Record Breaker: Karun Nair

Sport360 staff 19:50 19/12/2016
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  • Karun Nair walks off to a standing ovation.

    India’s Karun Nair demonstrated why he is rated so highly as he notched up a triple century in just the third Test of his career against England at the MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai on Monday.

    During his knock of 303*, Nair broke a few records along the way and here, we look at some of them.

    – Just the second Indian batsman after Virender Sehwag to score a triple century (303*)

    – Highest individual score of 2016 in international cricket (303*)

    – Fewest matches taken to notch up a triple century in Test cricket (3)

    – Third batsman after Sir Garry Sobers and Bob Simpson to convert maiden Test century into a triple century (3)

    – Highest individual score by an Indian batsman against England (303*)

    – First batsman to register a triple century in debut Test series (303*)

    The Indian team with their huge first innings total almost managed to break a record or two.

    – India’s highest ever innings total in Test cricket (759/7d)

    – The highest total conceded by England in Test cricket ever (759/7d)

    – Most runs by India in a Test series (3230*)

    – Most runs scored on the fourth day of a Test in India (380)

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