Batsmen who have scored double centuries on the first appearance against two specific oppositions.

Batsmen who have scored double centuries on the first appearance against two specific oppositions.

GC Smith of South Africa and MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka and Agarwal MA are the only three batsmen to score double hundreds against two specific oppositions in the annals of test cricket. The following table lists the performance of these three batsmen.  MA Agarwal became the first Indian batsman to score 200 plus runs on the first appearance against two specific oppositions.

No Player Team Runs FI Oppn Venue Season  
1 Smith GC SAF 277 FI Eng Edgbaston 2003    
  Smith GC SAF 200 FI Ban East London 2002 03
                 
2 Atapattu MS Srl 223 FI Zim Kandy 1997 98
  Atapattu MS Srl 201 FI Ban Col-SSC 2001 02
                 
3 Agarwal MA Ind 215 FI SAF Vishakapatnam 2019 20
  Agarwal MA Ind 243 FI Ban Indore 2019 20
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