The captain only broke his partner’s heart, did not allow the double century to be completed, Dravid-Sachin also included

New Delhi. Declaring an innings in Test cricket is quite common. When the captain of a team feels that they have put enough runs on the board and the bowlers also have time to take 10 wickets in the second innings, the captain often declares the innings. But there have been some such captains, who declared the innings even when their batsman was on 190 or more runs. However, the captain’s declaration of an innings in this manner sparked controversy, as the batsman was approaching his double century in Test match cricket. It is not easy to score a double century in any format of cricket and when a captain asks the team to stop batting further, the players get angry. Such an opportunity has come three times in the history of Test cricket.

1. Gary Alexander and Frank Worrell
Gary Alexander is the first captain in this list, who declared the innings when the batsman was nearing his double century. West Indies captain Alexander declared the innings when Frank Worrell was batting on 197 runs. West Indies had played a series against England and Gary Sobers had already scored 226 runs in this match. The Windies team was in a good position, as they had already scored more than five hundred runs in this match. Frank Worrell needed just three runs to reach his double century in the red-ball format, but West Indies captain Alexander decided to declare the innings when Frank Worrell was on 197. This match was a draw. This is a matter of 1959-60.

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2. Rahul Dravid and Sachin Tendulkar
The second name in this list is of India’s current head coach Rahul Dravid. Rahul Dravid was a brilliant batsman in the red ball and 50 over formats. He also performed well as captain, but a major controversy occurred during Dravid’s captaincy when Sachin Tendulkar was batting on 194 runs. This incident took place in Multan, Pakistan, when India toured Pakistan in 2004. Virender Sehwag had already scored a triple century and was the first Indian to achieve the feat in red-ball cricket. India dominated the entire Test match, but when master blaster Sachin Tendulkar was just six runs away from scoring a double century, Rahul Dravid decided to declare the innings. India won that Test match by an innings and 52 runs. Still the fans remember this announcement and Dravid has been asked many times about this decision till now.

3. Pat Cummins and Usman Khawaja
Australian captain Pat Cummins is the third player in this list. Australia has been in excellent form in the red ball format. Once in a Test match against South Africa, Pat Cummins also took such a tough decision. Usman Khawaja was performing brilliantly in the Test match at the Sydney Cricket Ground. He also scored his third back-to-back century at that venue. Khawaja was batting on 195 at the end of the second day’s play, but the entire third day was washed away due to rain. After this, Pat Cummins was declared at 475 for the loss of four wickets. At that time Usman Khawaja was playing for 195 runs. His double century was just five runs short.

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