V Sehwag and MS Atapattu on par with six double hundreds as openers
V Sehwag with his 284 not out at the end of the second day against Sri Lanka in the third test at BrabournecStadium Mumbai registered his sixth double hundred as an opening batsman which put him on par with MS Atapattu who also has scored six double hundreds as an opening batsman. The following table shows the performace of MS Atapattu and V Sehwag
| MS Atapattu of Sri Lanka | ||||
| No | Runs | Opp | Month | Year |
| 1 | 223 | Zim | Jan | 98 |
| 2 | 216* | Zim | Nov | 99 |
| 3 | 207* | Pak | Jun | 00 |
| 4 | 201* | Eng | Feb | 01 |
| 5 | 201 | Ban | Sep | 01 |
| 6 | 249 | Zim | May | 04 |
| V Sehwag of India | ||||
| No | Runs | Opp | Month | Year |
| 1 | 309 | Pak | Mar | 04 |
| 2 | 201 | Pak | Mar | 06 |
| 3 | 254 | Pak | Jan | 06 |
| 4 | 319 | SAF | Mar | 08 |
| 5 | 201* | Srl | Jul | 09 |
| 6 | 284* | Srk | Dec | 09 |