The top five players with the most double centuries in Test cricket, showcasing exceptional batting skills and resilience that have left a lasting impact on the sport.
1. Don Bradman – 12 Double Hundreds
The record for having the most double centuries in test cricket history is still owned by the Australian Test legend, Sir Donald Bradman as he had smashed the 12 double hundreds in just 52 test matches with an unbelievable batting average of 99.94.
The shocking thing to notice is the gap between the Don Bradman and all other test legends is the amount of test matches he played. After Don Bradman, cricket has witnessed a lot of players who played 100 plus test games and still did not able to reach even closer to the mark of what Bradman has achieved.
Moreover The greatest batsman of Test cricket, Don Bradman passed away on 25th February, 2001 and left his remarks forever in this gentlemen’s game of cricket.
2. K. Sangakkara – 11 Double Hundreds
The classiest and stylish left handed batsman Sri lankan cricket has ever produced was Kumar Sangakkara who almost broke the Don Bradman’s record of most double centuries in test cricket.
I personally feels, that the amount of fame and respect given to Sangakkara is quite minimal as compare to players of his era such as Virendra Sehwag, Ricky Ponting, Tendulkar etc. He literally owned the test format as long as he played the red ball cricket in his career.
Talking about the double hundred of Sangakkara, He ended up scoring 11 double centuries out of 134 test matches in his 15 years of test career with 12,400 test runs. Not only this, Sangakkara also holds the record of having 2nd most centuries in test cricket which is 38 so far by any player.
3. Brian Lara – 9 Double Hundreds
Yet another star player of test cricket, who has left his legacy with his iconic inning of 400* runs ranks on 3rd place in terms of scoring most double centuries in test where he played 131 test games in which he successfully managed to reach the mark of 9 double 200s.
Brian Lara has tremendous bat speed due to his 6 feet tall muscular body and ability to time the ball in the sweet spot of the bat, these two things used to make him the dangerous batter of test format in the 90s and early 2000s era of test cricket. Moreover, He is the only player to score highest double hundred in test for West Indies.
4. WR Hammond – 7 Double Hundreds
Those who don’t know much about WR Hammond, He is a former test cricket hero of England who played the real cricket when there were no helmets, no abdomen guard, no restriction on amount of bouncers, played on bouncy and fast pitches, with red hard leather ball and yet Hammond has the batting average of 58.45 per inning.
Moreover, England’s Hammond had made 7 double hundreds in test by playing 85 games and still holds the record of most double centuries for England in test cricket after almost 70 plus years.
Hammond has the same level of respect and legacy in the England which Don Bradman has in the Australia as they both even played against each other during 1930s and 40s.
5. Virat Kohli – 7 Double Hundreds
The man who showed a entire new direction to Indian test team with his phenomenal captaincy and aggressive batting display in all over the world where he played. So far, Virat Kohli played 113 test matches and going strong in his test career with 7 double centuries in his account and currently holds the title of most double centuries for india in test format.
Furthermore, Virat Kohli is the only active player to be in this list and if he continues to play till 2028 then I am sure that he has pretty good chance to end up on 3rd or even 2nd place in this list.
