West Indies opener Chris Gayle on Tuesday became the fourth batsman in Test history to score two triple hundreds, after slamming an entertaining 333 in the first Test against Sri Lanka, in Galle.
The left-hander joins a select band comprising of Don Bradman, Brian Lara and Virender Sehwag, who have achieved the feat.
The details:
|
Batsman |
Scores |
Against |
Venue |
Season |
|
Don Bradman (Aus) |
334 |
England |
Leeds |
1930 |
|
|
304 |
England |
Leeds |
1934 |
|
Brian Lara (WI) |
375 |
England |
St. John's |
1993-94 |
|
|
400* |
England |
St. John's |
2003-04 |
|
Virender Sehwag (Ind) |
309 |
Pakistan |
Multan |
2003-04 |
|
|
319 |
South Africa |
Chennai |
2007-08 |
|
Chris Gayle |
317 |
South Africa |
St. John's |
2004-05 |
|
|
333 |
Sri Lanka |
Galle |
2010-11 |
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