Top 7 double hundreds by captains away from home

Aug 8, 2016 at 11:39 AM

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Top 7 double hundreds by captains away from home

Unlike other sports, a captain’s role in the team is immense in cricket. An effective captain is invaluable to the team and its performance outcomes. They will seek to lead by example, to motivate and to inspire the team to successful performances. And his responsibility increases when his team visits another country.

With new and hostile conditions awaiting the visiting country, the captain needs to lead from the front and Test cricket has been fortunate to witness such captains in the past. Recently, leading a young India side in the Caribbeans,

Virat Kohli hit a magnificent double century to help his team win the match. The batting sensation became the 26th skipper to hit a double ton in Test away from home.

Here we are presenting to you seven such monumental knock by captains:

7. Stephen Fleming (New Zealand)- 274* vs Sri Lanka, Colombo, 2003

Arguably the finest captain from New Zealand,  Stephen Fleming played one of the finest innings by a visiting batsman in Sri Lanka. Against a bowling line consisting of Chaminda Vaas and Muttiah Muralitharan, Fleming batted for nearly 11 hours to register an unbeaten 274 – his highest score in Tests. The left-handed batsman added 69 not out in the second innings and was on the field in searing heat for all but the first 44 minutes of the match. The match ended in a draw.

6. Brendon McCullum (New Zealand)- 202 vs Pakistan, Sharjah, 2014

Despite having immense talent at their disposal the New Zealand team constantly failed to challenge the bigger teams. But when McCullum took charge of the team, he completely changed their fortunes. He infused an attacking instinct in the team and led the team from the very front. The New Zealand captain played one of his finest innings against Pakistan in Sharjah. On the first day of the Test, the news of Australian batsman Phillip Hughes’ death arrived. Emotions were running high in both the teams. Controlling all the emotions,the swashbuckling batsman hit the fastest Test hundred by a Kiwi batsman(78 balls).When he was finally dismissed, he had made 202 – his third double-hundred of the year – off 188 balls. New Zealand went on to win the match by an innings and 80 runs.

5. Alatair Cook (England)- 263 vs Pakistan, Abu Dhabi,  2015

Alastair Cook was at his record-breaking best for England once again in the first Test against Pakistan in Abu Dhabi.

On a pitch that was turning out to be a nightmare for the visiting batsmen due to the Pakistani spinners, Cook played one of the best knocks of his career. Riding on Shoaib Malik’s double ton, Pakistan put England under immense pressure by scoring 523 runs in the first innings. However, Cook’s 263 helped England to not only end the deficit but also take a lead of 75 runs. A second innings collapse from the home team, saw England needing only 99 runs on the final day to win the match. However, the visitors could add only 74 runs in 11 overs and the match ended in a draw.

4. Graeme Smith (South Africa)- 234 vs Pakistan, Dubai,2013

No ankle problems as Graeme Smith puts best foot forward

On of the most successful Test captains of all time, Graeme Smith’s incredible innings came under very hostile weather conditions, in the searing heat of Dubai. Smith, who has scored four away double tons as a skipper, scored 234 adding  338 for the fifth wicket with AB de Villiers, taking South Africa from  134 for 4 to 472 for 5. South Africa won the match by an innings and 92 runs and Smith deservedly took the Man of the Match award.

3. Allan Border (Australia)- 200 vs England, Leeds, 1993

One of the most inspirational captain of the Australian team, Border was the first batsman to score 10,000 Test runs. When he took charge of the team, it was in shambles due to various reasons and from that position he made them a force to reckon with. The left-handed played one of the best knocks in Ashes when he scored 200 against their arch rivals at Leeds. The innings studded with 26 fours helped Australia to post a mammoth 653 batting first. England failed to recover from the mauling and lost the Test by an innings and 148 runs, propelling this innings into this list.

2. Graeme Smith (South Africa)- 259 vs England,Lord’s,2003

After being appointed South Africa’s captain at the age of just 22 in March of 2003, tough times were awaiting for Smith as his team was set to tour England in July of that very same year.  However, he showed his potential in the first match by scoring a monumental 277 at Edgbaston but the match ended in a draw. He followed it by scoring 259  at the iconic Lord’s. The scores still remains the highest score by an overseas player at that venue.  South Africa eventually won the match by an innings and 92 runs.

1.Mark Taylor (Australia)- 334* vs Pakistan, Peshawar, 1998

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Mark Taylor’s 334* remains the highest Test score by a visiting captain. The left-handed batsman batted for 12 hours across two days in temperatures that hovered in the mid-30s and scored 334*. The match ended in a draw with Pakistan scoring 580 in reply on an absolutely lifeless pitch.

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