Ind vs Aus – 2010 : Second Test : Tendulkar's feat of scoring two double hundreds in a calendar year

Ind vs Aus – 2010 : Second Test : Tendulkar's feat of scoring two double hundreds in a calendar year

SR Tendulkar scored 203 against Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 and 214 against Australia in Oct 2010, thus scoring two double hundreds in a calendar year.

SR Tendulkar became the fourth batsman in the annals of test cricket to score two or more double hundreds in two or more calendar years. Others are DG Bradman of Australia, WR Hammond of England and KC Sangakkara of Sri Lanka

No

Batsmen

Team

200s

Year

Score

Opp

Ground

Mon/Year

1

DG Bradman

Aus

3

1930

254

Eng

Lord’s

Jun 1930

334

Eng

Leeds

Jul 1930

232

Eng

The Oval

Aug 1930

2

DG Bradman

Aus

2

1931

223

Win

Brisbane

Jan 1931

226

SAF

Brisbane

Nov 1931

3

DG Bradman

Aus

2

1934

304

Eng

Leeds

Jul 1934

244

Eng

The Oval

Aug 1934

4

DG Bradman

Aus

2

1937

270

Eng

Melbourne

Jan 1937

212

Eng

Adelaide

Jan 1937

1

WR Hammond

Eng

2

1928

251

Aus

Sydney

Dec 1928

200

Aus

Melbourne

Dec 1928

2

WR Hammond

Eng

2

1933

227

NZl

Christchurch

Mar 1933

336*

NZl

Auckland

Mar 1933

3

WR Hammond

Eng

2

1936

217

Ind

The Oval

Aug 1936

231*

Aus

Sydney

Dec 1936

1

KC Sangakkara

Srl

2

2004

270

Zim

Bulawayo

May 2004

232

SAF

Col-SSC

Aug 2004

2

KC Sangakkara

Srl

2

2007

200*

Ban

Col-PSS

Jul 2007

222*

Ban

Kandy

Jul 2007

1

SR Tendulkar

Srl

2

2004

241*

Aus

Sydney

Jan 2004

248*

Ban

Dhaka

Dec 2004

2

SR Tendulkar

Srl

2

2010

203

Srl

Col-SSC

Jul 2010

214

Aus

Bangalore

Oct 2010

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