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Career-bests against India

Rajneesh Gupta | March 26, 2005 12:08 IST
Last Updated: March 26, 2005 12:21 IST


Younis Khan on Friday added his name to the ever-increasing list of batsmen who have reserved their best for India.

Younis is the 34th batsman to score a double century against India (see the list below). Of these as many as 25 also achieved their career-best score against India.

A detailed look into the career statistics of these players reveals some interesting facts. West Indian Faoud Bacchus made 250 at Kanpur in 1978-79. It was the only hundred of his Test career and his highest score in first class cricket also.

Surprised, then just have a look at England's [Images] David Lloyd's case. Lloyd made an unbeaten 214 in the Birmingham Test in 1974 series. In all his Test career, he did not have another score of 50 or more.

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New Zealand's [Images] Graeme Dowling, who scored a match winning 239 at Christchurch in 1967-68- in a match where second highest score from either side was a paltry 74, had three centuries in his Test career. Interestingly all three came against India only.

Another Kiwi batsman Bert Sutcliffe, who made unbeaten 230 at Delhi in 1955-56, had his three highest scores in Test cricket made against India.

But Pakistan's Mudassar Nazar had even better record. Mudassar's first five highest scores all came against India.

Among the contemporary batsmen, Sri Lanka's [Images] Sanath Jayasuriya [Images] and Mahela Jayawerdene, Australia's Ricky Ponting [Images] and now Pakistan's Younis Khan have made their highest score against India.

If we remove the minimum qualification criteria of a double century, then as many as four players of this Pakistan side playing at Bangalore - Shahid Afridi [Images],Kamran Akmal, Mohammad Sami [Images] and Younis Khan - have made their highest Test score against India.

BatsmanRunsForInnTestVenueSeason
ST Jayasuriya340SL1st1stColombo RPS1997-98
GA Gooch333Eng1st1stLord's1990
Javed Miandad280*Pak1st4thHyderabad 1982-83
Younis Khan267Pak1st3rdBangalore2004-05
RT Ponting257Aus1st3rdMelbourne2003-04
RB Kanhai256WI1st3rdCalcutta1958-59
SFAF Bacchus250WI1st6thKanpur1978-79
G Boycott246*Eng1st1stLeeds 1967
CH Lloyd242*WI1st5thBombay WS1974-75
DPM Jayawardene242SL1st1stColombo SSC1998-99
GT Dowling239NZ1st2ndChristchurch1967-68
CL Hooper233WI1st1stGeorgetown2001-02
A Flower232*Zim2nd2ndNagpur2000-01
Mudassar Nazar231Pak1st4thHyderabad 1982-83
B Sutcliffe230*NZ1st3rdDelhi1955-56
RS Mahanama225SL1st1stColombo RPS1997-98
D Lloyd214*Eng1st3rdBirmingham1974
KJ Hughes213Aus1st2ndAdelaide1980-81
Qasim Omar210Pak1st2ndFaisalabad1984-85
IT Botham208Eng1st3rdThe Oval1982
MW Gatting207Eng1st4thMadras MAC1984-85
EdeC Weekes207WI1st1stPort-of-Spain1952-53
J Hardstaff jr205*Eng1st1stLord's1946
Shoaib Mohammad203*Pak1st3rdLahore [Images] 1989-90
G Fowler201Eng1st4thMadras MAC1984-85
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