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The Fastest Double 100 in Test Cricket
The famous 208 that the great Sir Ian Botham, a lot of Ian Botham made by back in 1982 against India at the Oval. And what's significant about the innings is it was Ian Botham's first and only double hundred if I'm not mistaken. For the longest time it, he broke nobody's record because nobody really knew what was the fastest double century in terms of balls before that. It was assumed to be that he brings up his 200 of 220 balls. His record stood the test of time nearly two decades from 1982 to 2002 when Adam Gilchrist makes that famous double hundred in South Africa of 212 balls. 21 years later, it's still the fastest double hundred in test
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