Rahul Dravid today became only the third Indian to achieve the rare feat of scoring centuries in both innings of a Test to emulate Vijay Hazare and Sunil Gavaskar, in the third and final tie at Hamilton.Gavaskar has the distinction of scoring hundreds in either innings thrice twice against West Indies in the 1970-71 away tour and at home in 1978 and once against Pakistan in the 1978 trip across the border. Hazare's effort came at Adelaide in the 1947 tour under Lala Amarnath, though Australia rode on a brilliant 201 by Sir Don Bradman to win the Test by an innings and 16 runs.
Indians to score centuries in either innings
Vijay Hazare: 116 & 145 - Fourth Test vs Australia, Adelaide, 1947.
Sunil Gavaskar: 124 & 220 - Fifth Test vs West Indies, Port of Spain, 1971; 111 & 137 - Third Test vs Pakistan, Karachi, 1978; 182 n.o & 107 - Third Test vs West Indies, Calcutta, 1978
Rahul Dravid: 190 & 103 n.o. - Third Test vs New Zealand, Hamilton, 1999.
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