Most Double Centuries in Test Cricket

Don Bradman tops the list of most double-centuries in test cricket. He has scored 12 double hundreds in 80 innings at an average of 99.94 with 334 being his highest score. He is followed by former Sri Lankan wicketkeeper and captain Kumar Sangakkara. In 233 innings he has scored 11 double-centuries at an average of 57.4 with 319 being his highest score. West Indian legend Brian Lara is ranked third on the list. In 232 innings he has scored 9 double centuries at an average of 52.88 with 400* being his highest score.

There are only 6 players who have crossed the 200 mark more than 6 times. These players are from Australia, Sri Lanka, West Indies, England & India.

There are 2 players from Sri Lanka, most by any country who have scored double-centuries more than 6 times. Kumar Sangakkara (11) & Mahela Jayawardene (7). From Australia – Don Bradman (12), West Indies – Brian Lara (9), India – Virat Kohli (7), England – Wally Hammond (7).

S No.	Player	Team	Matches	Innings	Runs	Highest Score	Average	100s	50s	200s
1	Don Bradman	Australia	52	80	6996	334	99.94	29	13	12
2	Kumar Sangakkara	Sri Lanka	134	233	12400	319	57.4	38	52	11
3	Brian Lara	West Indies	131	232	11953	400*	52.88	34	48	9
4	Wally Hammond	England	85	140	7249	336*	58.45	22	24	7
5	Virat Kohli	India	109	185	8479	254*	48.72	28	28	7
6	Mahela Jayawardene	Sri Lanka	149	252	11814	374	49.84	34	50	7
7	Marvan Atapattu	Sri Lanka	90	156	5502	249	39.02	16	17	6
8	Kane Williamson	New Zealand	94	164	8124	251	54.89	28	33	6
9	Virendra Sehwag	India	104	180	8586	319	49.34	23	32	6
10	Javed Miandad	Pakistan	124	189	8832	280*	52.57	23	43	6
11	Younis Khan	Pakistan	118	213	10099	313	52.05	34	33	6
12	Ricky Ponting	Australia	168	287	13378	257	51.85	41	62	6
13	Sachin Tendulkar	India	200	329	15921	248*	53.78	51	68	6
14	Graeme Smith	South Africa	117	205	9265	277	48.25	27	38	5
15	Joe Root	England	130	238	11004	254	50.24	29	58	5
16	Rahul Dravid	India	164	286	13288	270	52.31	36	63	5
17	Alaister Cook	England	161	291	12472	294	45.35	33	57	5
18	Zaheer Abbas	Pakistan	78	124	5062	274	44.79	12	20	4
19	Leonard Hutton	England	79	138	6971	364	56.67	19	33	4
20	Greg Chappell	Australia	87	151	7110	247*	53.86	24	31	4
21	Mohammad Yousuf	Pakistan	90	156	7530	223	52.29	24	33	4
22	Steven Smith	Australia	97	171	8947	239	60.04	31	37	4
23	Brendon McCullum	New Zealand	101	176	6453	302	38.64	12	31	4
24	Gordon Greenidge	West Indies	108	185	7558	226	44.72	19	34	4
25	Michael Clarke	Australia	115	198	8643	329*	49.1	28	27	4
26	Sunil Gavaskar	India	125	214	10122	236*	51.12	34	45	4
27	Hashim Amla	South Africa	124	215	9282	311*	46.64	28	41	4
28	Bob Simpson	Australia	62	111	4869	311	46.81	10	27	3
29	Mushfiqur Rahim	Bangladesh	85	157	5498	219*	38.44	10	26	3
30	Gary Kirsten	South Africa	101	176	7289	275	45.27	21	34	3

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