The 25-year-old batsman converted his maiden Test ton into maiden Test double hundred during the ongoing fifth Test between India and England in Chidambaram Stadium on Monday.
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The Indian fans had to wait for a while before they witnessed Karun scripting history because when the Karnataka batsman was five runs away from the 200-mark, the umpires called for tea.
Karun scored 200 off 306 balls, and that knock was inclusive of 23 boundaries and a six. He has reached both his hundred and double hundred with a lovely four, resulting in the crowd erupting with cheers.
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When Karun was in his 190s, and every time the English team appealed, the spectators and TV viewers' heartbeat just doubled. Rahul's heart-rending dismissal on 199 is still fresh in everyone's mind.
Here is the video capturing India and Karun's memorable moment:
200 ✅! @karun126 brings up his maiden double hundred in Test cricket #INDvENG pic.twitter.com/MDmFdIlmh2
— BCCI (@BCCI) December 19, 2016
Earlier, the Karnataka pair shared a stand of 161 runs for the fourth wicket before Rahul's unfortunate moment.