A batsman's patience is tested in Test cricket. The test itself determines the true talent of the batsman. There are very few batsmen in Test cricket who have achieved the feat of scoring a triple century. So far, only 3 batsmen have scored triple centuries in Test cricket from India. Today we are going to tell you about the Indian batsmen who missed out on scoring a triple century in Tests.
Virender Sehwag
Former Indian explosive batsman Virender Sehwag scored two triple centuries in his international Test cricket career. But he also missed out on scoring a triple century twice. Virender Sehwag was dismissed for 293 against Sri Lanka. He missed only 7 runs to complete his triple century.
Sunil Gavaskar
In 1983, Sunil Gavaskar scored 236 runs against the West Indies in Chennai. In this match, the West Indies team scored 313 runs in the first innings. In response, Team India's score was 451/4. But Kapil Dev declared the innings and Gavaskar missed his triple century.
Sachin Tendulkar
In the fourth match of the Test series played in Sydney in 2009, Tendulkar played an unbeaten inning of 241 runs. But seeing the circumstances of the match, Sourav Ganguly declared the innings and Sachin could not complete his triple century.
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli played an unbeaten inning of 254 runs in the second match of the Test series played against South Africa under the ICC Test Championship in the year 2019. But he declared the innings himself and also missed the opportunity to score a triple century. The Indian team's score at that time was 601/5. Then Virat Kohli declared the innings.
