M Vijay {128}, CA Pujara {143} and V Kohli {123*} scored centuries  in India’s first  innings {second innings of the test} against Sri Lanka at Nagpur in the ongoing test to  provide the ninth occasion of batsmen batting at number two, three and four scoring centuries in a test innings  in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below {All figures as at Lunch on the  third day of the ongoing test between India and Sri Lanka at Nagpur}

No	No	Pos	Batsman	score	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	2	PS McDonnel	103	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	11 Aug 1884
	2	3	WL Mudroch	211	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	11 Aug 1884
	3	4	HJH Scott	102	1	Aus	Eng	Lord’s	11 Aug 1884
2	1	2	PA Gibb	120	4	Eng	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
	2	3	WJ Edrich	219	4	Eng	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
	3	4	WR Hammond	140	4	Eng	SAF	Durban	03 Mar 1939
3	1	2	RT Robinson	148	2	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985
	2	3	DI Gower	215	2	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985
	3	4	MW Gatting	100*	2	Eng	Aus	Birmingham	15 Aug 1985
4	1	2	MJ Slater	168	2	Aus	NZl	Hobart	26 Nov 1993
	2	3	DC Boon	106	2	Aus	NZl	Hobart	26 Nov 1993
	3	4	ME Waugh	111	3	Aus	NZl	Hobart	26 Nov 1993
5	1	2	HH Gibbs	114	2	SAF	Ban	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002
	2	3	G Kirsten	160	2	SAF	Ban	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002
	3	4	JH Kallis	139*	2	SAF	Ban	Potchefstroom	25 Oct 2002
6	1	2	AJ Strauss	137	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
	2	3	RWT Key	221	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
	3	4	MP Vaughan	103	1	Eng	Win	Lord’s	22 Jul 2004
7	1	2	W Jaffer	138	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007
	2	3	R Dravid	129	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007
	3	4	SR  Tendulkar	122	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007
8	1	2	TWM Latham	136	2	NZl	Zim	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
	2	3	KS Willamson	113	2	NZl	Zim	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
	3	4	LRPL Taylor	124*	2	NZl	Zim	Bulawayo	06 Aug 2016
9	1	2	M Vijay	128	2	Ind	Srl	Nagpur-J	24 Nov 2017
	2	3	CA Pujara	143	2	Ind	Srl	Nagpur-J	24 Nov 2017
	3	4	V Kohli	123*	2	Ind	Srl	Nagpur-J	24 Nov 2017

M Vijay {128}, CA Pujara {143} and V Kohli {123*} scored centuries  in India’s first  innings {second innings of the test} against Sri Lanka at Nagpur in the ongoing test to  provide the second occasion of Indian batsmen batting at number two, three and four scoring centuries in a test innings  in the annals of test cricket. All such occasions are tabulated below. India is the only team to accomplish such a feat on two occasions {All figures as at Lunch on the third day of the ongoing test between India and Sri Lanka at Nagpur}

No	No	Pos	Batsman	score	Inns	Team	Oppn	Ground	Start Date
1	1	2	W Jaffer	138	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007
	2	3	R Dravid	129	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007
	3	4	SR  Tendulkar	122	1	Ind	Ban	Dhaka	25 May 2007
2	1	2	M Vijay	128	2	Ind	Srl	Nagpur-J	24 Nov 2017
	2	3	CA Pujara	143	2	Ind	Srl	Nagpur-J	24 Nov 2017
	3	4	V Kohli	123*	2	Ind	Srl	Nagpur-J	24 Nov 2017