On Nov 29th, 2000; the batsman who distinguished himself the most was undoubtedly Andy Flower.
Ending the day on 232 not out, the Zimbabwean stumper became the fourth Zimbabwean, after Dave Houghton (266), Guy Whittall (203*) and brother Grant Flower (201*) to score a double hundred in Test cricket.
That was also a new record as Flower had become the first wicket keeper to hit a double century.
Zimbabwe piled up 504/6 in addition to their first innings score of 382 and the second Test ended in a draw. India - however - won the two-Test series 1-0.
On June 23, 2025, Indian wicket keeper Rishabh Pant became the second man behind the stumps to score twin centuries in a Test
India's Rishabh Pant etched his name in the record books as he became just the second wicketkeeper to score twin centuries in a Test match during Day 4 of the first Test against England in Leeds.
Pant has in the process joined Zimbabwe’s Andy Flower in that elite list, who achieved the feat back in 2001 vs South Africa in Harare.
Pant also became the seventh Indian to achieve the feat and the first wicketkeeper.
Pant scored a magnificent 134 in the first innings and registered his seventh Test hundred, becoming the India wicketkeeper with the most centuries in Test cricket.
His innings was once again an edge-of-the-seat thriller for all viewers as he danced down the track on just his second delivery against Chris Woakes.
Much to his good fortune, he got an outside edge which flew over slips for a boundary. The southpaw went on to survive two more close chances as a top edge flew towards the fine leg boundary for a four, and an inside edge on his pads helped him survive an lbw appeal.
However, after that, he got in his shell as he was heard saying something to himself on the stump mic and went on to play the rest of the first session without taking any risks. He finally got into his groove in the second session as he brought up his fifty off 82 balls, scoring a flurry of boundaries against Josh Tongue.
He further took on Shoaib Bashir, hitting him for two sixes and moved into the 90s in no time. Having been dismissed seven times in the 90s in his career, Pant became a bit circumspect and began dealing in singles.
Uncharacteristically, he took 22 deliveries to score his last five runs to complete his hundred and reached the landmark with a single against Shoaib Bashir. Unlike the first innings, Pant had a calm celebration as he didn’t attempt his famous back flip and hugged his batting partner KL Rahul.
Flower !!
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