When V Sehwag scored fifty plus runs {97 not out| in the first innings of third test at Sara Oval, he achieved the distinction of scoring fifty in ten consecutive tests. He is the fourth batsman to earn the feat of scoring a fifty in ten or more consecutive test in the annals of test cricket. Others are – IVA Richards of West Indies {11}, G Gambhir of India {11} and JH Edrich of England {10}

The performance of these four batsmen read are listed below

IVA Richards of West Indies {Eleven Tests} – 30 and 101 vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1976, 50 and 98 vs Australia at Melbourne in Jan 1976, 142 vs India at Bridgetown in Mar 1976, 130 and 20 vs India at Trinidad in Mar 1976, 177 and 23 vs India at Trinidad in Apr 1976, 64 vs India at Kingston in Apr 1976, 232 and 63 vs England at Nottingham in Jan 1976, 4 and 135 vs England at Manchester in Jul 1976, 66 and 38 vs England at Leeds in Jul 1976, 291 vs England at The Oval in Aug 1976 and 32 and 92 vs Pakistan at Bridgetown in Feb 1977

G Gambhir of India {Eleven tests} – 67 and 104 vs Australia at Mohali in Oct 2008, 206 and 36 vs Australia at Delhi in Oct 2008, 19 and 66 vs England at Chennai in Dec 2008, 179 and 97 vs England at Mohali in Dec 2008, 72 and 30* vs New Zealand at Hamilton in Mar 2009, 16 and 137 vs New Zealand at Napier in Mar 2009, 23 and 167 vs New Zealand at Wellington in Apr 2009, 1 and 114 vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009, 23 and 116 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2010 and 68 and Zero not out vs Bangladesh at Dhaka in Jan 2010

JH Edrich of England {Ten tests} – 79 and 15 vs West Indies at Leeds in Jul 1969, 16 and 115 vs New Zealand at Lord’s in Jul 1969, 155 vs New Zealand at Nottingham in Aug 1969, 68 and 22 vs New Zealand at The Oval in Aug 1969, 79 vs Australia at Brisbane in Nov 1970, 47 and 115* vs Australia at Perth in Dec 1970, 55 and 12 vs Australia at Sydney in Jan 1971, 9 and 74* vs Australia at Melbourne in Jan 1971, 130 and 40 vs Australia at Adelaide in Jan 1971 and 30 and 57 vs Australia at Sydney in Feb 1971

V Sehwag of India {Ten tests} – 16 and 51 vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in Nov 2009, 131 vs Sri Lanka at Kanpur in Nov 2009, 293 vs Sri Lanka at Mumbai {BS} in Dec 2009, 52 and 45 vs Bangladesh at Chittagong in Jan 2010, 56 and zero not out vs Bangaldesh at Dhaka in Jan 2010, 109 and vs South Africa at Nagpur in Feb 2010, 165 vs South Africa at Kolkata in Feb 2010, 109 and 31 vs Sri Lanka at Galle in Jul 2010, 99 vs Sri Lanka at Col-SSC in Jul 2010 and 97* vs Sri Lanka at Col-PSS in Aug 2010

Note : Stats are as of 04.08.10, the second day of the third test between Sri Lanka and India at Sara Oval