UPSC Prelims 2004·GS1·art-and-culture·performing arts

Which of the following cricketers holds, the record for the highest score in a Cricket Test Match innings by an Indian?

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  1. ASunil Gavaskar
  2. BVinoo Mankad
  3. CSachin Tendulkar
  4. DVirendar SehwagCorrect

Explanation

Virender Sehwag holds the record for the highest individual score by an Indian in Test cricket. He scored 319 runs against South Africa at Chennai in 2008. He is also the only Indian to score two triple centuries in Test matches, having previously scored 309 against Pakistan in 2004. While Sachin Tendulkar and Sunil Gavaskar are legendary batsmen, their highest Test scores are 248 not out and 236 respectively, which are lower than Sehwag's record. Karun Nair is the only other Indian to score a triple century, with 303 not out, but Sehwag's 319 remains the highest.
art-and-culture: Which of the following cricketers holds, the record for the highest score in a Cricket Test Match innings by an Indian?
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