Matthew Hayden to Kumar Sangakkara: Batters to score more than 400 runs in a test match, Sachin and Kohli not even in list
Test matches are considered the toughest format of cricket. Currently, India is on a tour of England to play a 5-Test match series under new captain Shubman Gill. But before that, here are some players who scored more than 400 runs in a single Test match. Surprisingly, Sachin Tendulkar and the recently retired Virat Kohli are not even on the list.
In 1990, against India, England's legendary batsman Graham Gooch scored 333 runs in the first innings and smashed 123 runs in the second innings. He thus added a total of 456 runs to his name in a single Test match.
In 1998, Australian batsman Mark Taylor scored 334 runs in the first innings and 92 runs in the second innings against Pakistan. He scored a total of 426 runs in this match and this performance was remembered for a long time.
Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara scored 319 runs in the first innings and 105 runs in the second against Bangladesh in 2014. Sangakkara's total score in this Test was 424 runs.
West Indies' Brian Lara scored an unbeaten 400 in the first innings against England in 2004. He did not got the chance to bat in the second innings of this Test match.
The 400 runs scored by Brian Lara is the highest individual score by any batsman in the history of Test cricket. This record stands to this day and is considered extremely difficult to break.
In 1974, Australian batsman Greg Chappell scored 247 runs in the first innings and 133 runs in the second innings against New Zealand. In this match, Chappelle showed his batting prowess by scoring a total of 380 runs.
In 2003, Matthew Hayden scored 380 runs in the first innings against Zimbabwe. He did not get a chance to bat in the second innings of this Test match, but his first innings performance became historic.
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