Test cricket is considered to be a little slower game than ODI and T20 cricket format but for the last few decades, this format of cricket has seen significant changes, In the present environment of test cricket quite comfortably 300 to 350 runs can be scored in a single day's play.

Many batsmen of the world have also scored double centuries by facing quite fewer balls in this format also, in this article, we will explain the top 20 fastest double centuries in Test cricket.

Top 20 cricketers who are scored the fastest double century in Test cricket.

01. Nathan Astle

02. Ben Stokes

03. Virender Sehwag

04. Virender Sehwag

05. Brendom McCullum

06. Virender Sehwag

07. Herschelle Gibbs

08. Adam Gilchrist

09. Ross Taylor

10. Ian Botham

11. Chris Gayle

12. Virender Sehwag

13. Virender Sehwag

14. Aravinda de Silva

15. Jason Holder

16. M. S. Dhoni

17. Graham Thorpe

18. Gordon Greenidge

19. Mohammad Yousuf

20. Victor Trumper

20. Victor Trumper:

Full name... Victor Thomas Trumper.

Date of birth... 2 November 1877.

Date of death... 28 June 1915.

Born territory... Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia. Height... Na.

Batting genre... Right-handed.

Bowling genre... Right arm medium.

Main Role in the team... As a Batsman.

Victor Trumper has scored 214 runs by facing 247 balls in the first innings of the third test match which was played at Adelaide Oval, Australia, from 07 January to 13 January 2011, during the South Africa tour of Australia.

In this Test match, he was played 242 minutes of batting on the crease with the help of 26 fours and zero sixes. The following are the details of his performance in this test match.

19. Mohammad Yousuf:

Full name... Mohammad Yousef.

Date of birth... 27 August 1974 .

Born territory... Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan.

Height... 1.78 m.

Batting genre... Right-handed.

Bowling genre... Right arm medium.

Main Role in the team... As a batsman.

Mohammad Yousuf has scored 204 runs by facing 243 balls in the first innings of the second test match which was played at MA Aziz Stadium, Chattogram, Bangladesh, from 16 January to 18 January 2002, during the Pakistan tour of Bangladesh.

In this Test match, he was played 325 minutes of batting on the crease with the help of 34 fours and two sixes. The following are the details of his performance in this test match.

18. Gordon Greenidge:

Full name... Cuthbert Gordon Greenidge.

Date of birth... 01 May 1951.

Born territory... Black Bess, St Peter, Barbados.

Height... Na

Batting genre... Right-handed.

Bowling genre... Right-arm medium.

Main Role in the team... As an opening batsman.

Gordon Greenidge has scored 200 runs by facing 232 balls in the second innings of the second test match which was played at Lord's cricket ground, London, England, from 28 June to 03 July 1984, during the West Indies tour of England.

In this Test match, he has scored a total of 214 runs from the facing of 242 balls by batting for 302 minutes on the crease with the help of 29 fours and two sixes. The following are the details of his performance in this test match.

17. Graham Thorpe:

Full name... Graham Paul Thorpe.

Date of birth... 01 August 1969.

Born territory... Farnham, Surrey, England.

Height...

Batting genre... Left-handed.

Bowling genre... Right arm medium.

Main Role in the team... As a batsman

Graham Paul Thorpe has scored 200 runs by facing 231 balls in the 2nd innings of the first test match which was played at AMI Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand, from 13 March to 16 March 2002, during the England tour of New Zealand.

16. MS Dhoni:

Full name... Mahendra Singh Dhoni.

Date of birth... 07 July 1981.

Born territory... Ranchi, jharkhand, India.

Height... 1.75 m.

Batting genre... Right-handed.

Bowling genre... Na

Main Role in the team...Wicket-keeper & batsman

Mahendra Singh Dhoni has scored 200 runs by facing 231 balls in the first innings of the first test match which was played at MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, India, from 22 February to 26 February 2013, during the Australia tour of India.

In this Test match, he has scored a total of 224 runs from the facing of 265 balls by batting for 365 minutes on the crease with the help of 24 fours and six sixes. The following are the details of his performance in this test match.

15. Jason Holder:

Full name... Jason Omar Holder.

Date of birth... 05 November 1991.

Born territory... Bridgetown, Barbados.

Height...02.01 m.

Batting genre... Right-handed.

Bowling genre...Right-arm fast-medium.

Main Role in the team...Bowler & all-rounder.

Jason Omar Holder has scored 202 runs by facing 229 balls in the 2nd innings of the first test match which was played at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, from 23 January to 26 January 2019, during the England tour of the West Indies.

In this Test match, he was played 384 minutes of batting on the crease with the help of 23 fours and eight sixes. The brief data of his batting performance on this Test match are the following.

14. Aravinda de Silva:

Full name... Pinnaduwage Aravinda de Silva.

Date of birth... 17 October 1965.

Born territory... Colombo, Sri Lanka.

Height... 1.65 m.

Batting genre... Right-handed.

Bowling genre... Right arm off-spin.

Main Role in the team... As a batsman

Aravinda de Silva has scored 200 runs by facing 229 balls in the first innings of the first test match which was played at P Sara Oval, Colombo, Sri Lanka, from 21 July to 23 July 2002, during the Bangladesh tour of Sri Lanka.

In this Test match, he has scored a total of 206 runs from the facing of 234 balls by batting 318 minutes on the crease with the help of 28 fours and one sixes. The following are the details of his performance in this test match.

13. Virender Sehwag:

Full name... Virender Sehwag.

Date of birth... 20 October 1978.

Born territory... Najafgarh, Delhi, India.

Height... 1.73 m.

Batting genre... Right-handed.

Bowling genre... Right arm off break.

Main Role in the team... As an opening batsman

Virender Sehwag has scored 200 runs by facing 227 balls in the first innings of the second test match which was played at Galle International Stadium, Sri Lanka, from 31 July to 04 August 2008, during the India tour of Sri Lanka.

In this Test match, he has scored a total of 201 runs from the facing of 231 balls by batting 348 minutes on the crease with the help of 22 fours and four sixes. The following are the details of his performance in this test match.

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