News India Live, Digital Desk: Shocking Truth of Cricket: The world of cricket is often full of shocking truths and figures that surprise us. When we talk about big records in Test cricket, the names of great batsmen such as Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly, Sunil Gavaskar or Rahul Dravid first come to our mind. But, there is also a record that these veterans are not even named, and it will really surprise you!

We are talking about the Indian batsmen who scored a double century in the Test match on the land of England. England’s pitches and the circumstances there, especially swing and seam, are considered the biggest challenge for the batsmen. Creating big runs there is like breaking a mountain, and in such a situation it is an extraordinary achievement to score a double century.

You might be surprised to know that despite being included in the list of India’s greatest batsmen, Sachin Tendulkar or Sourav Ganguly has never scored a Test double century in England. Then which Indian batsman has done this wonderful?

Yes, this extraordinary achievement is recorded only by two Indian batsmen!

• Lala Amarnath: The first name in this list is the great Lala Amarnath. He played a brilliant innings of 206 against England at the historic ground in Lord’s in 1946. Lala Amarnath became the first Indian batsman to score a Test double century in England. Think, before independence he had done this amazing!

• Vinu Mankad: After him, the name of another Indian player was added to this difficult record, and he was Vinu Mankad, rich in versatility. Mankad showed his batting jauhar by scoring 231 runs against England at Lord’s in 1952. His innings was the biggest Test innings played by any Indian in England by then.

Many veterans like Sachin Tendulkar, Rahul Dravid and Sunil Gavaskar have scored centuries in England, but did not get a chance to convert them into a double century. This really reflects these two players, Lala Amarnath and Vinu Mankad’s patience, concentration and mastery of playing in adverse circumstances. This figure proves how uncertain and unique Test cricket is, where some records are only the names of select veterans.

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