JE Root of England became the tenth batsman to score 200 plus runs in a test innings at Chepauk when he scored 218 in the ongoing test against India. The first ever double century at Chepauk was scored by Gundappa Viswanath who scored the test cricket’s first ever “Double Nelson” – 222 against England in Jan 1982. The following table lists all the double centuries scored by batsmen at Chepauk

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	GR Viswanath	222	1	Eng	Chepauk	13 Jan 1982
2	SM Gavaskar	236*	2	Win	Chepauk	24 Dec 1983
3	G Fowler	201	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985
4	MW Gatting	207	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985
5	DM Jones	210	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Sep 1986
6	ML Hayden	203	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Mar 2001
7	V Sehwag	319	2	SAF	Chepauk	26 Mar 2008
8	MS Dhoni	224	2	Aus	Chepauk	22 Feb 2013
9	KK Nair	303*	2	Eng	Chepauk	16 Dec 2016
10	JE Root	218	1	Ind	Chepauk	05 Feb 2021

JE Root became the fifth visiting batsman to score 200 plus runs in a test innings against India at Chepauk.  His 218 in the ongoing test provides the highest individual score by a visiting batsman against India at Chepauk. The previous best was 210 by Australian batsman DA Jones in Sep 1986. All the five centuries are tabulated below.

No	Player	Runs	I	Opp	Ground	Start Date
1	JE Root	218	1	Ind	Chepauk	05 Feb 2021
2	DM Jones	210	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Sep 1986
3	MW Gatting	207	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985
4	ML Hayden	203	1	Ind	Chepauk	18 Mar 2001
5	G Fowler	201	2	Ind	Chepauk	13 Jan 1985