Ben Duckett enters the list of legends like Adam Gilchrist and Clive Lloyd
IND vs ENG, 3rd Test: England opener Ben Duckett has created a stir by thrashing the Indian bowlers on the second day of the Rajkot Test. Against India’s score of 445 runs, England had put 207 runs on the board in their first innings at the loss of two wickets by the end of the second day’s play.
Third fastest century ever by a foreign batsman :-
During this, Ben Duckett played an innings of 133 runs in 118 balls with the help of 21 fours and 2 skyscraper sixes. He remained unbeaten at the end of the day and scored runs against every Indian bowler. Duckett scored a century in 88 balls in this test match, which is the third fastest century ever scored by a foreign batsman on Indian soil.
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The fastest century on Indian soil is in the name of Adam Gilchrist :-
Yes, after 2001, no foreign player has managed to accomplish this feat on Indian soil. The record of scoring the fastest century by a foreign batsman on Indian soil is in the name of former Australian wicket keeper Adam Gilchrist. This wicket-keeper batsman had scored a century in 84 balls against India in the 2001 Mumbai Test. While at second place is the former West Indies captain who had completed 100 runs in just 85 balls against India in the 1974 Bengaluru Test.
Ben Duckett is the third foreign player to be included in this list :-
Now Ben Duckett has become the third foreign player to included in this list. He completed his century in just 88 balls. Duckett had started his innings in explosive style. He looked comfortable throughout the innings. He did not discriminate against any Indian bowler and beat everyone fiercely.
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