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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which of the following Indian cricketer scored triple century in first innings of the fifth and final test-match against England.
A
Jayant Yadav
B
Virat Kohli
C
Naman Ojha
D
Karun Nair
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -He was only playing his third test and he scored 303 runs, not out in December 2016. Karun, although an International Player, plays domestic cricket from Karnataka side. He has also played in different teams in IPL. Virendra Sehwag became the first Indian to score a triple century on March 29.

Detailed explanation-2: -1-Brian Lara and Chris Gayle (West Indies), Donald Bradman (Australia), and Virender Sehwag (India) are the only batsmen to score 300 plus score more than once in the test matches.

Detailed explanation-3: -The first Test triple century was achieved by Andy Sandham of England against West Indies in 1930, and the most recent was scored by Mahela Jayawardene of Sri Lanka against South Africa in 2006.

Detailed explanation-4: -The first triple century in the Ranji Trophy was scored by Maharashtra’s Vijay Hazare against Baroda in the 1939–40 season. As of November 2017, the most recent triple century in the tournament was scored by Sarfaraz Khan from Mumbai, who made 301* against Uttar Pradesh in the 2019–20 season.

Detailed explanation-5: -Virender Sehwag & Karun Nair are the two Indian cricket players who have scored a triple century in test cricket.

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