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Rare Feat: 3 Batsmen Who Turned Maiden Test Centuries into Triple Centuries, a 68-Year Record
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News18•04-10-2026, 14:11
Rare Feat: 3 Batsmen Who Turned Maiden Test Centuries into Triple Centuries, a 68-Year Record
- •Sir Garfield Sobers, Bob Simpson, and Karun Nair are the only three batsmen to convert their maiden Test century into a triple century.
- •Sir Garfield Sobers set the record on February 26, 1958, with an unbeaten 365 runs against Pakistan, which remains the highest maiden Test century.
- •Bob Simpson achieved his historic 311-run triple century against England at Old Trafford on July 23, 1964, in his first Test century.
- •Karun Nair became the second Indian batsman to score a triple century, hitting an unbeaten 303 against England in Chennai on December 16, 2016, in his maiden Test century.
Key Questions Answered
Sir Garfield Sobers, Bob Simpson, and Karun Nair are the select legends who achieved the rare feat of converting their maiden Test century into a triple century.
Karun Nair scored his historic and unbeaten triple century of 303 runs on December 16, 2016, during a Test match against England in Chennai.
Sir Garry Sobers holds the record for the highest maiden century in Test history with an unbeaten marathon innings of 365 runs scored against Pakistan on February 26, 1958.
