Indian opening batsmen scoring double hundreds on home soil and away soil

Indian opening batsmen scoring double hundreds on home soil and away soil

The following three Indian opening batsmen have scored double hundreds on home soil and away soil

NoNoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date 
11SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971Away
 3SM Gavaskar2214v EnglandThe Oval30 Aug 1979Away
 7SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978Home
         
21W Jaffer2123v West IndiesSt John’s02 Jun 2006Away
 2W Jaffer2021v PakistanEden Gardens30 Nov 2007Home
         
31V Sehwag3091v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004Away
 2V Sehwag2542v PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006Away
 3V Sehwag2012v PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005Home
 4V Sehwag3192v South AfricaChennai26 Mar 2008Home
 5V Sehwag2932v Sri LankaBrabourne02 Dec 2009Home

SM Gavaskar and V Sehwag are the only two Indian opening batsmen to score double hundreds on home soil and away soil against a specific opposition.SM Gavaskar has accomplished the feat against West Indies, while V Sehwag’s feat has come against Pakistan

NoNoPlayerRunsIOppositionGroundStart Date 
11SM Gavaskar2203v West IndiesPort of Spain13 Apr 1971Away
 7SM Gavaskar2051v West IndiesWankhede01 Dec 1978Home
         
21V Sehwag3091v PakistanMultan28 Mar 2004Away
 2V Sehwag2542v PakistanLahore13 Jan 2006Away
 3V Sehwag2012v PakistanBengaluru24 Mar 2005Home
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