2. Jason Gillespie (Australia)
Night watchman’s role in cricket was limited to protecting the next recognised batsman for the next day’s play, rather than run the risk of losing another batsman on that same evening. But the former Australian pacer Jason Gillespie changed the definition of this role. Surely a handy customer with the bat, Gillespie made history when he scored an unbeaten 201 against Bangladesh in Chittagong in 2006. He still holds the record of scoring the most number of runs as a night watchman in Tests. It is also the only double-century scored by a night watchman in the history of Test match cricket. The right-handed batsman batted for 574 minutes and faced 425 balls during his monumental knock.