 |
| 13. | Ricky Ponting | 168 | 287 | 6 |
| 14. | Sachin Tendulkar | 220 | 329 | 6 |
| 15. | Graeme Smith | 117 | 205 | 5 |
| 16. | Rahul Dravid | 164 | 286 | 5 |
| 17. | Alastair Cook | 161 | 291 | 5 |
*Active Players
Stats as of October 10, 2024.
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