Test cricket has witnessed a number of innings of spellbinding strokemaking over time.
Swashbuckling batters have redefined Test match batting over time with huge centuries and double centuries in quickfire time.
Nathan Astle of New Zealand holds the document for the quickest double-century in Test cricket. The former Kiwi batter took solely 153 balls to achieve the mark in opposition to England in 2002 at Christchurch.
England captain and all-rounder Ben Stokes is second on the listing with a 163-ball double hundred in opposition to South Africa in 2016 in Cape Town.
Former Indian opener Virender Sehwag is ranked third on the listing with a 168-ball 200 in opposition to Sri Lanka in Mumbai in 2009. Sehwag, who has twin triple tons, additionally holds a 182-ball double hundred to his identify.
FASTEST TEST DOUBLE CENTURIES
| Balls | Players | Team | Opponent | Location | Year |
| 153 | Nathan Astle | New Zealand | England | Christchurch | 2002 |
| 163 | Ben Stokes | England | South Africa | Cape Town | 2016 |
| 168 | Virender Sehwag | India | Sri Lanka | Mumbai | 2009 |
| 182 | Virender Sehwag | India | Pakistan | Lahore | 2006 |
| 186 | Brendon McCullum | New Zealand | Pakistan | Sharjah | 2014 |
Source: sportstar.thehindu.com